Yuvraj Singh also played nice cameo, smacking three sixes in his 20-ball 30 before being dismissed on the last delivery of the innings.
Pandey, who was also removed in the last over, scored his first fifty of the season that saw eight fours and a six.
Skipper Finch led Pune Warriors from the front with fine knock. KKR pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji ended Pune's skipper brisk knock that included three huge sixes and two fours.
The quick-fire 56-run stand between Finch and Manish Pandey helped Warriors gain the momentum.
Pandey also joined the party after Finch's dismissal as he smashed three boundaries in a row off Jacques Kallis to lead Warriors.
Sachithra Senanayake struck to give Kolkata Knight Riders first breakthrough as he dismissed Pune Warriors India's Robin Uthappa.
Warriors got off to good start with a fine opening stand between Uthappa and Aaron Finch. The duo added 41-run in 5.4 overs and took the advantage of the mandatory powerplay.
Uthappa's 25 off 21 was studded with two sixes and a four.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and decided to bowl against Pune Warriors India.
The Knights go into this match as favourites especially after registering their first back-to-back wins in the tournament.
But their batting remains a concern especially after how they faltered trying to chase down 115 runs against RCB.
Pune Warriors, who are out of contention, have only pride at stake and will hope for a morale boosting win against the defending champions.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (capt), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Manoj Tiwary, Debrata Das, Rajat Bhatia, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Laxmipathy Balaji.
Pune Warriors India: Aaron Finch (capt), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yuvraj Singh, Luke Wright, Angelo Mathews, Raiphi Gomez, Wayne Parnell, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ali Murtaza, Ishwar Pandey.
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