Gautam Gambhir got going with a flurry of sweetly-timed boundaries as the openers added 50 in eight overs.

Axar Patel, hat-trick hero from the last game, dried the flow of runs in the middle overs but was unable to effect a breakthrough.

Robin Uthappa was handed a reprieve immediately after his half-century when David Miller and Mohit Sharma didn't call for the catch at long off.

Kolkata's opening duo added 101 before the KKR captain was run out for 54.

Robin Uthappa started sedately but went up the gears rather quickly.

Robin Uthappa's run-out after a 49-ball 70 turned the tide back in Kings XI's favour.

Robin Uthappa blazed away following his reprieve as KKR set themselves up to get to a total around 180.

Glenn Maxwell shared a steady stand with Wriddhiman Saha before changing gears seamlessly to complete a 29-ball 50.

Glenn Maxwell scored a blazing 68 before he missed a reverse sweep to fall for 68.

Piyush Chawla picked two wickets to turn the tide back in Kolkata's favour.

Andre Russell got the defense of 165 to the best of starts, taking two wickets upfront as Kings XI Punjab were quickly reduced to 13 for 3.

With 12 runs to defend off the final over, Andre Russell effected a run-out and took a wicket to end with figures of 4 for 23.

Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma executed their yorkers perfectly at the death to restrict KKR to 164.