KKR beat KXIP by 4 wickets in IPL
Press Trust of India Pune Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in an IPL cricket encounter here today.
Batting first, KXIP scored 155 for 9 in 20 overs with skipper George Bailey scoring 60 off 45 balls. Umesh Yadav (3/33 ) was the most successful bowler.
In reply, Andre Russell hit 66 off 36 balls as KKR reached the target in 17.5 overs despite Sandeep Sharma (4/25) brilliant bowling.
Brief Scores: KXIP 155/9 (George Bailey 60, Umesh Yadav 3/33, Sunil Narine 1/17, Andre Russell 2/39)
KKR 159/6 in 17.5 overs (Andre Russell 66, Yusuf Pathan 28 no, Sandeep Sharma 4/25).