Riding on Man-of-the-Match, Umesh Yadav’s figures of 3 for 13, KKR crushed KXIP in the first qualifier match of the ongoing IPL, to enter into the tournament’s final. Batting first, KKR scored 163 with the help of Robin Uthappa’s 30 ball 42. While chasing the target, Punjab could manage only 135 losing 8 wickets.