IPL 2016: Gujarat Lions beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets

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So, that finishes the proceedings at Kanpur where the local boy's side defeated the visitors from Kolkata in a comprehensive manner. The IPL caravan now moves to another new venue, Raipur, where the Delhi Dardevils take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Do join us tomorrow for that game. Till then, it's goodbye from Aadya, Kaushal, and Kislaya.

KKR Outplayed… hopefully not ousted from the tournament. Well played GL. Deserving winners. Ami KKR we need to relearn how to rule…
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 19, 2016

Smith: "I always wait until the skipper gives me the ball. Disappointed couldn't get the runs but glad the team won. I don't bowl in the nets really but I back myself whenever I do. I haven't bowled a lot in the IPL, not many captains have trusted me with the ball. Jerome Taylor has been brought in, I hope we can play well against Mumbai."

DWAYNE SMITH has been adjudged as the MAN OF THE MATCH for his fantastic figures of 4/8 from his 4 overs.

Raina: "I think the last two games were very important for us, Smith bowled really well and bowled crucial four overs, and the rest bowled well too. I was glad I won the toss, I hope we play well against Mumbai. Hopefully Praveen will be back for the next match."

Gambhir: "It was a decent wicket, we could have gotten 150, but 120 was not enough. If you keep losing wickets, it gets difficult to get momentum. In the last game, two of us batted till the last over and got 180. We tried not to change the side much, but it didn't work for us. There's one more match for us, we don't want to depend on other results, we'll try to play it to our potential."

Gujarat Lions in this IPL:
Batting first: Won 1, Lost 3
While chasing: Won 7, Lost 2#GLvKKR
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 19, 2016

A really good victory by the Gujarat Lions. They win by 6 wickets in the 14th over. This would give a massive boost to their net run rate, as they jump to the 2nd spot in the points table. Dwayne Smith took 4 wickets in the first innings to set things up for the Lions and Raina, through his unbeaten fifty guided his side home. Problems increasing by the day for the Knight Riders, while the Lions would breathe a sigh of relief.

13.3 Morkel to Raina, 1 run, GUJARAT WIN! On his pads, he tucks it down to square leg to notch up a win on his comeback.

13.2 Morkel to Jadeja, 1 run, angling in, he waits in his crease and guides it to third man.

13.1 Morkel to Jadeja, FOUR! Swats the ball from outside off to the deep midwicket fence. Jadeja just clears his front leg and smashes the ball over long-on for a four. Just one hit away from victory, are the Lions.

6 runs from the over. GL are just 6 runs away from victory.

12.6 Pathan to Raina, no run, tries to make room again, can only drag it back to the bowler.

12.5 Pathan to Raina, no run, arm ball, played back to Pathan.

50 for Raina! A captain's knock just when it was needed.

12.4 Pathan to Raina, FOUR! Makes room and drives it inside out over the cover region for his 50. That was brilliant from Raina. He comes down the track and heaves the ball over covers for a magnificent four. Raina seems to be in a hurry.

12.3 Pathan to Jadeja, 1 run, taps it down the ground and takes a streaky single.

12.2 Pathan to Jadeja, no run, back of length, punched to cover.

12.1 Pathan to Raina, 1 run, flicked to short fine leg.

Yusuf!

11.6 Narine to Jadeja, 2 runs, played to fine leg. They take a brace.

11.5 Narine to Raina, 1 run, towards long on. They can do it singles here, and I think that they are. Raina is playing a captain's knock.

11.4 Narine to Jadeja, 1 run, hits it towards deep midwicket.

11.3 Narine to Raina, 1 run, hits to long on. Another fuller ball, which Raina drills down the ground for a single.

11.2 Narine to Jadeja, 1 run, driven to long on.

11.1 Narine to Jadeja, no run. He got a leading edge on that, but was safe.

10 runs coming from that over.

Gautam Gambhir would feel a bit let down with his quicker bowlers.Notice #GujaratLions making a move at trying to repair that net run rate.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 19, 2016

10.6 Holder to Raina, FOUR! Makes room but Holder follows him, he pulls the short ball to the deep midwicket fence.

10.5 Holder to Raina, FOUR! Back of a length ball and Raina makes room for himself and pulls that beautifully through deep square leg for a boundary. Raina has to guide his side through.

10.4 Holder to Jadeja, 1 run

10.3 Holder to Raina, 1 run, slower, back of length ball, guided to third man.

10.2 Holder to Raina, no run, full delivery on the middle, can't get it away.

10.1 Holder to Raina, no run, full ball dug back to the bowler, who has a shy at the stumps.

Holder to bowl now.

9.6 Narine to Jadeja, no run, flighted ball, driven back to the bowler.

Jadeja!

9.6 Narine to Raina, 2 runs, FINCH has been RUN OUT! Raina tucks a ball on the leg stump fine, they cross each other for two runs, but come in each other's way and collide on the third run. Finch is the victim of the unfortunate mix-up.

9.5 Narine to Finch, 1 run, outside off, cut to third man.

9.4 Narine to Finch, WIDE. Down the leg side.

9.3 Narine to Finch, SIX! Comes down the track and launches the ball, which was a leg spinner over widish long off for a magnanimous six. Finch is looking to break free. Ominous signs for KKR!

9.2 Narine to Finch, no run, the off-spinner, blocked by Finch back towards the bowler.

9.1 Narine to Finch, no run, back of length on the middle, pushed to point.

Just 38 runs needed now for the Lions, as Narine comes back to bowl.

15 extras conceded till the 8th over by #KKR....a luxury you can't afford when there's not much in the bank. 124. #GLvKKR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 19, 2016

As Finch looks to break free by coming down the track, the players take a break, as it is the strategic timeout now.

8.6 Holder to Finch, 1 run, advances down the track and slogs the ball towards widish long on.

8.5 Holder to Finch, no run, full and straight, driven to mid off for no run.