With the win, PBKS have 10 points from 12 matches. KKR too have 10 points from 12 games. But KKR are placed fourth and are a spot above PBKS in the points table due to their better net run rate. KKR have a net run rate of +0.302 and PBKS have a net run rate of 0.236.
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Player of the Match
Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul is the Player of the Match for his 67 from 55 balls which guided his team in chase.
KL Rahul: Used to close finishes but I willtake the two points (heaves a huge sigh). We played it smartly. Realised it was a decent wicket and can't experiment too much. Went slightly defensive with the ball. Wasn't much spin. Wanted to make the batters hit to the bigger side. With the bat also we've given clear roles to players. Obviously want to finish games. Weather's not been too kind coming straight from England. Win will give us confidence and hopefully we'll build on it. These are things that kill me as a captain. Don't want to leave out the Indian boys. With a heavy heart had to leave Harpreet out. Had to see what would be our best XI with Chris leaving the bubble. Shahrukh has been batting brilliantly in the nets. Saw how strong he is in the first phase. He's asking a lot of questions and wanting to finish games. Today he played proper cricket shots, got a few boundaries and we all know he can hit the ball a long way. He can finish games, has done it for Tamil Nadu. Often times we've put too much pressure on ourselves. Everybody knows we are a far better team. Putting too much pressure on ourselves is not helping. Message has been to give our best. Every game we've fought till the end.
Eoin MorganKKR captain:Initially we didn't field that well, we put catches down, myself early and other guys, it has cost us. When the game gets that tight towards the end, extra few wickets down would have helped us. Equally, I thought we fought hard, batted really well and probably had a par score. Not a winning score on that wicket but thought the bowlers did a good job. Kings played well and then we fought back, catches have cost us. I thought in real time it was out (referring to the Rahul catch in the 19th over). Obviously when you slow things down and analyse it.. that the third umpire thought otherwise and his decision is made, that's final and we need to get on with it. But it would have been nice if we had got that wicket. I think everyone that went out there found it difficult to get going initially, it was not an easy wicket to start on. But after having a strong 13-14 overs we didn't capitalize on that platform. Yeah, he (Venkatesh Iyer) is (some player). He's a real find for us, has been with us the whole campaign and we have watched him in practice.. above all his attitude is fantastic for a guy that plays fearlessly as he does with the bat. He takes a lot of responsibility with the ball, Dre Russ leaves a huge gap in the allrounder position for us but to have someone come in and contribute is really outstanding. We have played some great cricket in the second half and have some positives to take away from tonight as well. Two more games to go, we will fight hard and hopefully get a couple of good results and be in the playoffs.
Result
Punjab Kings win by 5 wickets.
PBKS 168/5 after 19.3 overs.
Iyer to bowl the last over.
19.1 Iyer to Shahrukh, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Shahrukh gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to the keeper, Shahrukh takes a single.
19.2 Iyer to Rahul, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on off-stump, Rahul makes room and hits the ball straight to the man at long-off.
Fabian Allen walks out to bat.
19.3 Iyer to Shahrukh, ALMOST ANOTHER CATCH BUT IT IS A SIX! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Shahrukh pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket where Rahul Tripathi almost pulls off a catch but he is unable to as the ball slips from his grips and flies over the boundary rope.
PBKS 161/4 after 19 overs.
Mavi to bowl the nineteenth over.
18.1 Mavi to Rahul, EDGE AND FOUR! Full toss wide of off-stump, Rahul swings his bat, the ball takes a thick edge and goes wide of the man at short third-man for a boundary.
18.2 Mavi to Rahul, no run, full toss wide of off-stump, Rahul swings his bat, the ball takes an inside edge and goes on one bounce to the keeper.
18.3 Mavi to Rahul, no run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Rahul slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket where Rahul Tripathi dives forward and completes a stunning catch, but the on field umpire is not sure about the catch and he refers the call for the third umpire, the third umpire takes his time and feels that the ball has touched the ground.
18.4 Mavi to Rahul, 1 run, slow full toss on off-stump, Rahul hits the ball down to long-on for a run.
18.5Mavi to Shahrukh, 1 run, yorker on middle stump, Shahrukh drives the ball down the ground for a single.
