Sharjah: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) routed Royal Challengers Bangalore by two runs in the sensational Twenty20 match of Indian Premier League (IPL 7) on April 24 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Kolkata opener batsman and skipper Gautam Gambhir lost first wicket after facing just one ball of Mitchell Starc while Manish Pandey also lost his wicket at the hand of Albie Morkel.
But South African retired batsman Jacques Kallis and Australian player Chris Lynn made an outstanding 90 runs partnership, in which Kallis scored 42 and Lynn put his 45 runs for giving the chase able target.
Varun Aaron took splendid three wickets giving 16 runs in his 4 overs.
Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli gave good start but unfortunately team could not get the victory. Batsman Yuvraj Singh and AB di Villiers lost wickets on crucial time of the match.
Lynn took an incredible catch near the boundary when Di Villiers hit finishing shot over Vinay Kumar ball.
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