Russell, Rinku script another thrilling finish for Kolkata Knight Riders

Varun Chakravarthy’s miserly spell, Nitish Rana’s half-century and brisk knocks by Jason Roy, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh powered Kolkata Knight Riders to a last-ball win over Punjab Kings, at the Eden Gardens. The five-wicket win on Monday helped KKR register their fifth win of the season and move to the fifth position on the points table.

Brief scores:

Punjab Kings 179/7 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 57; Varun Chakravarthy 3-26) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 182/5 in 20 overs (Nitish Rana 51, Andre Russell 42; Rahul Chahar 2-23) by 5 wickets