18.6Mavi to Rahul, FOUR! Full toss wide of off-stump, Rahul hammers the ball over backward point for a boundary.
PBKS 151/4 after 18 overs.
Southee to bowl the eighteenth over.
17.1 Southee to Rahul, 1 run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, Rahul paddles flicks the ball just over the keeper for a single.
17.2Southee to Shahrukh, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Shahrukh works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.
17.3Southee to Rahul, 1 run, slow bouncer wide of off-stump, Rahul pulls and sends the ball down to long-on for just one.
17.4Southee to Shahrukh, FOUR! Short ball wide of off-stump, Shahrukh smacks the ball through cover and gets a very important boundary for PBKS.
17.5Southee to Shahrukh, 1 run, slow good length ball on off-stump, Shahrukh taps the ball to the man at short third-man for a quick single.
17.6Southee to Rahul, 1 run, slow back of the length ball on off-stump, Rahul cuts and the ball on one bounce goes to Karthik behind the wickets, Karthik fails to collect the ball cleanly and Rahul takes a single.
PBKS 142/4 after 17 overs.
Mavi to bowl the seventeenth over.
16.1Mavi to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Rahul drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
16.2 Mavi to Hooda, 2 runs, full ball on off-stump, Hooda slogs the ball to deep square-leg for a couple of runs.
16.3 Mavi to Hooda, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on off-stump, Hooda slogs and the ball flies straight into the hands of the man at deep mid-wicket.
Shahrukh Khan walks out to bat.
16.4 Mavi toShahrukh, 2runs, slow back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Shahrukh cuts the ball through backward point for a couple of runs.
16.5Mavi toShahrukh, SIX! Short ball on off-stump, Shahrukh pulls and sends the ball to deep square-leg, Iyer just at the boundary rope stretches his hand to take a one-hand catch, he manages to catch the ball but trips over the boundary rope.
16.6Mavi toShahrukh, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Shahrukh pushes the ball to cover.
PBKS 131/3 after 16 overs.
Narine to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1Narine to Markram, no run, slow fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Markram steps out for a big shot but the ball raps on the pads.
15.1Narine to Markram, WIDE! Short ball bowled way outside the off-stump.
15.2Narine to Markram, SIX! MONSTER! Full ball on off and middle stump, Markram swings his bat and sends the ball way way way back in the stands towards the mid-wicket side.
15.2Narine to Markram, WIDE! Short ball bowled way outside the line of off-stump.
15.3Narine to Markram, WICKET! CAUGHT! Short ball bowled way outside the line of off-stump, Markram hits the ball hard and sends the ball straight into the hands of the man at long-off.
Deepak Hooda walks out to bat.
15.4 Narine to Hooda, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Hooda drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
15.5 Narine to Rahul, 1 run, slow short ball on off-stump, Rahul pulls and guides the ball down to long-on for a run.
15.6Narine to Hooda, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Hooda pushes the ball to cover.
PBKS 121/2 after 15 overs.
Southee to bowl the fifteenth over.
14.1Southee to Markram, 2 runs, slow short ball on off-stump, Markram mistimes his pull and the ball falls in no man's land, Markram completes a couple of runs.
14.2Southee to Markram, no run, slow short ball on off-stump, Markram mistimes his pull, the ball raps on the pads.
14.3Southee to Markram, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Markram mistimes his shot, the ball takes an inside edge and goes down to deep backward square-leg for a single.
14.3Southee to Rahul, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
14.4Southee to Rahul, SIX AND FIFTY FOR KL RAHUL! Slow back of the length ball on off-stump, Rahul pulls and sends the ball flying over deep mid-wicket boundary rope for a maximum!!!
14.5Southee to Rahul, 1 run, slow bouncer, Rahul pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.
14.6Southee to Markram, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Markram drives the ball down the ground for a single.
PBKS 109/2 after 14 overs.
Narine to bowl the fourteenth over.
13.1Narine to Rahul, 1 run, back of the length ball drifting on pads, Rahul works the ball to square-leg for a run.
