| Scores | Upcoming | Results |
Ranchi: Yusuf Pathan's dramatic dismissal became the turning point as Pune Warriors India held nerve in the end to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs in IPL match at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
Yusuf Pathan got out for obstructing the field after he deliberately tapped the ball by his foot while taking a run.
Pathan roared back to the form as he notched up 32-ball fifty to lead Knight Riders from the front.
Ryan ten Doeschate and Pathan resurrected Kolkata Knight Riders chase with fifty-run stand and went to add 98 runs against Pune.
Warriors finally got rid of the crucial fourth wicket stand when ten Doeschate got run out after playing brilliant knock of 42 runs.
Pathan and Ten Doeschate played exceptionally well under tremendous pressure to keep KKR on course after losing top order cheaply.
Pune Warriors India's pacer dismissed Manvinder Bisla and Jacques Kallis in his successive overs to jolt Kolkata Knight Riders chase.
Ishwar Pandey increased Knight Riders' woes by dismissing skipper Gautam Gambhir to leave the defending champions tottering at 29/3 in 4.4 overs.
Parnell struck in his first over to give Kolkata first blow by removing Bisla and then scalped compatriot Kallis to put Pune on top.
Earlier, Manish Pandey (66 off 47 balls) and Aaron Finch (48 off 32) helped Pune Warriors India post a stiff 171-run target for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Yuvraj Singh also played nice cameo, smacking three sixes in his 20-ball 30 before being dismissed on the last delivery of the innings.
Pandey, who was also removed in the last over, scored his first fifty of the season that saw eight fours and a six.
Skipper Finch led Pune Warriors from the front with fine knock. KKR pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji ended Pune's skipper brisk knock that included three huge sixes and two fours.
The quick-fire 56-run stand between Finch and Manish Pandey helped Warriors gain the momentum.
Pandey also joined the party after Finch's dismissal as he smashed three boundaries in a row off Jacques Kallis to lead Warriors.
Sachithra Senanayake struck to give Kolkata Knight Riders first breakthrough as he dismissed Pune Warriors India's Robin Uthappa.
Warriors got off to good start with a fine opening stand between Uthappa and Aaron Finch. The duo added 41-run in 5.4 overs and took the advantage of the mandatory powerplay.
Uthappa's 25 off 21 was studded with two sixes and a four.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and decided to bowl.
No change in the Kolkata side. Four of them for Pune -- Ali Murtaza, Ishwar Pandey, Luke Wright and Raiphi Gomez are playing.
Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders: Manvinder Bisla (wk), Gautam Gambhir (captain), Jacques Kallis, Ryan ten Doeschate, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das, Rajat Bhatia, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Lakshmipathy Balaji
Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa (wk), Aaron Finch (captain), Manish Pandey, Yuvraj Singh, Luke Wright, Angelo Mathews, Raiphi Gomez, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ali Murtaza, Wayne Parnell, Ishwar Pandey
Brief scores
Pune Warriors 170/4 (M Pandey 66, Finch 48, Yuvraj 30)
Kolkata Knight Riders 163/7 (Pathan 72, ten Doeschate 42)
Result Pune Warriors won by 7 runs
Points Pune Warriors 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
MOM Manish Pandey (Pune Warriors)
