Kolkata beat Punjab
Umesh Yadav's 4/23 and Andre Russell's unbeaten 70 off 31 balls steered Kolkata Knight Riders to a six-wicket over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League on Friday. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Umesh strikes early
Umesh Yadav gave a great start to his team after taking Punjab captain Mayank Agarwal's wicket for one in the game's first over. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Umesh Yadav's scalps
Liam Livingstone, 19 off 16 balls, Harpreet Brar, 14 off 18 balls and Rahul Chahar, who scored a two-ball zero, were Yadav's other three scalps. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Southee's supporting role
Yadav was ably assisted by Tim Southee, who took two wickets for 36 runs in his four overs. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
KKR spinners shine
Kolkata spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine bowled tight lines and only gave 37 runs for a wicket in eight overs between them. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Punjab 137 all out
Bhanuka Rajapaksha and Kagiso Rabada top-scored for Punjab with 31 off 9 balls and 16-ball 25 as Punjab were bowled out for 137 in the 19th over. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Russell's power hitting
Russell's power hitting -- with eight sixes and two fours -- turned the game after Kolkata looked in trouble with loss of early wickets. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Kolkata openers fail
Punjab removed both Kolkata openers -- Ajinkya Rahane, for 12 off 11 balls, and Venkatesh Iyer, for 3 off 7 balls -- in defence of their below-par score. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Chahar's double-wicket maiden
Rahul Chahar bowled a double-wicket maiden in the seventh over of the match to reduce Kolkata to 51/4. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Chahar raises Punjab's hopes
Chahar took the wickets of Shreyas Iyer, 26 off 15 balls, and Nitish Rana, a two-ball duck, to raise Punjab's hopes. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
Match-turning partnership
But Russell and Sam Billings, who scored an unbeaten 24 off 23 balls, ended all hopes with their match-turning partnership. (BCCI/IPL Photo)
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