Uthappa, Gambhir hit 50s, KKR in control
April 26, 2017  22:59


KKR 147-1 (14 ovs) vs Pune 182-5 | Scorecard

Pune having a nightmare in the field as they put down another catch. Gambhir top edges the pull shot against Christian but Sundar at short fine leg can't hold on tough low catch diving forward.

Uthappa pulls the last ball powerfully over midwicket for his fourth six as KKR continue to cruise in the middle overs.

Part-time medium pacer Rahul Tripathi comes into the attack as Pune hope for a breakthrough to stop KKR's charge.

Gambhir collects another single off the first ball before Uthappa pulls a short ball square on the leg side for a four. Two balls later, Gambhir steers a wide ball past the short thirdman fielder for another boundary as they collect 12 from the over.

This is turning out to be easy for KKR as they reach 123 for one in 12 overs, with another 60 needed from eight overs for victory.

Uthappa drives Thakur through the off-side for two runs followed by four singles before the pacer bowls a big wide down the leg side for five wides.

Tahir comes back and this time Gambhir joins in the act. The KKR captain lofts Tahir over long-on for a six and takes two runs off the next ball to complete his fifty from 35 balls.

KKR are 147 for one in 14 overs, needing 36 runs from six overs for victory.
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