IPL 2019, KXIP vs KKR: Kolkata beat Punjab by 7 wickets

Sam Curran to S Gill, Good length ball on off, Gill tucks it towards mid-wicket and gives Russell the strike.

R Ashwin to S Gill, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

R Ashwin to S Gill, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.

R Ashwin to A Russell, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

Andre Russell walks in at number 4, replacing Uthappa.

R Ashwin to R Uthappa, OUT! Caught! Straight to the man. Uthappa throws his wicket away. Full and outside off, Robbie looks to go inside out but cannot quite time it cleanly. Mayank Agarwal at long off takes a dolly. A bit of a good period for Punjab.

R Ashwin to S Gill, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a run.

R Ashwin to R Uthappa, Short and outside off, cut through point for a single.

R Ashwin returns.

Sam Curran to S Gill, A short ball, pulled nicely through mid-wicket for a couple.

Sam Curran to S Gill, Outside off, punched to the off side.

Sam Curran to S Gill, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.

Sam Curran to S Gill, FOUR! Classic batting. A length ball outside off, Gill just punches it wide of mid off and gets a boundary!

Sam Curran to R Uthappa, The ball has found the edge of the bat. They pick up a single.

Sam Curran to S Gill, On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK. Punjab need this badly. Lynnsanity has come and gone but Kolkata are making full use of the excellent platform. Nearly half the runs have been scored in less than half the overs and the required run rate is down to 8.6 now. Uthappa has looked in fluent touch and is threatening to take the game by the scruff of its neck. SAM CURRAN introduced.

M Ashwin to S Gill, Full on middle, pushed down to long on for one. 17 from the over!

M Ashwin to R Uthappa, Fired on the pads, worked through square leg for a run.

M Ashwin to R Uthappa, FOUR! Pressure on Murugan. Uthappa was expecting this one to be short given that the previous full ball was tonked. Ashwin gave him his wish and Uthappa was ready, from the crease and cut it behind point for a boundary.

M Ashwin to R Uthappa, SIX! AUDACIOUS! Tossed up, around off, Uthappa hammers it straight back over the bowler's head for half a dozen!