Narine, Gill power KKR to easy win over CSK

Kolkata, May 3 

Shubman Gill smashed his maiden IPL half-century while Sunil Narine produced an all-round performance to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings here on Thursday.

Nitish Rana's lower-back spasm gave Gill a chance to bat at No. 4 and the Under-19 World Cup winning batsman grabbed the opportunity with both hands, scoring a top-class unbeaten 57 off 36 balls to power KKR home.

Gill shared an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 83 runs from 36 balls with skipper Dinesh Karthik (45 off 18) as the duo sealed the chase with 14 balls to spare to take KKR to the third spot. 

Earlier, KKR spinners impressed, with Narine leading from the front before MS Dhoni's unbeaten 43 pushed CSK's total to 177/5 after Karthik opted to field. — PTI