09 May 2015

Narine guides Kolkata home

Jason Humphries

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Sunil Narine (File)

Cape Town - Sunil Narine grabbed four wickets before Andre Russell galloped to a fifty as the Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Kings XI Punjab by one wicket in their Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

Offspinner Narine ended with 4-19 off four overs as Punjab were restricted to 183 for five before Russell smashed his way to 51 off a mere 21 balls with five fours and four sixes as Kolkata reached 184 for nine to clinch the win with just one ball of their innings remaining.

The win moved Kolkata to the top of the points table, one point ahead of the Chennai Super Kings although Chennai have a game in hand.

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