GL openers in the form of Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum were off to a decent start, as they contributed 42 runs, before Smith fell for 27 to Shakib, who bowled him up in the sixth over, followed by a 25-run stand between McCullum and Raina, as McCullum was the next to depart for 29 to Piyush Chawal, after being caught by Ishwar Pandey in the eighth over. Neverhteless, it was the all-important 49-run stand between Raina and Dinesh Karthik, that allowed GL to set up the platform for their win. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions, IPL 2016, Match 38 at Kolkata
Eventually, at the score of 116, it wad Raina, who fell for mere 14 to Andre Russell, after being caught by Brad Hogg, at deep square leg. It was then the pair of Karthik and Aaron Finch that made sure that GL were all set for a comfortable win over the former champions. Nevertheless, after a 39-run stand, Brad Hogg got a consolation break thorugh, as he dismissed Karthik for and impressive 51, who brought it up in 27 deliveries, including eight boundaries and a six, along with a strike rate of 176.
Quickly, there was a brief three-wicket stand between Finch and Ravindra Jadeja, before Finch fell for 29, following a run out; as it was Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo, who made sure that GL register a comfortable five-wicket win, thus taking themselves to the top of the table, while pushing KKR down to third.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 158 for 4 in 20 Overs (Shakib Al Hasan 66, Yusuf Pathan 63; Praveen Kumar 2 for 19) lost to Gujarat Lions 164 for 5 in 18 overs (Dinesh Karthik 51, Aaron Finch 29; Brad Hogg 1 for 19) by 5 wickets.
(Ayush Gupta is a reporter at CricketCountry. A passionate supporter of Manchester United, he idolises Roger Federer and is also a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) maniac. He can be followed on Twitter @Ayush24x7)
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