4 envelope: KXIP 28/0
0, 4, 0, 4, 0, 6 – Mayank Agarwal (17 *) decided to spread his arms against Prasidh Krishna when the right-hander hit two fours and a six in the end. Agarwal started with a four, hitting it over the filder in the middle, then took a direct shot to the ground to wait for his second four. He then finished the finale with a six crack over extra deep cover, the first high of the chase. 14 runs from above.
3 envelopes: KXIP 14/0
Punjab starters started cautiously. Pat Cummins gave up just 6 runs in his second over.
2 envelope: KXIP 8/0
5 races of the first Prasidh Krishna over. Good start for the pacemaker.
1.2 overs: DROPPED AND FOUR! Andre Russell gives KL Rahul, at 2, an early life and the ball rolled over the edge. KXIP 7/0
* Prasidh Krishna will share the new dance with Pat Cummins
1 envelope: KXIP 3/0
Just three singles from Pat Cummins’ first over.
Welcome back! KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal to start the KXIP manhunt. Pat Cummins with the ball for KKR.
Arshdeep Singh (4-1-25-1):“The plan was to keep it simple and execute it. We had to go wide open against Russell and DK, and that plan paid off. It’s about the execution. It was sticking a bit on the surface at first. But we threw the long hard and it paid off. Pity. The pitch is getting better for hitting, so I think it’s a good score to chase. “
20 on: KKR 164/6
Dinesh Karthik (58 of 29 balls) ran out of last ball while trying to steal a second run. Nice shot from the Kolkata skipper and together with Shubman Gill (57 of 47) brought the total to 164/6. Good effort by Chris Jordan (4-0-37-0) with the ball in the end of the final, he conceded only 9 runs.
19 overs: KKR 155/5
Arshdeep Singh’s penultimate brilliant as the pacemaker gave up just 9 runs and took a wicket. Singh final figures: 4-1-25-1
18.2 overs: OUT! Arshdeep Singh attacks to fire Andre Russell (5). KKR 150/5
Good bowling from young Arshdeep. After his first ball went to the limit of the third man after finding the edge, the pacemaker threw a wide yorker and this time the edge went straight to goalkeeper Simran Singh.
18 overs: KKR 146/4
13 races and a start from the last over for Mohammed Shami. Shami Figures: 4-0-30-1
17.5 overs: OUT! Shubman Gill runs out of 57. KKR 145/4
Good innings from Gill as the starter scored 57 on 47 balls with the help of five fours. He also added 82 valuable runs for the fourth wicket with his skipper Dinesh Karthik.
* FIFTY for Dinesh Karthik (53 *) with 22 balls, his 19th in IPL. KKR 143/3
Karthik hit all fours in a row against Mohammed Shami to reach the milestone. So far, the KKR skipper has hit two six and seven four.
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17 overs: KKR 133/3
18 RACES! Another big win over Kolkata when captain Dinesh Karthik (43 * of 19) broke a six and two fours on consecutive balls from Chris Jordan.
16.3 overs: SIX! Dinesh Karthik (38 *) hits Chris Jordan in the long run for his second high. KKR 126/3
16 overs: KKR 115/3
2, 4, 0, 4, 0, 4 – After conceding just 2 runs in his first two overs, pacemaker Arshdeep Singh leaked 14 runs in his third. Dinesh Karthik (28 * of 15) took aim at the young pacemaker and hit three fours on him. Good for Kolkata.
15 about: KKR 101/3
10 races from Ravi Bishnoi’s final when roulette returned figures of 1 by 25 in 4 overs.
* FIFTY for Shubman Gill (50 *) with 42 balls, his sixth in IPL. KKR 97/3 at 14.3 over
Gill hit his fifth quarter of innings to hit the benchmark.
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14 overs: KKR 91/3
Dinesh Karthik (13 *) finished off Mujeeb Ur Rahman with six grand at length and roulette leaked 16 runs. Shubman Gill (44 *) also scored a four in the final, the highest yet for KKR. Mujeed finished her spell with the figures of 0 for 44 in 4 overs.
Time is over!
13 overs: KKR 75/3
7 runs of Ravi Bishnoi’s third over. His figures so far: 3-0-15-1
12 overs: KKR 68/3
Again good recovery for Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Shubman Gill (34 *) hit roulette by a four in the second installment, but ended up giving that away. He threw five point balls in the end.
