IPL 2017 | RPS vs KKR highlights: Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir shine as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rising Pune Supergiant by 7 wickets

The Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rising Pune Supergiant on their home turf thanks to brilliant half-centuries by Robin Uthappa and captain Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday.

Earlier, Steven Smith led from the front with an unbeaten 51 to lift Rising Pune Supergiant to a challenging 182 for five. Smith's half-century came off 37 balls with the help of four boundaries and a six.

Besides Smith, Ajinkya Rahane (46 off 41 balls), Rahul Tripathi (38 off 23), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23 off 11) and Daniel Christian (16 off 6) also made useful contributions for the home team.

Here are the highlights from the RPS vs KKR match:

#11.15pm

Bravo finishes off the game with a four. A convincing win for Kolkata Knight Riders and with this, they move to the top spot in the points table

#11.10

Gambhir departs when KKR are so close to finish off the game. Kolkata need 4 runs from 14 balls

#11.08pm

Oh, Uthappa throws his wicket when he had a chance to score the winning run. KKR 2 wickets down

#11.04pm

Another one from Uthappa. Kolkata Knight Riders need 10 runs in 25 balls

#11.03pm

Uthappa punishes Imran Tahir with a six

#11.01pm

Kolkata Knight Riders need 24 runs in 30 balls

#10.57pm

Kolkata Knight Riders need 32 runs in 35 balls

#10.54pm

Tahir to Gambhir, SIX, to long on. Captain completes another half-century on the next ball. 

#10.50pm

Pune are badly missing Ben Stokes today. They are facing a brutal assault by Robin Uthappa today

#10.44pm

A quick one from SN Thakur to Uthappa, leg byes, 1 run

Captain Gautam Gambhir has anchored the Kolkata innings well. Batting on 39

#10.41pm

Kolkata Knight Riders need 66 runs in 51 balls

#10.36pm

100 up for KKR. Last 4 overs: 53 runs, 0 wkts

#10.32pm

A well-deserved fifty for Robin Uthappa

#10.32pm

Unadkat to Uthappa, FOUR, to fine leg

#10.30pm

Four!! Cracking shot by Uthappa again, KKR 92/1 in 9.2 overs

#10.27pm

Tahir to Uthappa, SIX, to long on

#10.22pm

Uthappa upping the ante this time. A four and two back-to-back sixes off Washington Sundar's deliveries

#10.21pm

Another four by Uthappa, to long-off this time

#10.20pm

Both Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa have adopted a cautious approach to chase down the target after losing Sunil Narine as the first wicket

#10.19pm

Four!!! Uthappa hits Imran Tahir to deep mid-wicket

#10.11pm

Another one from the captain. Back-to-back boundaries for KKR

#10.09pm

Four!!! Cracking shot by Gambhir. Played it late to get the maximum advantage

#10.06pm

It's relatively a slow start for the KKR. Just 26 runs in 3.4 overs and they are a wicket down

#10.02pm

Washington Sundar to Gambhir, out Narine run out

#9.56pm

Sunil Narine has got down to business streight away. 3 boundaries for the West Indians already

#9.50pm

Unadkat to Narine, FOUR 

#9.49pm

Sunil Narine and Gautam Gambhir are out in the middle to chase down 183-run target set by Pune

#9.31pm

There is an innocence to these wide-eyed debutants that is endearing and we saw that with Rahul Tripathi.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 26, 2017

Christian departs on the last ball. RPS 182/5 in 20 overs

#9.26pm

A well-deserved fifty for captain Smith

#9.26pm

U Yadav to Smith, SIX, to deep backward point

#9.24pm

Another one from Christian, RPS 170/4 in 19 overs

#9.24pm

SIX!!! Daniel Christian hits a six to deep extra cover

#9.19pm

Manoj Tiwary departs, two wickets for Kuldeep Yadav

#9.14pm

Dhoni out, stumped. A wicket for Kuldeep Yadav

#9.11pm

Narine to Smith, FOUR

#9.06pm

Another six from Dhoni

#9.02pm

SIX!!! What a shot by Dhoni over long off. A four and a six from two delivaries

#9.01pm

MS Dhoni joins skipper Smith in the middle. RPS 121/2 in 14.3 overs

#8.57pm

Narine to Rahane, out Stumped

#8.51pm

100 comes up for Pune. Good show against KKR bowling lineup

#8.49pm

Four!!! Rahane punishes Chawla again for poor line

#8.44pm

Kuldeep Yadav to Rahane, FOUR, to deep mid wicket

#8.42pm

Four!!! Rahane this time. Sends Chawla for a boundary over deep mid-wicket

#8.41pm

RPS: 74/1 in 9 overs

#8.38pm

de Grandhomme to Smith, FOUR, to deep mid wicket

#8.32pm

Chawla to Tripathi, out Bowled!!

#8.30pm

Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack in the eight over

#8.26pm

Fifty up for RPS thanks to back-to-back boudary by Tripathi

#8.26pm

Narine to Tripathi, FOUR, to backward square leg

#8.24pm

Sunil Narine to Tripathi, FOUR, to sweeper cover

#8.23pm

RPS are off to a flying start. 42 runs in first five overs

#8.22pm

Woakes to Tripathi, FOUR, to long off

#8.20pm

SIX!!! Cracking shot by Ajinkya Rahane

#8.18pm

Rahul Tripathi is looking in a fine touch today. 3 fours for him already. RPS 30/0 in 4 overs

#8.15pm

Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

#8.10pm

Umesh Yadav to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR, to deep extra cover

#8.09pm

Steady start for the hosts. RPS RPS 14/0 in 2 overs

#8pm

Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Tripathi are at the crease for RPS

#7.43pm

News from the RPS side, Faf du Plessis has replaced Ben Stokes as he is nursing a shoulder injury

#7.30pm

KKR have won the toss and have invited RPS to bat first

Playing XI 

Rising Pune Supergiant: Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith (c), Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (w), Manoj Tiwary, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Jaydev Unadkat

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa (w), Darren Bravo, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav

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