Russell, Uthappa propel Knight Riders to top of table

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da mrbet: ESPNcricinfo staff04-May-2016Gambhir’s 54 came off 45 balls, and included six fours and a six•BCCIRobin Uthappa was the more free-flowing of the two, scoring 70 off 49•BCCIBoth openers’ innings came to an end through run-outs, leaving Kolkata Knight Riders at 137 for 2 in 16.5 overs with Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell at the crease•BCCIExcellent end-overs bowling by Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma kept Russell and Pathan quiet; the two added just 27 off the last 19 balls•BCCISandeep Sharma ran Russell out off the last ball of the innings. Knight Riders finished on 164 for 3•BCCIRussell dented Kings XI in the chase with two early wickets, helping reduce them to 13 for 3•BCCIAfter a 40-run stand with Glenn Maxwell, Wriddhiman Saha chopped on in the ninth over as Kings XI slumped further•BCCIMaxwell, though, kept his side in the chase with a brisk fifty. Just when it looked like Kings XI might be in control, Piyush Chawla removed Maxwell•BCCIDavid Miller’s scratchy form continued as he holed out for a 18-ball 13•BCCIAxar Patel blitzed two sixes and a four in his seven-ball 21 to keep Kings XI in the game•BCCIHowever, Russell conceded just four off the final over to lift Knight Riders to a tight victory•BCCI