SCOREBOARD

capturing two for six in the last over to record his best figures this season.

In reply, KKR had a dream start as debutant West Indian pacer Shamar Joseph leaked 22 in the first over.

Quick wickets

Mohsin Khan pegged the hosts back by claiming Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi cheaply.

But Salt’s clean and smart hitting on both sides entertained the crowd and kept KKR moving.

After impressing behind the stumps, Salt (89 n.o., 47b, 14x4, 3x6), who was dropped on 31 off Joseph as Arshad Khan conceded a six at deep squareleg, got his second fifty. He added 120 with Shreyas Iyer (38 n.o., 38b, 6x4) rapidly, as KKR crossed the line comfortably.

LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS

Quinton de Kock c Narine b Arora 10 (8b, 2x4), K.L. Rahul c Ramandeep b Russell 39 (27b, 3x4, 2x6), Deepak Hooda c Ramandeep b Starc 8 (10b, 1x4),

Ayush Badoni c Raghuvanshi b Narine 29 (27b, 2x4, 1x6), Marcus Stoinis c Salt b Varun 10 (5b, 2x4),

Nicholas Pooran c Salt b Starc 45

(32b, 2x4, 4x6), Krunal Pandya

(8b), Arshad Khan

Impact Player in place of de Kock) b Starc 5 (4b, 1x4); Extras (lb1, nb1, w6): 8; Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 161.

FALL OF WICKETS

119 (de Kock, 1.5 overs), 239 (Hooda, 4.4), 378 (Rahul, 10.2), 495 (Stoinis, 11.4), 5111 (Badoni, 14.4), 6155 (Pooran, 19.1), 7161 (Arshad, 19.6).

KNIGHT RIDERS BOWLING

Starc 40283, Arora 30341, Harshit 40350, Narine 40171, Varun 40301, Russell 10161.

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

Phil Salt (not out) 89 (47b, 14x4, 3x6), Sunil Narine c Stoinis b

Mohsin 6 (6b, 1x4), Angkrish Raghuvanshi c Rahul b Mohsin 7 (6b, 1x6), Shreyas Iyer (not out) 38 (38b, 6x4); Extras (b1, lb5, nb3, w13): 22; Total (for two wkts. in 15.4 overs): 162.

FALL OF WICKETS

122 (Narine, 1.3), 242 (Raghuvanshi, 3.1).

SUPER GIANTS BOWLING

Shamar Joseph 40470, Mohsin 40292, Krunal 10140, Yash Thakur 20250, Arshad 20240, Bishnoi 2.40170.

Toss: KKR.

PoM: Salt.

KKR won by eight wickets with 26 balls remaining.