Yusuf Pathan 37 steers KKR win

Indian Premier League, 45th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Rising Pune Supergiants at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, May 14, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants 103/6 (17.4/17.4 ov) UT Khawaja 21 off 17, 3 fours, GJ Bailey 33 off 27,3 fours, 1 six, SS Tiwary 13 off 12, 1 four, NLTC Perera 13 off 11, 1 six, PP Chawla 21-2, AS Rajpoot 14-1, Shakib Al HaSAN 21-1, AD Russell 11-1

Kolkata Knight Riders 66/2 (5/9 ov, target 66) MK Pandey 15 not out off 10, 1four, YK Pathan 37 off 18, 4 fours, 3 sixes, R Ashwin 30-2.

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets with 24 balls remaining (D/L method)

Rising Pune Supergiants won the toss and elected to bat first and were soon in trouble Yusuf Pathan’s strike rate of 165.62 is second-best among batsman who face 100 or more balls. Clever bowling by Kolkata Knight Riders PP Chawla 2-21 followed by Yusuf Pathan’s ensured Rising Pune Supergiants became first team to be knocked out of the IPL. The eight-victory, in a rain-hit match, ensured KKR moved to second place on the points table.