Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell muscled Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mondays IPL encounter. Half-centuries for Virat Kohli (52 from 44) - the highest run scorer in the 2016 tournament to date - and KL Rahul (52 from 32), coupled with Bangalores lower middle order pummelling 54 runs from their final three overs, propelled the hosts to an imposing 185-7 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.Kohlis men looked well in control when Pathan (60no from 29) and Russell (39 from 24) joined forces in the 11th over of the run chase with the score on 69-4, but the Kolkata pair lashed 96 in 44 balls as the visitors triumphed with five deliveries to spare.Virat Kohli (433) has scored the most runs in IPL 2016 to date Pathan and Russells pyrotechnics - they bashed three and four sixes respectively - lifted Knight Riders level on 10 points with second-placed Mumbai Indians, with Bangalore stuck on four after a third straight loss - and another failure for Chris Gayle.Marcus North and Dominic Cork urge Royal Challengers Bangalore to pick England seamer Chris Jordan after another IPL defeat. Gayle (7), who had missed his teams previous four games following the birth of his daughter, was caught out in the second over, a ball after clubbing Morne Morkel (2-28) for a maximum.The Jamaican has made just 21 runs in six innings since smoking an unbeaten 100 against England during the group stages of the World T20, form in complete contrast to Kohlis, with his patient fifty against Kolkata his eighth in 11 T20 knocks.Rahuls half-century was his third in a row, following on from totals of 51 against Gujarat Lions and Sunrisers Hyderabad, though he bettered his previous efforts by just one run after splicing Piyush Chawla (2-32) to deep cover in the 12th over. Chawla then trapped AB de Villiers (4) lbw in his next over and Kohli was finally pouched by Russell - Kolkatas most economical bowler after shipping only 24 runs from his four overs - in the 17th having been dropped by visiting skipper Gautam Gambhir from Morkels previous delivery.Shane Watson (34 from 21), Sachin Baby (16 from 8) and Stuart Binny (16 from 4) peppered the boundary towards the death, though, with medium-pacer Binny then striking with the ball in Kolkatas opening over after having Robin Uthappa (1) caught by Kohli at point.Bangalore tightened their grip on the game when ousting the reliable Gambhir (37) in the ninth over but Russell - who was caught in the middle of the 18th over - and Pathans brutal display of hitting consigned the hosts to another defeat and secured Kolkata a first win in three.Catch more IPL action on Tuesday as Delhi Daredevils - victorious over Kolkata on Saturday due in large part to Sam Billings debut half-century - take on table toppers Gujarat Lions. 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Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend.James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has stated that pregnancy policies around the nations women cricketers will be addressed in the current round of MOU negotiations with the Australian Cricketers Association, though he asserted his comfort with a system that presently requires players to declare their maternal status when signing a contract.Australias Sex Discrimination Act states that it is unlawful to ask a potential employee if they are pregnant, yet women signing to play in CA competitions are asked to state whether or not they are, in one of the clauses of their standard contracts. Both Sutherland and the team performance manager Pat Howard stated this was purely a health and safety measure.However Sutherland, when pressed on the issue during an interview on ABC Radio, said that CA would work with the ACA to ensure the terms and conditions for female cricketers would be reviewed during the present round of talks to ensure the next agreement was in line with best practice for female athletes. It has been suggested - in keeping with the health and safety element - that women be permitted to declare whether they are pregnant or not to the relevant CA or state medical officer without the need for a clause in the contract itself, thus maintaining doctor-patient confidentiality.The critical thing here is that its a health and safety issue, Sutherland said. So its understood that a woman can declare herself pregnant, but the extension of that is we know they have taken medical advice, so if they continue to play then everyones aware and we can secure their safety.That doesnt mean the woman cannot sign the contract. We need them to declare that they can continue to play, adhering to medical advice. All were saying is they need to say they are, so that everyone understands. They can take their own advice on continuing to play from a medical professional, but also so that our medical staff are aware so we can support them in that situation. Thats the intention - its not to stop a pregnant woman from playing.There are different stages of pregnancy, its a matter of disclosure and understanding and then working with the individual to make choices along the way and being offered thaat support.dddddddddddd. We havent had someone say theyre pregnant at the time of signing. We have had someone fall pregnant in their contract period, and they decided at a certain point that they wouldnt continue to play, and we paid out their contract for the remainder of the period.Sutherlands 15-year-old daughter, Annabel, is a contracted player with Melbourne Renegades, and he stated he was comfortable with her operating under these regulations. Yes, because what is important here is health and safety, he said, and if she was carrying a baby, the health and safety of that baby.Quite apart from pregnancy policy, Australias female cricketers are presently not eligible for the sort of paid maternity leave mandatory even for CAs own employees. Issues have also been raised around players relocating from their home states for the Womens Big Bash League. Sutherland conceded that gender equity in cricket was still some way from being fully realised. I think across the board from grassroots up, I dont think gender equity is there in cricket, he said. Thats something that as an administration body, as administrators, we are determined to chase in the states and territories. We want there to be equal opportunity for girls to play our sport as there is for boys.But this is to some extent pioneering stuff. Its not easy. There are challenges, because clubs and organisations are set up to play cricket on a certain amount of ovals. Were needing to find places for girls to play and getting to find volunteers and resources around girls teams to allow them to have a great experience playing cricket. Its not that easy, were determined to make sure it changes.We had great success with clubs and organisations, with the increased funding for girls to basically increase the number of girls teams playing across the country. A number of new organisations and competitions have started up this year. Were thrilled with that response, but in some ways thats affirmative action to change the landscape and create the opportunities that werent previously there.Negotiations with the ACA continue. ' ' '