Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 49th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Will that be the skipper, Maxwell?

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Setbacks after the bright start

And just like that KKR are back in it. Umesh Yadav gets Vohra in the 5th over after a 39-run opening stand. It's two bouncers on the trot that does the trick. Vohra feathers the second one with an attempted pull and Uthappa gobbles it up.

It's a double blow for KXIP as in the very next over Sunil Narine traps Guptill plumb in front with Guptill going too far across with an attempted sweep.

Vohra starts brightly

It's a good start for KXIP as Manan Vohra, reinstated at the top of the order, hits a sequence of eye-pleasing shots. It's his favoured batting position and he'll certainly want to make the most of it. KKR start with Umesh and de Grandhomme but bring on Narine rather quickly. Vohra welcomes the spinner with a couple of boundaries. Good start.

Team News: Uthappa, Kuldeep return; KKR bowl

Everything falling into place for Gambhir and KKR. Lynn's fit, Uthappa's fit and they've won the toss in Mohali. They will bowl, while also bringing back Kudeep Yadav. Piyush Chawla and Sheldon Jackson miss out.

Maxwell agrees that he would have liked to bowl first as well. But nothing can be done about that now. There's an IPL debut for Matt Henry, who's replacing Hashim Amla.

They've made three more changes. Swapnil Singh, Rahul Tewatia and Manan Vohra come back.

Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Manan Vohra, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Matt Henry, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Swapnil Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir(c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa(w), Manish Pandey, Colin de Grandhomme, Yusuf Pathan, Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot

Umesh Yaav to begin... Here are Guptill and Vohra.

Candid Uthappa:

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Build Up: Big game for KXIP

Kings XI are still alive in IPL 2017. Only just. They'll will need to win each of their three remaining games and even that might not be enough. Wonder why? Let's get Deepu to help you out. Read the scenarios here.

The first challenge for them, tonight, is a rather arduous one. They take on Kolkata Knight Riders, who are returning after walloping RCB in Bengaluru and they'll have to do it without their main man Hashim Amla, who's left the side for national duties.

KRR are only going from strength to strength. They got Lynn returning in the last game and he added 105 in the first six overs with Sunil Narine. Robin Uthappa could be returning for this. Not going to be easy for KXIP but they'll have to believe.

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