Rahul Tripathi scored another breezy 38 in a 65-run opening stand with Ajinkya Rahane.

Piyush Chawla had Tripathi bowled to give KKR the first breakthrough.

Ajinkya Rahane scored 46 off 41 to set the base for Rising Pune Supergiant's competitive total.

KKR had another bad day in the field, with Yusuf Pathan even shelling a simple catch.

MS Dhoni walked out at the fall of the second wicket and smashed a quickfire 11-ball 23.

Kuldeep Yadav had Dhoni and Manoj Tiwary stumped in quick succession to bring KKR back in the contest.

Steven Smith completed a half-century to propel RPS to a competitive 182.

A smart piece of fielding accounted for Sunil Narine early in the chase.

Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa began reconstructing the KKR chase after Narine's early dismissal.

Jaydev Unadkat spilt a straightforward chance off Uthappa when the KKR batsman was on 12.

Having earned the reprieve, Uthappa launched an all-out attack on RPS' bowling attack.

Robin Uthappa recorded his best IPL score (87) in a 158-run stand with Gautam Gambhir (62) as KKR cruised to victory with 11 balls to spare.