IPL 2016 Match 13: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets

That's it from us for tonight. Easy win for the Knight Riders as they climb to the top of the IPL table. We'll be back with coverage from tomorrow's game between the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore from the Wankhede. Till then, goodbye and goodnight.

MOTM Robin Uthappa said, "I was a little rusty behind the wickets at the start of the tournament, glad to get better and better. It's important to create momentum at the start of the tournament. Gautam and I, we share a very good chemistry, we rotate the strike well. We plan to keep things simple and support each other."

The man of the match is Robin Uthappa.

Winning captain Gautam Gambhir said, "We were pretty professional, the opening partnership was very crucial. The way Robin batted took a lot of pressure off me. There's always room for improvement, hopefully we can continue the same. We've been a very stable squad with not too many changes. We trust the players, provided them security and now they're expressing themselves. We want to ease Narine in, the more he plays, the more confident he gets."

Time for the presentation.

Losing captain Miller said, "Always very disappointing losing a game of cricket, we didn't score enough runs. It's T20 cricket, we're not far away from winning. I believe in the boys and I'm sure we'll turn it around. Working on the middle order, we've had great starts. We've also bowled too many boundary balls, we also missed a few chances today. A lot of positives honestly today, and I believe we will turn it around."

So, KKR pick up their 3rd win with a convincing performance against the Kings XI. Gambhir and Uthappa were impressive again, Uthappa getting a 50 and Gambhir extending his lead at the top of the race for the orange cap. For the Kings XI, it's back to the drawing board. Their batting order completely failed and Marsh was the only one who showed any resistance. On the positive side, Maxwell fired in the previous game and Marsh this one. Miller next? KKR can be very happy with the performance of their bowlers as well, as Narine also chipped in with a couple of wickets.

17.1 Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, slower ball and driven towards long off, and that is that. It ended with ease for KKR and that shot summed up their innings, it has been all like a stroll in the park in them. Never looked hassled at all, Kings XI will want to forget this game soon.

16.6 Kyle Abbott to Yusuf Pathan, no run, full ball and bunted towards short mid-wicket who is in very close.

16.6 Kyle Abbott to Yusuf Pathan, 1 WIDE. Slips way over his head.

16.5 Kyle Abbott to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, bangs it in again, slower short ball and Surya helps it towards deep mid-wicket.

16.4 Kyle Abbott to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, slower ball cut towards Axar at point, who saves and then shies at the stumps.

16.3 Kyle Abbott to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, full ball on middle stump, Yusuf drills it past a close mid-on.

16.2 Kyle Abbott to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, down the leg side and helped it towards fine leg. The target is in single digits now.

16.1 Kyle Abbott to Yusuf Pathan, 2 runs, short and wide and cut behind point for a brace. Yusuf turned blind and hence was struggling.

A few wickets for the Kings should give them confidence going into their next match. Kyle Abbott to bowl.

15.6 Axar Patel to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, driven to long off.

Yusuf Pathan comes in.

Timeout. Axar Patel has also chipped in with a couple of wickets.

15.5 Axar to Shakib, OUT! He's got him this time. Goes for an almighty sweep, trying to finish this quickly. Gets an edge and the ball skies in the air. Sandeep Sharma makes no mistake at short third man.

15.4 Axar Patel to Shakib, FOUR, full ball, Shakib looks to smash that, Manan Vohra DROPS it at long off and to make matters worse the ball rolls on to the boundary. What a day for KXIP. Well bowled by Axar, he dragged the ball wide and Shakib did not get the required elevation but all to no avail.

15.3 Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, dabbed towards long on.

15.2 Axar Patel to Shakib, 1 run, swept towards deep mid-wicket.

15.1 Axar Patel to Shakib, no run, thrown wide and left alone.

A few quiet overs and Gambhir looks anxious in the dug out. He's sitting there, biting his nails. Relax skipper! The game's in the bag. Axar to bowl.

14.6 Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, back of a length and defended to short mid-wicket.

14.5 Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, full ball and drilled towards short mid-wicket.

14.4 Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, shorter slower, and Surya waits for it and then helps it over Saha. Yadav was ready and it almost seemed like he knew he would bang it in short.

14.3 Mohit Sharma to Shakib, 1 run, backs away, slower ball and mistimes to short point, they rush across, he was struggling there Shakib, had that hit the stumps.

14.2 Mohit Sharma to Shakib, no run, backs away looking to cut that, but misses the ball, goes to Saha behind the stumps.

14.1 Mohit Sharma to Shakib, no run, on a length and dabbed to short cover.

Great spirit on display from the Kings XI. Maxwell earlier said that they will fight and they will scrap, and it's very evident here. Mohit Sharma to bowl.

13.6 Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, slower ball and driven back to Axar.

13.5 Axar Patel to Shakib, 1 run, driven to long off.

13.4 Axar Patel to Shakib, no run, cut but straight to short point.

13.3 Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, drilled towards long on.

13.2 Axar Patel to Suryakumar Yadav, , no run, tapped towards short cover.

Suryakumar Yadav walks out to the middle.

13.1 Axar Patel to Manish Pandey, OUT, bowled, fires a straight ball in, Manish misses that one and it clatters on to the stumps. Hang on there, wait a minute. Do we still have a match on? Runs have been very hard to come by off late as the spinners have added a new lease of life to this game.

In context of this chase, figures of 18 - 2 in 4 overs is absolutely remarkable. Axar Patel to bowl.

12.6 Pradeep Sahu to Manish Pandey, 1 run, back of a length spinning in, turned towards short mid-wicket.

12.5 Pradeep Sahu to Shakib, 1 run, cramped to pull, cannot get it and gets it towards mid-on.

12.4 Pradeep Sahu to Shakib, no run, full toss hit back straight to the bowler.

12.3 Pradeep Sahu to Shakib, no run, defended off the front foot.

12.2 Pradeep Sahu to Manish Pandey, 1 run, very wide, Manish reaches for it and drives towards sweeper cover.

12.1 Pradeep Sahu to Manish Pandey, no run, cut to towards point.

Another over is completed as KKR edge slowly towards their target. Sahu to complete a very impressive spell.

11.6 Mohit Sharma to Shakib, 2 runs, cut towards wide of third man for an easy couple.

11.5 Mohit Sharma to Manish Pandey, 1 run, slower short ball and pulled towards deep mid-wicket.

11.4 Mohit Sharma to Shakib, 1 run, driven to sweeper cover.