Hyderabad: Scoreboard after Indian T20 champions Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Pakistan T20 champions Lahore Lions by 4 wickets in the seventh match of 2014 CLT20 played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on Sunday.
Gambhir (60) anchored the 152-run chase with his 47-ball knock as he and fellow opener Robin Uthappa (46) rattled up a 100-run stand, which paved the way for an easy win, which was 11th in a row for the IPL champions in this format.
The chase was complete in 19.3 overs as KKR lost five quick wickets after being placed comfortably at 113 for one at one stage.
KKR were firmly in control at that stage but lost wickets in a heap after that as they lost Manvinder Bisla (6), Yusuf Pathan (11), Ryan ten Doeschate (12) and Andre Russell (1).
Suryakumar Yadav (14) though ensured that KKR cross the finish line and there was no twist in the tale.
Lahore Lions innings
| Nasir Jamshed | run out (Russell) | 10 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | c Uthappa b Chawla | 59 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c Russell b Kuldeep Yadav | 9 |
| Umar Akmal | c Gambhir b Cummins | 40 |
| Saad Nasim | c Suryakumar Yadav b Narine | 0 |
| Umar Siddiq | lbw b Narine | 2 |
| Asif Raza | b Narine | 0 |
| Wahab Riaz | not out | 14* |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 5, w 7) | 17 |
| Overs | innings break | 20 |
| Total | for 7 wickets | 151 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-50 (Nasir Jamshed, 6.4 ov), 2-75 (Mohammad Hafeez, 10.6 ov), 3-91 (Ahmed Shehzad, 12.4 ov), 4-98 (Saad Nasim, 13.5 ov), 5-103 (Siddiq, 15.2 ov), 6-103 (Raza, 15.3 ov), 7-151 (Akmal, 19.6 ov) |
Did not bat: Mustafa Iqbal, Adnan Rasool, Aizaz Cheema
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Kolkata Knight Riders innings
| Robin Uthappa | b Rasool | 46 |
| Gautam Gambhir | b Iqbal | 60 |
| Manvinder Bisla | c Akmal b Cheema | 6 |
| Yusuf Pathan | c Riaz b Cheema | 11 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | lbw b Riaz | 12 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | not out | 14* |
| Andre Russell | c Rasool b Raza | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | not out | 0* |
| Extras | (w 3) | 3 |
| Overs | match over | 19.3 |
| Total | for 6 wickets | 153 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-100 (Uthappa, 12.3 ov), 2-113 (Gambhir, 14.3 ov), 3-115 (Bisla, 15.1 ov), 4-135 (Pathan, 17.2 ov), 5-146 (ten Doeschate, 18.3 ov), 6-147 (Russell, 19.1 ov) |
Did not bat: Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Asif Raza | 1.3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Aizaz Cheema | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Wahab Riaz | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Adnan Rasool | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Mustafa Iqbal | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Sunil Narine
Toss: KKR chose to field
