Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets

Andre Russell

Pune, April 18 (IANS)

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in their Indian Premier League match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium here on Saturday.

Put in to bat, Kings XI scored 155/9, with skipper George Bailey (60; 45b, 5x4, 2x6) being the top scorer.

Umesh Yadav (3-33) was the most successful KKR bowler.

In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders reached 159/6 in 17.5 overs.

Andre Russell scored 66 (36b, 9x4, 2x6).

Sandeep Sharma (4/25) was the most successful kings XI bowler.