KKR beat Kings by eight wickets

Kolkata : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their second consecutive match in a row as they defeated Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets and 16 balls to spare at a league level match of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium here on Saturday night.

Chasing the visitors score of 119 runs for the loss of six wickets, KKR reached the winning score of 120 runs for the loss of only two wickets in just 17.2 overs.

After receiving some initial blows from the Punjab bowlers as young left arm spinner?BA Bhatt?picked up the crucial wicket of J. Kallis in the first ball of the very second over of the match.

But the tension period normalised to a greater extent as?EJG Morgan?(28) and Gambhir continued to bat freely in the match.

Morgan kept on hitting boundaries, keeping the Punjab bowlers under pressure in the match.
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