Shaun Tait and Sanjay Bangar analyse how Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine went about decimating Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata Knight Riders' six-wicket win
On a difficult pitch in Bengaluru, a pinch hitter and a batsman coming out of injury put the score past hundred inside the Powerplay
Sunil Narine scored the joint-fastest IPL fifty off 15 balls and also picked two crucial wickets in KKR's big win over RCB
Travis Head, whose 47-ball 75 was in vain for Royal Challengers Bangalore, says his side weren't able to capitalise on conditions as well as Kolkata Knight Riders due to the early wickets
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKKR look to arrest slump in pursuit of top two
While Royal Challengers Bangalore play for pride, Kolkata Knight Riders will look to avoid losing a third-straight game as they pursue a top-two finish
What Narine tells us about T20 hitting
In a format where batting resources are often underutilised, more bowlers might try to increase their worth to teams by developing their hitting skills
Narine, Lynn script win over Bangalore with attacking display
Sunil Narine scored 28 runs through the long-off region, including three sixes
Narine and the art of pinch-hitting
Sunil Narine had never scored a fifty in T20s before today, but he changed that in some style
The method behind Sunil Narine's madness
The West Indian's devastating ability to hit straight in the Powerplay - when teams rarely employ a long-off or long-on - has brought him great rewards