Rain stopped during the second innings as KKR was seven runs short as per the DRS.
Andre Russell kept KKR in the hunt with some lusty blows. The West Indian came in with his side five down in chase of a tall target against Punjab Kings.
Rahul Chahar made a perfect start as he removed Rinku Singh to leave Kolkata five down.
KKR skipper Nitish Rana walked in early after the openers fell inside the PowerPlay.
Nathan Ellis celebrates after dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz to put Punjab on top.
Arshdeep Singh made an impact straightaway by picking two early wickets.
Varun Chakravarthy bowled an economical spell and accounted the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit a 32-ball half-century and helped Punjab post a challenging total of 191 for the loss of five wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Dhawan and Rajapaksa added 86 runs off 55 balls for the second wicket and gave Punjab a bright start.
Shikhar Dhawan’s IPL season was off to a good start as the Punjab skipper exhibited signs of brilliance with some cracking shots.
Tim Southee dismissed Prabhsimran Singh to give KKR the first breakthrough.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa took on the KKR bowlers to give Punjab a good start.
Prabhsimran Singh got off to an attacking start with a 12-ball 23 and his knock consisted of two boundaries and as many sixes.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana won the toss and opted to bowl first against Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings.
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