Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders were beaten on their home turf by Rising Pune Supergiant by 4 wickets on Wednesday denting their chances to seal a spot in the play-offs.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir(c), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sheldon Jackson(w), Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav
Rising Pune Supergiant (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith(c), Manoj Tiwary, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni(w), Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
Here are the highlights of the KKR vs RPS match:
#11.22pm
Game over. RPS beat KKR by 4 wickets
#11.17pm
Woakes to Tripathi, out Caught by (sub)Rovman Powell!!
#11.12pm
Kuldeep Yadav to Tripathi, SIX, RPS now need 10 runs
#11.09pm
Daniel Christian, right handed bat, comes to the crease
#11.07pm
OUT!!!! Dhoni walks back to the hut. RPS 5 wickets down
#10.58pm
The fans packed Eden Gardens, they were rooting for #KKR. Then @msdhoni walked in. And team loyalties melted.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2017
Narine to Stokes, out Caught&Bowled!!
#10.55pm
Rising Pune Supergiant need 25 runs in 41 balls, all thanks to Rahul Tripathi today
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#10.50pm
Back to back sixes for Tripathi. What a day and venue for him to shine. Great stuff
#10.39pm
Good bowling under pressure by Chris Woakes. 16 runs in 3 overs with 2 wickets
#10.33pm
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
#10.31pm
Woakes to Manoj Tiwary, out Bowled!!
#10.30pm
Brilliant fifty by Rahul Tripathi
#10.28pm
Narine to Manoj Tiwary, FOUR, to third man
#10.24pm
Sunil Narine comes into the attack
#10.22pm
Coulter-Nile to Tripathi, FOUR. Moves on to 47 now. Great batting
#10.18pm
Despite being two wickets down, RPS look comfortable while chasing the target. Run rate hovering above 11 at the moment
#10.17pm
Manoj Tiwary joins Rahul Tripathi in the middle
#10.16pm
Bowled!!!! Woakes removes captain Smith. RPS 2 wickets down
#10.14pm
Six. Great shot by captain Smith. 50 comes up for RPS in just 4.3 overs
#10.07pm
A four and a six for Tripathi. RPS 30/1 in 3 overs
#10.06pm
#OUT! Umesh strikes big in his first over. Outclass Rahane with a short of length delivery, coming back quickly. Rahane goes for 11(9)
# U Yadav to Rahane, FOUR, that's a class shot from Rahane.
Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
#Coulter-Nile to Rahane, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary, Rahen showing positive intentions here. 7 off the first over.
Rahane and Tripathi are at the crease. Rahane is on strike. Coulter-Nile will open the attack
#9.38pm
Pune Supergiant need 156 runs to win
#9.32pm
KKR 151/7 in 19 overs. A good comeback by Kolkata after a disasterous start
#9.32pm
Unadkat to Coulter-Nile, SIX, to long on
#9.23pm
Chris Woakes gets run out. KKR 7 wickets down with 129 runs on board
#9.22PM
SIX!!! Suryakumar Yadav hits a massive six to deep square leg
#9.16pm
Unadkat to de Grandhomme, out Caught by Sundar!!
#9.13pm
KKR: 119/5 in 16 overs
#9.11pm
Tahir to de Grandhomme, FOUR, to deep backward point
#9.05pm
Christian to M Pandey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!! Rahane takes the catch
#9.01pm
Stokes to de Grandhomme, FOUR
#8.56pm
Christian to M Pandey, FOUR, to third man
#8.54pm
Tahir to de Grandhomme, SIX, between extra cover and long off
#8.53pm
Tahir to de Grandhomme, SIX, to mid wicket
#8.49pm
SN Thakur to M Pandey, FOUR, to deep mid wicket
#8.43pm
Imran Tahir strikes, removes Yusuf Pathan, KKR 4 wickets down
#8.40pm
KKR run rate is hovering around just over six at the moment with 55 runs on board in 9 overs
#8.37pm
Last 4 overs: 33 runs, 1 wicket
#8.32pm
Kolkata Knight Riders: 44/3 in 7 overs with Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan at the crease
#8.26pm
Gone!!!! Sundar removes Gambhir, KKR 3 wickets down
#8.26pm
Washington Sundar to Gambhir, SIX, to long on
#8.26pm
Washington Sundar to Gambhir, FOUR
#8.24pm
KKR 27/2 in 5 overs
#8.19pm
Washington Sundar to Jackson, out Hit Wkt!!
#8.18pm
Washington Sundar to Jackson, FOUR, to long on
#8.16pm
Washington Sundar comes into the attack
#8.16pm
KKR 14/1 in 3 overs
#20.11pm
Unadkat to Jackson, FOUR, to deep backward point
One batsman short and #KKR looking a bit thin in their batting.......
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2017
#8.09pm
Kolkata Knight Riders: 8/1 in two overs
#8.07pm
Stokes to Gambhir, leg byes, FOUR
#8.06pm
Sheldon Jackson joins captain Gautam Gambhir in the middle. Facing Ben Stokes now
#8.05pm
Unadkat to Narine, out Caught&Bowled!! Wicket-maiden!
#8.04pm
So far so good by Jaydev Unadkat. 5 dot balls
#8pm
Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders
#7.30pm
News from the middle. RPS have won the toss and have asked KKR to bat first