Riding on a gutsy 40 by Chris Gayle and unbeaten 35-ball 44 by MN van Wyk, Kolkata Knight Riders survived some mid-innings scare to post 139 for 6 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match today.

Gayle, who held his nerve and kept hammering the opponent bowlers hard during the 37-ball innings while his partners kept changing on other side of the crease, helped his side overcome the early jolts received.