GUJARAT WIN BY 5 WICKETS!

Gujarat 164-5 (18 ovs) vs Kolkata 158-4 | Scorecard

Dinesh Karthik hit a quickfire half-century, slamming 51 from 29 balls, while seamer Praveen Kumar produced a good spell with the ball, talking two wickets as Gujarat Lions outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets.

After being put into bat, KKR recovered from a top order collapse to post a healthy 158 for four in their 20 overs courtesy of unbeaten half-centuries from Yusuf Pathan (63) and Shakib Al Hasan (63).

Praveen Kumar had taken two for 19 in four overs, claiming the wickets of Gautam Gambhir and Manish Pandey in his second over.

Karthik provided the impetus with a quickfire fifty, while Aaron Finch blasted 29 from 10 balls as Gujarat romped home by five wickets with two overs to spare.

Gujarat returned to winning ways to register their first win after three straight losses, to return to the top of IPL standings with seven wins from 11 games.