IPL: Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by seven runs

Kings XI Punjab captain Murali Vijay won the toss and opted to field first in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Kings XI Punjab captain Murali Vijay won the toss and opted to field first in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Kings XI Punjab batsman Manan Vohra plays a shot during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on April 19, 2016. (AFP)

Vijay explained his decision, saying the Knight Riders chase well, so he’d like to put them under pressure.

Vijay’s Knight Riders counterpart Gautam Gambhir said his side was playing three spinners because the pitch looked dry. The Eden Gardens is known for being slow and assisting the spinners.

Teams

Kolkata Knight Riders

R Uthappa (W), G Gambhir (C), M Pandey, S Al Hasan, Y Pathan, S Yadav, A Russell, P Chawla, U Yadav, B Hogg, M Morkel

Kings XI Punjab

M Vijay (C), M Vohra, M Stoinis, G Maxwell, D Miller, W Saha (W), A Patel, G Singh Mann, S Singh, M Sharma, S Sharma