Before the Knight Riders picked up the final 2 wickets to restrict PBKS to 137, Kagiso Rabada and Odean Smith scored crucial 35 runs for the 9th wicket. Southee’s sensational catch caught Rabada in the deep, while Arshdeep Singh was run-out for zero.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) returned to winning in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 held on Friday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. KKR defeated the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets.
With a magnificent 4-wicket haul, Umesh Yadav stripped out through PBKS’ batters, before Andre Russell’s annihilating unbeaten show of 70 off just 31 deliveries encouraged KKR to a dominant win over PBKS.
The Kolkata Knight Riders lost two early wickets while chasing 138 runs for the win. Odean Smith caught Ajinkya Rahane as he hit the 4000 IPL runs milestone in yesterday’s match.
Harpreet Brar, inside the circle, bowled to Venkatesh Iyer, leading to a sharp-catch. Sam Billings teamed up with skipper Shreyas Iyer, who appeared to be in good form and they together dealt with the boundaries.
After bowling a stunning double-wicket maiden over to dismiss skipper Iyer for 26 runs and Nitish Rana for a second-ball duck, KKR, much to their dismay, were 51-2 at the end of the 5th over.
After a couple of overs, Andre Russell smashed 2 mammoth sixes off Harpreet Brar to take KKR to 17 runs in the 10th over.
Billings wrapped up the over with a maximum straight down the ground on a free-hit while Russell hammered 3 magnificent sixes and 1 four.
Russell hit the 50-run mark, ending Arshdeep Singh’s over with a slice over deep-cover for six, after only 5 runs came from Rahul Chahar’s 13th over.
Russell ended the chase with consecutive sixes. He remained undefeated on 70 runs off just 31 balls to complete a glorious win.
PBKS on the Field
The Punjab Kings, who were given the opportunity to bat first, made one change in their lineup: Kagiso Rabada replaced Sandeep Sharma. In the 1st over, Umesh Yadav continued his brilliant with the new ball, dismissing PBKS skipper Mayank Agarwal for LBW.
The strain of losing an early wicket didn’t appear to bother PBKS much, as new man in Bhanuka Rajapaksa was up and running with 3 fours and 3 sixes before being caught inside the circle by Shivam Mavi’s bowling.
The Punjab Kings were at 62 runs off 3 wickets at the end of powerplay after losing their third wicket, Shikhar Dhawan, who was caught behind for 16 runs.
After the first 6 overs, the KKR made a 2-wicket addition in their count.
After Livingstone was caught in the deep, Yadav took his 2nd wicket of the innings, while Narine removed Raj Bawa’s stumps in the next over.
The pressure on the batters increased when Shahrukh Khan was declared out for a duck in the 13th over, bowled by Southee, with PBKS on 85 runs at the cost of 5 wicket after half the innings.
Yadav, who returned to deliver his final over of the innings, struck twice, dismissing Harpeet Brar and Rahul Chahar with a double-wicket maiden. Chahar got caught by the fielder. Brar got out by the pacer.
Before the Knight Riders picked up the final 2 wickets to restrict PBKS to 137, Kagiso Rabada and Odean Smith scored crucial 35 runs for the 9th wicket. Southee’s sensational catch caught Rabada in the deep, while Arshdeep Singh was run-out for zero.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders- 141 runs off 4 wickets
Andre Russell was at 70 runs not out, Shreyas Iyer hit 26 runs and Rahul Chahar hit the stumps twice, giving away only 13 runs.
Punjab Kings- 137 all out
Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 31 runs, Kagiso Rabada hit 25 runs and Umesh Yadav added 4 wickets to his count at the expense of 23 run.
KKR beat PBKS by 6 wickets.
Published By : Revathy G Sanal
Edited By : Subbuthai Padma