13.2 Narine to Markram, 1 run, good length ball on off and middle stump, Markram steps out of the crease and chips the ball down to long-off for a run.
13.3Narine to Rahul, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Rahul guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket to milk another single.
13.4Narine to Markram, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Markram makes room and hits the ball, the bal ball falls short of the man at short third-man and Markram takes a single.
13.5Narine to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Rahul slogs the ball to square-leg for a run.
13.6Narine to Markram, 1 run, fullish ball on middle stump, Markram flicks and chips the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.
PBKS 103/2 after 13 overs.
Iyer to bowl the thirteenth over.
12.1 Iyer to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Rahul slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
12.2 Iyer to Markram, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Markram hits the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
12.3Iyer to Rahul, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Rahul moves to the off-side and slaps the ball down to long-on for a run.
12.4 Iyer to Markram, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Markram drives the ball to long-on for another single.
12.5Iyer to Rahul, SIX! Half-volley on middle stump, Rahul swings his big bat and deposits the ball over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie!!!!
12.6Iyer to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Rahul drives the ball through cover for a run.
PBKS 85/2 after 11 overs.
Chakaravarthy tobowl the eleventh over.
10.1Chakaravarthy to Pooran, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Pooran cuts the ball through cover for a single.
10.2Chakaravarthy to Rahul, 1 run, full toss on off-stump, Rahul hammers the ball down the ground for a single.
10.3Chakaravarthy to Pooran, SIX! Juicy full toss wide of off-stump, Pooran slog sweeps the ball and sends it flying over deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
10.4Chakaravarthy to Pooran, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Pooran goes for a big shot once more but he doesn't time his shot well and the ball flies straight down the throat of Shivam Mavi at sweeper cover.
Aiden Markram walks out to bat.
10.5Chakaravarthy to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rahul pushes the ball down to long-off for a single.
10.6Chakaravarthy to Markram, no run, slow good length ball on off-stump, Markram works the ball to mid-wicket.
PBKS 76/1 after 10 overs.
Narine to bowl the tenth over.
9.1Narine to Pooran, DROPPED! Full ball wide of off-stump, Pooran drives the ball straight to Rahul Tripathi at cover and Tripathi drops an easy chance, Pooran takes a couple of runs.
9.2Narine to Pooran, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Pooran drives the ball through cover for a run.
9.3Narine to Rahul, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Rahul works the ball to point.
9.4Narine to Rahul, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Rahul works the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.5Narine to Pooran, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Pooran taps the ball to cover and takes a sharp single.
9.6Narine to Rahul, no run, full ball on off and middle stump, Rahul drives the ball with soft hands back to Narine.
PBKS 71/1 after 9 overs.
Chakaravarthy to bowl the ninth over.
8.1Chakaravarthy to Rahul, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Rahul steps out and hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.
8.2Chakaravarthy to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rahul hits the ball straight down the ground for a single.
8.3Chakaravarthy to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Mayank works the ball to the leg side for another single.
8.4Chakaravarthy to Rahul, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Rahul works the ball to mid-wicket for a run.
8.5Chakaravarthy to Mayank, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Mayank hits the ball straight to Eoin Morgan at extra-cover.
Nicholas Pooran walks out to bat.
8.6Chakaravarthy to Pooran, 1 run, full toss on off-stump, Pooran drives the ball down the ground for a run.
PBKS 63/0 after 8 overs.
Venkatesh Iyer to bowl the eigth over.
7.1Iyerto Rahul, no run, full-length ball on off stump, Rahul drives the ball back to Iyer.
7.2 Iyer to Rahul, 2 runs, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Rahul drives the ball through cover and gets a couple of runs.
7.3Iyer to Rahul, 1 run, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, Iyer hammers the ball down to long-on for a run.
7.4 Iyer to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank works the ball to square-leg for another run.
7.5Iyer to Rahul, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Rahul pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.5 Iyer to Mayank, NO BALL! WAIST-HIGH FULL TOSS! Mayank fails to hit the ball.
