KKR stay afloat as Pune limp to 11th defeat in IPL 6

Pune, May 9: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders scored a convincing 46-run win over an ever-struggling Pune Warriors here today, to keep alive their outside hopes of qualifying for the play-off stage of the ongoing Pepsi Indian Premier League.
Opting to bat, KKR first rode on skipper Gautam Gambhir’s 50 and a late surge by Ryan ten Doeschate (31 off 21) to post a challenging 152 for six, and then dished out a clinical bowling performance to bowl out Pune for 106 in 19.3 overs.
By virtue of this win, KKR has moved up to 10 points from 12 games. But in order to stand in with an outside chance of making it to the play-offs, the defending champions need to win all their remaining three games.
Pune witnessed a horrible start to their run chase as their batsmen found the going tough against a disciplined KKR attack and scored just 41 runs for the loss of three wickets at the halfway stage. (PTI)

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