Gautam Gambhir, the Kolkata Knight Riders opener and captain, began the innings solidly for his team, against Kings XI Punjab.
Fellow opener Robin Uthappa gave Gambhir good support and himself constructed a useful knock.
Gambhir and Uthappa put together a partnership of 101 runs.
Mohit Sharma and David Miller attempted the same catch, which went down owing to the confusion.
Robin Uthappa eventually scored 70 before being run out, as Knight Riders scored 164 for 3 in its 20 overs.
Andre Russell pegged Kings XI back early in its chase by taking a couple of early wickets. Kings XI was reduced to a precarious 13 for 3 in 3.1 overs.
Glenn Maxwell, the cavalier middle-order batsman, mounted a fightback with a quickfire half-century.
Legspinner Piyush Chawla got Maxwell out for 68 off 42 balls, and despite the continuance of a late resurgence by lower middle-order batsmen, Knight Riders held its shape to eke out a seven-run win.
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