7.6 Iyer to Mayank, SIX! Full toss and Mayank hammers the ball over cover for a maximum!!!!!!
PBKS 51/0 after 7 overs.
Chakaravarthy tobowl the seventh over.
6.1 Chakaravarthy toRahul, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Rahul drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
6.2Chakaravarthy toMayank, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Mayank works the ball on the leg side for a run.
6.3Chakaravarthy to Rahul, fullish ball on off-stump, Rahul drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
6.4Chakaravarthy to Mayank, 1 Leg Bye, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side, Mayank takes a single.
6.5Chakaravarthy to Rahul, no run, short ball on off-stump, Rahul pushes the ball to cover.
6.6Chakaravarthy to Rahul, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Rahul cuts the ball through point for a run.
PBKS 46/0 after 6 overs.
Sunil Narine to bowl the sixth over.
5.1 Narine to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Rahul drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
5.2 Narine to Mayank, SIX! Fuller ball on off-stump, Mayank goes on one knee and then smacks the ball straight over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!
5.3Narine to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Mayank works the ball on the leg side for a run.
5.4Narine to Rahul, 2 runs, full ball on off-stump, Rahul hits the ball over point and gets a couple of runs.
5.5Narine to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rahul drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
5.6Narine to Mayank, 2 runs, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Mayank works the ball to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
PBKS 33/0 after 5 overs.
Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl the fifth over.
4.1Chakaravarthy to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Rahul works the ball to the leg side for a run.
4.2Chakaravarthy to Mayank, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to the fielder at cover.
4.3Chakaravarthy to Mayank, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to the man at point.
4.4Chakaravarthy to Mayank, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Mayank slogs the ball to the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a run.
4.5Chakaravarthy to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Rahul works the ball to the leg side for a single.
PBKS 30/0 after 4 overs.
Mavi to bowl the fourth over.
3.1Mavi to Rahul, no run, short ball on off-stump, Rahul punches the ball to cover where Morgan dives and saves one more boundary.
3.2Mavi to Rahul, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Rahul works the ball to mid-wicket.
3.3Mavi to Rahul, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Rahul drives the ball down to third-man for another run.
3.4Mavi to Mayank, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, a swing and a miss from Mayank.
3.5Mavi to Mayank, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank plays a cover drive but the ball finds a fielder.
3.6Mavi to Mayank, FOUR! GREAT SHOT! Short and wide, Mayank makes room and slaps the ball over cover for a boundary.
PBKS 25/0 after 3 overs.
Southee to bowl the third over.
2.1 Southee to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank squeezes the ball down to third-man for a run.
2.2Southee to Rahul, no run, good length ball on middle and off-stump, Rahul drives the ball to cover.
2.3Southee to Rahul, FOUR! DRIVEN DOWN THE GROUND! Half-volley on middle stump, Rahul hammers the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.
2.4Southee to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Rahul goes for a drive but the ball takes an inside edge and rolls to mid-on and Rahul takes a single.
2.5Southee to Mayanak, SIX!Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Mayank hammers the ball over cover for a biggie!!!
2.6Southee to Mayank, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank hits the ball back to Southee.
PBKS 13/0 after 2 overs.
Shivam Mavi to bowl the second over.
1.1 Mavi to Rahul, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Rahul punches the ball to cover where Morgan puts a dive and stops a certain boundary.
1.2 Mavi to Rahul, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Rahul plays a late cut to the man at point.
1.3 Mavi to Rahul, 1 Leg Bye, short ball on middle and leg stump, the ball hits the pads and goes to the leg side for a single.
1.4 Mavi to Mayank, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to the fielder at point.
1.5 Mavi to Mayank, FOUR! Mavi bowls a half-tracker and Mayank swings his bat to lift the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
1.6 Mavi to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Mayank works the ball down to mid-on for a run.
PBKS 7/0 after 1 over.
Tim Southee to bowl the first over of the inning.
0.1Southee to Rahul, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rahul drives the ball through backward point for a single.
0.2Southee to Mayank, DROPPED! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball straight into the hands of Eoin Morgan at cover and the KKR captain drops a dolly.
0.3Southee to Mayank, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball down to third-man for a single.
