PUNE: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Pune Warriors by 34 runs to take second spot behind Delhi Daredevils on points table in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Subarata Roy Shahra Stadium on Saturday.
This was ninth consecutive defeat for Pune Warriors in the tournament.
Winning the toss, the Knight Riders batted first and made 136 for four in the allotted 20 overs.
Main scorers were Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan (42) and New Zealand batsman Brandan McCullum (41) while for the Warriors, South Africa’s left-arm medium-fast bowler Wayne Parnell took two wickets for 18 runs.
Then, Pune were restricted to just 102 for eight in 20 overs as no batsman could resist against the Kolkata spinners.
However, New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder provided some resistance scoring 22.
For Kolkata, off-spinner Yousuf Pathan and left-arm spinner Shakib claimed two wickets each for 12 and 18, respectively.
Geo Super televised this low-scoring match live from Pune.
