Suresh Raina too a superb flying catch at slips to dismiss Suryakumar Yadav and reduced Kolkata Knight Riders to 24 for 4
Praveen Kumar bowled a superb first spell in which he accounted for two wickets - Gautam Gambhir and Manish Pandey, and also bowled a maiden over
Shakib Al Hasan, who was the more conservative partner in the fifth wicket partnership early on, finished with a unbeaten 49-ball 66 to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to 158 for 4. They put an unbeaten 134-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Yusuf Pathan took the attack to the spinners early on and then led an all-round carnage on way to a quickfire half-century.
Suresh Raina, Gujarat Lions skipper, won the toss and elected to field against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens
Brendon McCullum looked scratchy at the top of the order, but made a valuable 24-ball 29 to set the stage for the middle order to take over from.
Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina's 49-run stand for the third wicket helped Gujarat Lions take control of the chase. Karthik raced away to a brilliant half-century
Dwayne Smith got Gujarat Lions off to a strong start, but departed in the last over of the Powerplay by attempting to play an ugly slog shot
Dinesh Karthik's 51, coupled with Aaron Finch's late blitz, helped Gujarat Lions secure an easy 5-wicket win and move to the top of the points table