IPL Live Score: Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) live commentary and match updates

Two confident teams face-off in Pune.

Updated: 26 April 2017 23:43 IST - Published: April, 26 2017 10:35 PM IST

Gautam Gambhir: I thought we are a good chasing side and we are confident chasing anything. Restricting the opposition to 180 was terrific and the credit needs to go to the bowlers

Robin Uthappa: I've always been strongI have a lot faith in what I'm doing, I'm really confident and am enjoying myself out there. It is very important to respect the momentum we have created for ourselves. Teams tend to fall off in the second half of the tournament, so it is something we spoke about. I am enjoying my keeping, I think MS has set the benchmark for Indian keepers, so i'm slowly but surely getting there. The ball was still gripping, but this wicket got better to bat on in the second innings

Robin Uthappa was named the man of the match

Steve Smith: At the halfway point I thought it was a good total. Wicket was reasonably slow and boys did well to get 180. But the dew came in and the wickets sped up. You could see guys were able to hit through the line beautifully. Gauti and Uthappa paced their innings beautifully. Yeah, Stokes was missed, he's a world-class performer but he was injured. We've been dropping a few catches and it's something we have got to change. Not sure whether it's an attitude thing or not. Guys are working on it in training, but just haven't been able to put it together on the field. It can happen sometimes.

The chase was always under control courtesy Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa. Uthappa was severe after being dropped and took the Pune attack to the cleaners. KKR go on top of the table with this victory!

FOUR! Bravo biffs it through the covers and KKR have thumped Pune by 7 wickets

OUT! Gambhir perishes, looks to pull the ball but ends up skewing it to mid-on. He makes 62

KKR: 178/2 after 17 overs

OUT, finally the carnage from Uthappa ends. He skies on to Rahul Tripathi at long off and has to go back for a match-winning 87 from 47 balls.

KKR: 173/1 after 16 overs

SIX! Repeat, length ball, Uthappa gets to one knee and smokes it over deep mid-wicket

SIX! Home run this for KKR, Uthappa takes it from off stump and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket

100 run partnership between the dup

FOUR and a wide and Pune are all over the place. 153/1 and KKR need 30 to win from 35 balls.

50 for the skipper as he marches on his merry way

SIX! Gambhir gets on to act as he launches the full ball over long on

KKR 135/1 in 13 overs. Strategic timeout, Pune need some inspiration from anywhere!

Well, well KKR are sprinting ahead. Pune are unable to do anything. KKR: 121/4 after 11.4 overs

Score reads: KKR 111/1 from 11.0 Overs

That sound from the bat was magic, Uthappa has picked up the length and crunched it clean and neat over deep mid-wicket

And now Gambhir has been dropped by Washington Sundar at short fine leg

50 for Robin Uthappa in just 26 balls. He was dropped and he is making Pune pay

Robin Uthappa is on a mission right now. Playing the field with precision. Scoops it over short fine leg. KKR 96/1 after 9.4 over

KKR 87/1 after 9 overs

SIX. Uthappa in the zone, picks it up and smokes it over long on

20 runs from this over. KKR running along now at 76/1 after 8 overs

72/1 after 7.3 overs

SIX! Ease from Uthappa! This time over Long on

SIX! In the slot and Uthappa goes boom, lands it in the ground over long off

FOUR. Angles the flat ball past short third man

KKR: 56/1 after 7 overs

FOU as Gambhir biffs one down the ground!

DROPPED and the ball has gone across to the fence. FOUR

45/1 after 6 overs. Strategic timeout

First the cut and then down the track to drive the ball through the covers. Two Boundaries in that over. Gambhir gets a move on!
Score: 38/1 after 5 overs

28/1 after 4 overs.

FOUR! Length ball lofted over mid-off by Uthappa, Score reads: 26/1

Big shout for LBW to end the over; 21/1 after 3 overs

20/1 after 2.4 overs

Yes, he has, allowed the ball to pass on to the stumps and Narine is well short of his crease. RUN OUT

Has Dhoni done something special here, again?

Washington Sundar from the other end

Narine is doing it again. Standing and crunching his strokes. 16/0 after 1.4 overs

8/0 after 1 over

Unadkat bowls a wide thereafter. KKR 5/0, Overs: 0.3

And, Narine is off with his Gayle-esque approach, second-ball four!

We are all set for the 2nd innings to begin. The target for KKR is 183 from 20 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Narine were good for KKR. This target is a stiff one and the chase should be tasty!

So Pune end with 182/5.
It was a innings of two halves, first the openers gave a bright start and then there was a flourish by MS Dhoni, Steve Smith and Dan Christian.

50 for the skipper. His golden run continues!

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