Durban, Apr 21: Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 11 runs in a rain truncated Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field first.
Kings XI, which had earlier lost its opening match to Delhi Daredevils, got a poor start when both opener Karan Goel lost his wickets early.
Irfan Pathan, who was promoted up in the order, hit some beautiful shots. He scored 32 runs off 17 balls.