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Robin Uthappa struck an inspired 87 and captain Gautam Gambhir added 62 as two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders swept to a seven-wicket victory over Rising Pune Supergiant in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.<br>An unbeaten 51 by Steven Smith helped Supergiant reach a solid total of 182 for five, only for Uthappa and Gambhir to guide Knight Riders to 184 for three and a win that took them to the top of the standings.<br>Uthappa hammered seven boundaries and six sixes in his 47-ball knock, which followed an impressive display behind the stumps by the wicketkeeper-batsman.<br>         Robin Uthappa hit 87 to help Kolkata Knight Riders to a seven-wicket win in the IPL<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/sport/cricket/article-4445562/Sam-Billings-named-wicketkeeper-Ireland-matches.html  England name Sam Billings as wicketkeeper for one-day...] [/sport/cricket/article-4442978/Mark-Wood-picked-provide-x-factor-England-team.html  Mark Wood picked to provide 'x-factor' in England ICC...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439930/Lasith-Malinga-returns-Sri-Lanka-Champions-Trophy.html  Lasith Malinga returns to Sri Lanka ODI squad for first time...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439368/Royal-Challengers-Bangalore-record-lowest-IPL-score.html  Royal Challengers Bangalore record lowest EVER IPL score as...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br><br> Smith's unbeaten 51, which included four boundaries and a six from 37 balls,  [http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby http://footballandcricketonline.website2.me/blog/gautam-gambhir-baby] was his team's standout performance after opener Ajinkya Rahane had made a bright start with 46 from 41 deliveries before being stumped by Uthappa.<br>Fellow opener Rahul Tripathi chipped in with a useful innings of 38, which included three fours off Sunil Narine in the sixth over.<br><br>His knock ended with a googly from Piyush Chawla that he clipped onto his stumps.<br>Supergiant tried to step up the run rate in the closing stages, only to lose two wickets in the 18th over - with Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23) and Manoj Tiwary (one) both stumped by Uthappa off Kuldeep Yadav deliveries.<br>Daniel Christian smacked two consecutive sixes off Chris Woakes at the end of an 19th over that yielded 18 runs, with 12 more being plundered off the final over.<br><br>The last ball of the innings saw Smith's attempted big hit providing a simple catch at deep mid-wicket for Manish Pandey off a full toss from Umesh Yadav.<br>         Gautam Gambhir added 62 in the victory over Rising Pune Supergiant on Wednesday<br>In reply, Knight Riders lost Narine (16) to a run out that left his team on 20 for one, but any nerves were very soon steadied.<br>Uthappa slashed a four and two sixes from Washington Sundar's first three balls of the eighth over, along with two consecutive sixes off Imran Tahir in the 16th.<br>He was dismissed in the following over, just five runs short of the victory target.<br>Looking for a six to finish the game in style, his effort came up short and provided an easy catch for Tripathi off a Jaydev Unadkat delivery.<br><br>Gambhir was out the next over, an easy catch for Shardul Thakur after an awkward shot off the bowling of Christian.<br>Darren Bravo and Pandey finished off the Knight Riders innings, with the West Indies batsman drilling a four through the covers to wrap up the win. <br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/sport/cricket/article-4445562/Sam-Billings-named-wicketkeeper-Ireland-matches.html  England name Sam Billings as wicketkeeper for one-day...] [/sport/cricket/article-4442978/Mark-Wood-picked-provide-x-factor-England-team.html  Mark Wood picked to provide 'x-factor' in England ICC...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439930/Lasith-Malinga-returns-Sri-Lanka-Champions-Trophy.html  Lasith Malinga returns to Sri Lanka ODI squad for first time...] [/sport/cricket/article-4439368/Royal-Challengers-Bangalore-record-lowest-IPL-score.html  Royal Challengers Bangalore record lowest EVER IPL score as...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share