Kolkata, May 5
A stifling bowling effort enabled Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) carve out a 35-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Eden Gardens here on Monday.

Umesh Yadav (2 for 34) came up with a sensational opening over while Brad Hogg (2 for 17) and the other bowlers choked the Sunrisers to submission as the visitors were restricted to 132/9 in reply to the decent 167/7 posted by the Knight Riders.

The victory carried the Knights to the third spot in the league table with 11 points from 10 games. Sunrisers are still fifth with eight points from nine outings.

Chasing a 168-run target, the visitors were jolted at the start of their innings with pacer Umesh Yadav disturbing rival skipper David Warner's (4) citadel in the third delivery and then castling Naman Ojha (0) with his last ball. After over one, the Sunriders were 6/2.

Shikhar Dhawan(15) was the next man out as the Sunrisers were reduced to 29/3 in the fifth over.

All-rounder Moises Henriques, however, then took the matter into his own hands as he smashed Yusuf Pathan for 19 runs in his first over.

The 50 came up in 6.5 overs but the innings stuttered again as the Sunrisers kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and found themselves in all sorts of bother at 69/6 by the 12th with two dismal run-outs adding to their woes.

Henriques' (41; 33b, 2x4, 2x6) lone battle ended soon as he top edged one to Manish Pandey in the deep.

Karn Sharma (32; 21b, 0x4, 3x6) Aprovided some late entertainment for the scanty crowd as he belted off-spinner Johan Botha for three consecutive sixes, but by then the die had already been cast.

Earlier in the night, the Knights were off on a canter as skipper Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa plundered 50 runs of just 5.3 overs.

However, Gambhir (31; 23b, 5x4) fell soon thereafter trying to hit Karn Sharma for a biggie.

Uthappa (30; 27b, 3x4) and Jamaican hard-hitter Andre Russell (1) followed their leader into the dugout a little while later, even as the scoreboard kept ticking along at a decent pace.

The 100 came up in the 13th over, and just as KKR looked settled with Manish Pandey and Ryan ten Doeschate, the former fell short of his crease trying to sneak a single amidst indecision.

Three more wickets fell thereafter as KKR scraped past the 160-run mark to post a decent total.

For Sunrisers, Karn Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed two wickets each while Pathan played an unbeaten cameo of 30 in 19 balls for KKR.

Warner's wicket was important for us: Umesh Yadav

 Adjudged man-of-the-match for his for an outstanding bowling performance, Kolkata knight Riders pacer Umesh Yadav said getting rid of Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner early was the most important thing for his side in an Indian Premier League contest here on Monday.

Umesh fiinshed with 2/34 from his four overs which helped his side claim a 35-run victory over Sunrisers. Both his wickets came in the first over as he castled both Warner (4) and Naman Ojha (0) with the score reading 6/2 at the Eden Gardens.

'Warner's wicket was very important for us. We wanted an early wicket and we were extremely happy to get him out. We had a particular plan for him and it worked," Umesh said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

The fast bowler said he is trying to focus on his fitness and strategy which he thinks will make him a better bowler.

"I focus on my fitness and as a bowler, you need to have a proper strategy and plan in place when you go out to bowl,' he said.

Warner rues top-order collapse

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner rued losing too many wickets in the first ten overs led to their downfall, as opponents Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pulled off a 35-run win here at the Eden Gardens on Monday.

Chasing 168 as target, SRH managed only 132/9 after being at 55/4 in 8.1 overs.

"Obviously we didn't start well, we didn't set the tone from ball one. We tried to to keep them under 150-160, and then when you lose two-three wickets in the first 10 it is hard to make a comeback. That's what happens in this format," Warner said after the match.

The Sunrisers skipper also lauded the efforts of KKR pacer Umesh Yadav who bowled exceptionally well upfront picking up figures of 2/34 from his four overs.

"(Umesh) Yadav bowled fantastic and allowed KKR's spinners to play their way," he said.

Warner added he is looking forward to playing in better surfaces and hopes his bowlers will be able to defend well in the next few games.

"The next five games are on good wickets and our bowlers have been defending well so we're looking forward to playing there on those good wickets," he concluded.