Ravindra Jadeja, who was unbeaten on 19 with James Faulker for company at 4, hit the winning runs with a boundary.
KKR have been in top notch form so far, winning all their home games. GL on the other hand, are yet to win an away game in IPL 10.
The player of the BBL for 2016 and 2017, Lynn struck 41-ball 93 not out against GL and stitched the highest ever opening stand in the history of IPL with Gambhir, who remained unbeaten on 48-ball 76
Chris Lynn hammered an unbeaten knock of 93 runs off 41 balls to power Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a 10-wicket victory over Gujarat Lions (GL) in Match 3 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 at Rajkot.
Chris Lynn was adjudged Man of the Match for his unbeaten 93 off just 41 deliveries while Gautam Gambhir played his perfect partner remaining unbeaten on 76 off 48 deliveries.
By the time of filing this report, the Lynn-Gambhir pair had added 150 runs in just the 13th over. Asking Lynn to open the innings has certainly proved to be a masterstroke for KKR.
‘Lynnsanity’ struck the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the third match of the 10th edition, in Kolkata Knight Riders' crushing 10-wicket win over Gujarat Lions.
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of the second opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.
Gujarat Lions bowler Praveen Kumar is hoping for a recall to the Indian team after giving some fine performances in the IPL.
With this win, Gujarat Lions jump to No. 2 in the points table of IIPL 2016.