KKR, who are on a roll, extended their winning streak to 11 matches the longest by an IPL team. Chasing 152, the 'home' team started off cautiously but once the openers got their bearing there was no stopping them. The Lions' bowling lacked bite and even their fielding was not up to the mark.
Skipper Gautam Gambhir made a welcome return to form as he stroked his way to a 47-ball 60 with eight hits to the fence as the Knight Riders reached 153 for six to take full points from the game and top the table.
The southpaw strung a 100-run stand for the opening wicket with Robin Uthappa off 75 balls to put his side on path of victory. Uthappa, who is returning from an injury, took time to settle down but once he got his eyes in, he took on the Lions. Uthappa struck four fours and two sixes in his 34-ball 46.
Though KKR needlessly lost a couple of wickets, they had enough firepower in their ranks to settle the issue without much ado.
Earlier, the Lions were caught in a spin trap as 'mystery man' Sunil Narine tricked the Pakistani side into submission.
Put into bat, the Lions failed to confront the challenge posed by Narine. Narine finished with figures of three for nine off four overs.
Wicketkeeper Umar Akmal spared the Lions' blushes with a 23-ball 40.
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