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Uthappa, Shakib drive Kolkata

Hyderabad keep hopes alive

Agencies, Koikata
In-form batsman Robin Uthappa and Shakib Al Hasan played stellar hands to take Kolkata Knight Riders to a 30-run win over Kings XI Punjab in their IPL match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata yesterday.
The win took Kolkata to third spot in the IPL table.
While Uthappa continued his purple patch with an unbeaten 83 off 51 balls, Shakib hit peak form and provided the impetus in the middle overs with a blistering 38-ball 60 to power Kolkata to 195 for four. During their 121-run fourth-wicket partnership, the ace Bangladesh all-rounder hit five fours and three sixes - all of those maximums coming in the 13th over bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal. Also including a four off Shakib's bat, that over was the most
expensive of the match, yielding 24.
Defending the massive total, off-spinner Sunil Narine joined the party and executed the role of wrecker-in-chief to perfection grabbing four for 20 to hand KKR a sixth successive win. Shakib also played his role with the ball, giving away only 27 runs in his four overs during the steep chase.
In the day's second match in Ranchi, David Warner pulverised a listless Chennai Super Kings attack into submission with some breathtaking strokeplay as Sunrisers Hyderabad won by six wickets to keep slim chances of qualifying for the play-offs alive.
Courtesy Warner's 45-ball-90 and an equally effective unbeaten 64 off 49 balls from Shikhar Dhawan, Sunrisers crossed the mark with two balls to spare taking their points tally to 12 with a match still left.
However, if Rajasthan Royals win their next match and take their points tally to 16, Sunrisers' last game will be rendered inconsequential.
SCORES IN BRIEF
KKR: 195 for 4 in 20 overs (Uthappa 83 not out, Shakib 60, Y Pathan 22; Stare 1-32, Nechim 1-33, Dinda 1-38) RCB: 165 for 5 in 20 overs (Takawale 45, Kohli 38, Yuvraj 22, Rana 19 notout; Narine 4-20) Result: Kolkata won by 30 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Robin Uthappa.
CSK: 185 for 3 in 20 overs (Dhoni 57 not out, D Hussey 50 notout, D Smith47, du Plessis 19; KSharma 2-19) SRH: 189 for 4 in 19.4 overs (Warner 90, Dhawan 64 not out, Ojha 19; Raina 1-17, Hastings 1-29) Result: Hyderabad won by 6 wickets.
Player-of-the-match: David Warner.