Kolkata - An unbroken century stand between Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell guided the Kolkata Knight Riders to a seven-wicket revenge victory over the Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens in the Indian Premier League on Thursday, after losing to the same opponents just a couple of days ago by two runs in Chennai.
According to the supersport.com website, Uthappa batted through the innings to end unbeaten on 80 off 58 deliveries with seven boundaries and one six and was supported by man-of-the-match Russell who was more aggressive scoring 59 not out off 32 balls with five boundaries and four maximums as the fourth wicket stand of 112 off 65 balls guided the Knight Riders to 169 for three with one ball to spare in response to Chennai’s 165 for nine.
The Knight Riders found themselves in some difficulty after Mohit Sharma (4-0-22-1), slow left-arm spinner Pawan Negi (4-0-23-1) and debutant right-arm medium bowler Rohit More (3.5-0-35-1) had reduced the hosts to 57 for three. But Uthappa and Russell set about building a solid partnership as they reached the 50-run mark in their stand off 31 balls.