Bengaluru: It was opener Chris Lynn whose unbeaten 62 helped Kolkata Knight Riders clinch victory in the last over by six wickets against Royal Challenger Bangalore. Skipper Dinesh Karthik gave the much-needed boost to KKR, with a 10-ball 23 runs, to make it easy for his boys.
With the win, Kolkata has eight points in their kitty and are perched on the fourth place of the points table.
Earlier skipper Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 68 runs off 44 balls as Bangalore bundled up a score of 175/4.
Openers Quinton de Kock scored 29 off 27 balls and Brendon McCullum added 38 off 28 balls to share a 67-run partnership for the first wicket.