11:43pm Right. That will be that from us. A big day in the men's CPL, with the Knight Riders confirming a top-two spot and the Guyana Amazon Warriors on the brink of doing so. The CPL now takes a two-day break before returning from Guyana. Until then, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Binoy George and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Goodbye and take care!

Mark Deyal, Player of the Match: (On what this innings means) I want to thank the almighty for this opportunity tonight. This is special, playing in front of my home crowd and playing for my home team. We had some discussions in the dressing room, we knew how important these two points were. Nice thing about this team is that everyone enjoys each other's success. I talked to Dwayne and he asked me to give himself a chance at the start. I took that advice today and it paid off. (On partnership with Tucker) We ran really well between the wickets and put the pressure on the bowlers when they bowled bad balls. That partnership set up the game. Nicholas messaged me today and told me tonight is my night and just happy to perform. Going to Guyana, at the top of the table, is a nice feeling. Gives us a chance to relax and be a little more well-rested. Everyone is putting up their hands and it is a total team effort.

The Knight Riders, courtesy of this win, are now assured of a top-two berth, which is a big advantage considering the playoff structure. In simpler words, even if they were to lose Qualifier 1, they will have another shot at making the final. This is how the points table looks, and the Kings, having lost today, have to now hope for the Guyana Amazon Warriors to drop a lot of points to make the top two.

11:30pm Another clinical run-chase by the Knight Riders. It was similar to yesterday in that Russell applied the finishing touches but the make-up of this chase could not have been more different. Guptill and Pooran both fell relatively early, leaving Deyal and Tucker to do the heavy lifting. The former, in particular, struggled at the start but grew in stature as the innings progressed. The latter remained unbeaten at the end, ensuring that Russell had the requisite foundation to tee off.

The Kings, on the other hand, would be disappointed with their lack of incision. They accounted for Guptill and Pooran in the powerplay but failed to drive home that advantage in the middle overs, with Pierre and Raza combining for four overs and giving away 43 runs. Joseph, despite picking two wickets, was also expensive and with the Kings not having a lot of runs on the board, they ultimately fell well short.

3 off 8. Can Russell finish it this over?

10 off 9 now. Joseph needs to rip Russell out to give his team any chance

18 needed off 12 balls and this is still the Knight Riders' game to lose. Joseph, though, has one over left and that could be the final roll of the dice for the Kings. For what it is worth, the Royals needed 18 off 12 in the earlier game today, and they lost