11 overs: KKR 64/3
Successful over Ravi Bishnoi when the spinner took a wicket and gave away only four singles on it.
10.4 overs: OUT! Ravi Bishnoi gets rid of Eoin Morgan (24). KKR 63/3
Breakthrough for Punjab when Bishnoi sent Morgan back to the pavilion. Morgan hit Glenn Maxwell directly at length after scoring 24 of 23 balls that included six and two fours. The southpaw added 49 valuable runs for the third wicket with Shubman Gill.
10 about: KKR 60/2
Good comeback for Mujeeb Ur Rahman, as the spinner conceded only 11 runs despite Eoin Morgan (23 *) hitting six in the second installment. Five singles and a six on it.
9.2 overs: SIX! Eoin Morgan (21 *) hits Mujeeb Ur Rahman over deep medium ground for the first high of the contest. KKR 56/2
* 50 appears for KKR in 9.1 overs – 50/2
Time is over!
9 overs: KKR 49/2
Good and orderly start from Ravi Bishnoi, he gave up just 4 runs in his first over.
* Bowling change: Ravi Bishnoi goes on the attack
8 over: KKR 45/2
No limits, but Chris Jordan gave away 7 runs.
7 overs: KKR 38/2
First big change for Kolkata. Eoin Morgan (10 *) hit a four when Mujeeb Ur Rahman leaked 13 runs in his first over.
* Bowling change: Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes on the attack
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6 over: KKR 2/25
End of Powerplay. Mohammed Shami gave up 6 runs in his third over (3-0-18-1) and gave KXIP a good start.
5.3 overs: FOUR! Eoin Morgan opens his account with a four to half window in front of Mohammed Shami. KKR 2/23
* Mohammed Shami gets his third over from the other end.
5 on: KKR 2/19
Chris Jordan started with a neat change when he leaked just a four, got hit by Shubman Gill (12 *) and threw five points.
* Bowling change: Chris Jordan goes on the attack
4 on: KKR 2/15
After starting with a maiden, Arshdeep Singh’s second saw a run and two singles. Well in the middle for the pacemaker.
3.3 overs: OUT! Nitish Rana runs out for 2. KKR 2/14
Great confusion and Rana and Shubman Gill found themselves together at the front end. Terrible start for Kolkata as they lost two wickets early in the contest.
3 on: KKR 13/1
Early advance and 6 runs from Mohammed Shami’s second.
2.4 overs: OUT! Mohammed Shami clears Rahul Tripathi for 4. KKR 12/1
BOLUS! After landing a four on the previous ball, Tripathi went for a big one and completely missed it as the ball castled into his center and the stumps of his leg. Good bowling from Shami.
2.3 overs: FOUR! Rahul Tripathi opens his account with a four against Mohammed Shami. KKR 12/0
2 envelope: KKR 7/0
Arshdeep Singh began his spell with a maiden over. Excellent start!
* Arshdeep Singh will share the new ball with Mohammed Shami
1 envelope: KKR 7/0
Shubman Gill (6 *) hit a four when Mohammed Shami gave up 7 runs in his first over.
Here we go … Rahul Tripathi and Shubman Gill to kick off the KKR entries. Mohammed Shami with the ball for KXIP.
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PLAY XI
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (c), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Simran Singh (week), Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Horsemen of the Kolkata Knights: Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (c / wk), Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
THE CAPTAIN SPEAKS
KL Rahul (KXIP):“We have a lot of experience like Anil, Andy and Jonty. We have Gayle and Maxi and older people who have kept it positive. We just haven’t changed things in the big moments, that’s why we are at the bottom of the table.” Jordan enters for Cottrell, who has a problem and could miss a couple of games. “
Dinesh Karthik (KKR):“The wicket looks dry, so we will have a bat first. As the tournament progresses, we will get the correct batting order, but it worked well in the last game. Mavi has some complaints, so Prasidh comes for him.. “
EQUIPMENT CHANGES: Prasidh Krishna replaces Shivam Mavi in KKR eleven, while Chris Jordan replaces Sheldon Cottrell by KXIP.
PITCH NEWS: KKR wins the draw and opts to bat.
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Welcome once again here at Timesofindia.com for another double-game Saturday in the Indian Premier League that will start with two teams trying to revive their campaign: Kings XI Punjab against Kolkata Knight Riders in the first game and Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second.
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