What a thrilling match between Pune and Kolkata. It was Umesh who had to do it for his side. In the end, 160 was just not enough. Supergiants bowlers did quite well to make it hard on a strong KKR line-up. As was evident, KKR felt the pressure too. Fourth straight win for KKR, top the table.
Fantastic flourish to finish for Pune. 60 off the last five overs to finish with 160. Rahane set it up for his all-rounders with another typical fifty. Perera, Albie Morkel and Dhoni's cameos then provided Pune with the impetus they needed.
Kolkata Knight Riders who have won their last three matches will meet Rising Pune Supergiants, the team looking down the barrel. Pune have lost their three matches out of four. Dhoni and his boys were unable to do what they have been doing well. One of their best batsmen KP is out of the tournament due to injury.
Kolkata won the toss and decided to bowl first as they have been chasing well. Kolkata brings Sathish in place of injured Manish. Pune has included Albie and Tiwary in place of KP and Ishant Sharma.
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Teams:
Rising Pune Supergiants: Rising Pune Supergiants: Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, Sourabh Tiwary, Mahendra Singh Dhoni Thisara Perera, Albie Morkel, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ankit Sharma, Murugan Ashwin
Kolkata Knight Riders: Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Rajagopal Sathish, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav