In an important match for the play-offs, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Pune Warriors by 7 wickets with 20 balls remaining and moves to 3rd place on Thursday, 19th May, 2011 at Navi, Mumbai. PW made 118/7 in 20 overs and KKR made 119/3 in 16.4 overs.
Pune Warriors got a bad start and keep loosing wickets at regular intervals as spinners bowled well with Shakib and Yusuf Pathan took 2 wickets each while Iqbal took 1 wicket. Balaji also took 2-7 in his only over. Kolkata Knight Riders lost Goswami early but Tiwary 24 and Gambhir took them to 53 runs in 6 overs, and then Gambhir who hit unbeaten 54 runs off 46 balls put 64 runs with Yusuf Pathan who hit 29 runs to seal an important win.
Match Summary:
Pune Warriors - 118/7 in 20 overs (Balaji 2-7, Shakib 2-16, Pathan 2-23)
Kolkata Knight Riders - 87 all out in 12.5 overs (Gambhir 54*, Yusuf 29)
Toss - Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bowl first.
Man of the Match - Yusuf Pathan (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Result - Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
Points - Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Pune Warriors 0
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