Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada were due to return for the Lions clash against the Dolphins on Thursday.

Kevin Pietersen scored 68 off just 45 balls, which included six boundaries and four boundaries.

While Robin Uthappa blazed his way to a fiery 85 off 55 balls with the help of 13 boundaries, Manish Pandey matched his senior partner stroke for stroke en route his 47-ball 76-run knock which was studded with five fours and five huge sixes.

Kolkata Knight Riders won their fourth successive game when they beat Dolphins by 36 runs in Hyderabad.

Dolphins are already out of the semi final race having lost all the three matches in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders are through to the last four of the Champions League Twenty20.

Kolkata Knight Riders have already qualified for the semifinal, while Dolphins, who have lost all their three matches, will be playing for pride in their final group game.

Umar Akmal smashed 73 not out as Lahore Lions recovered from 36/4 to 164/5.

Lahore Lions entered the main draw of the Champions League Twenty20 following two wins in three matches they played in the Qualifying Group. They thrashed Mumbai Indians by six wickets with eight balls remaining in the match on September 13.

Despite their 12-match winning streak, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir does not want his players to relax before their least league game against Dolphins.

The Chennai Super Kings notched up an imposing 242 for six and then saw off Dolphins' early onslaught to bowl them out for 188 in 20 overs.

After losing their opening game to Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings got their first points in the Champions League Twenty20 against Dolphins in Bangalore.

After losing their opening games in the Champions League Twenty20, Chennai Super Kings and Dolphins will be desperate for their first points when they clash in Bangalore on Monday.

Perth Scorchers all-rounder Mitchell Marsh smashed two sixes off last two balls to take his side to an unexpected win over Dolphins.

Needing 12 off the last two deliveries, Mitchell Marsh dispatched seamer Robbie Frylinck over deep mid-wicket and long-on to successfully chase down a target of 165 set up by the Dolphins.