Published: May 09, 2016, 11:17 AM (IST)
Edited: May 09, 2016, 11:17 AM (IST)
Dinesh Karthik‘s responsible knock helped Gujarat Lions(GL) post a 5-wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match No. 38 of the season nine of Indian Premier League (IPL) at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday. KKR, who were sitting on top of the table, failed to put up a defendable total against GL who were following them in the points table at No. 2 position. The top-order, upon which the home side are quite dependent upon as far as batting is concerned, failed to provide a strong start which consequentially resulted into a par total of 158. The Lions, quite comfortably chased down the target with two overs remaining. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions, IPL 2016, Match 38 at Kolkata
KKR were Stuttering at 24 for 4 inside the Powerplay overs with a splendid seam bowling display by Praveen Kumar (2/19) and Dhawal Kulkarni (1/3), but Pathan and Shakib put on a record unbroken partnership of 134 runs to stage a remarkable recovery. It was highest fifth-wicket stand in IPL history. Shakib struck a 49-ball 66 with four sixes and as many fours while Pathan came up with a 41-ball 63 that had seven shots to fence and one over the ropes. 72 runs were needed from 60 balls when a dangerous-looking McCullum, having struck two sixes and one boundary in the previous over, fell to Chawla as KKR were attacking full force with their spin trio.
But Karthik was unfazed and found himself in the zone starting off with three classy boundaries against Brad Hogg. Karthik was stumped for 51 off 29, while Aaron Finch played a cameo hitting 29 from 10 balls (3 fours, 2 sixes) before being run out. Ravindra Jadeja sealed the chase with two overs to spare as he launched a six over long-on. Here is the Full Video Highlights of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Gujarat Lions (GL), IPL 2016, Match 38 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The Lions thus returned to winning ways after a hat-trick of defeats as they jumped to the top of the table with 14 points from 11 matches, while KKR were pushed to the third behind Sunrisers Hyderabad on net run rate.
