Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2014, Kolkata

Uthappa, Narine guide Knight Riders to playoffs

May 22, 2014

Kolkata Knight Riders were inserted and suffered an early blow when the captain Gautam Gambhir edged Mitchell Starc behind for 4•BCCI

Yusuf Pathan slammed two sixes during a brisk 22 before throwing his wicket away by setting off for a non-existent single•BCCI

The pair added 121 for the fourth wicket as Knight Riders wrested the advantage•BCCI

Yogesh Takawale led a recovery, top-scoring with 45•BCCI

Yuvraj Singh delivered some big hits towards the end, but both he and AB de Villiers were removed by Sunil Narine, who snared four scalps, as Knight Riders sealed a playoff berth with a 30-run win and in the process, knocked Royal Challengers out •BCCI

Starc also took the catch of Manish Pandey at third man, as Knight Riders fell to 23 for 2•BCCI

Robin Uthappa took 14 deliveries to hit his first boundary, but soon settled in and waged a counterattack, blasting 10 fours and a six •BCCI

Shakib was bowled in the penultimate over, but Uthappa remained unbeaten on 83- his fourth fifty of the season- to lift Knight Riders to 195•BCCI

He put together an 85-run stand with Virat Kohli, who contributed 38 in the partnership•BCCI

Shakib Al Hasan was just as aggressive at the other end, and collected a 38-ball 60•BCCI

Chris Gayle was trapped lbw by Umesh Yadav in the second over of Royal Challengers Bangalore's chase•BCCI

However, both batsmen were dismissed in the 13th over, quashing any faint hopes Royal Challengers had for victory•BCCI