0.4Southee to Rahul, 1 run, short and wide, Rahul cuts the ball through point for a run.
0.5Southee to Mayank, FOUR! STYLISH! Fuller delivery wide of off-stump, Mayank plays a superb cover drive wide of extra-cover for a boundary.
0.6Southee to Mayank, no run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, the ball nips back in and beats the edge of the bat to go to the keeper.
Welcome back for the chase. The players and the umpires are back on the field. The chase is about to get underway.
KKR 165/7 after 20 overs.
Arshdeep to bowl the last over.
19.1Arshdeep to Narine, 2runs, full ball on leg stump, Narine flicks the ball to fine-leg for a couple of runs,
19.2Arshdeep to Narine, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Narine hammers the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
19.3 Arshdeep to Karthik, 2runs, full ball wide of off-stump, Karthik sweeps the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.
19.4 Arshdeep to Karthik, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Karthik pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
19.5Arshdeep to Narine, 1 Bye, full ball on off-stump, the ball goes through the big gap between Narine's legs and goes to the keeper, Narine takes a single.
19.6 Arshdeep to Karthik, WICKET! BOWLED! SPOT ON! Full and straight ball, Karthik moves to the off-side to play a ramp shot but fails to hit and the ball hits the base of the middle stump.
KKR 137/4 after 17 overs.
Ellis to bowl the seventeenth over.
16.1Ellis to Karthik, 2 runs, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Karthik cuts the ball through point for a couple of runs.
16.2Ellis to Karthik, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Karthik drives the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
16.3 Ellis to Rana, 1 run, yorker on off and middle stump, Rana drives the ball to the fielder at extra cover for a single.
16.4Ellis to Karthik, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Karthik drives the ball to point for a run.
16.5Ellis to Rana, SIX! Slow fuller ball on off-stump, Rana steps out and hammers the ball1straight back over the bowler's head for a huge hit!!!!
16.6Ellis to Rana, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rana drives the ball to cover for a single.
KKR 125/4 after 16 overs.
Shami to bowl the sixteenth over.
15.1 Shami to Rana, no run, full ball on off-stump, a swing and a miss from Rana.
15.2Shami to Rana, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Rana guides the ball to the man at short third-man.
15.3Shami to Rana, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Rana strikes the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
15.4 Shami to Morgan, 2 runs, fullish ball on off-stump, Morgan drives the ball down to long-off for a couple of runs.
15.5Shami to Morgan, WICKET! LBW! Full and straight ball on middle stump, Morgan moves to the off side foir a flick but fails to connect and the ball raps on the pads, Shami appeals and the umpire raises his finger.
Dinesh Karthi walks out to bat.
15.6 Shami to Karthik, 1 run, full and straight ball on off-stump, Karthik guides the ball down to third-man for a single.
KKR 121/3 after 15 overs.
Bishnoi to bowl the fifteenth over.
14.1Bishnoi to Rana, FOUR! Fuller ball on off-stump, Rana plays a reverse sweep for a boundary.
14.2Bishnoi to Rana, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rana chips the ball over mid-off for a single.
14.3Bishnoi to Iyer, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Iyer fails to hit the ball.
14.4Bishnoi to Iyer, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full ball wide of off-stump, Iyer slogs the ball straight down the throat of the man at deep mid-wicket.
Eoin Morgan walks out to bat.
14.5 Bishnoi to Rana, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Rana plays a late cut and sends the ball to the man at short third-man.
14.6Bishnoi to Rana, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Rana guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
KKR 115/2 after 14 overs.
Ellis to bowl the fourteenth over.
13.1 Ellis to Iyer, no run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Iyer looks to hit the ball but fails to connect.
13.2Ellis to Iyer, FOUR! CHEEKY!!!! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Iyer moves to the off-side and plays a ramp flick shot to lift the ball over the man at short fine for a boundary.
13.3Ellis to Iyer, FOUR! Fuller ball on off-stump, Iyer creams the ball over cover for a boundary.
13.4Ellis to Iyer, no run, yorker wide of off-stump, Iyer looks to drive the ball but fails to hit the ball.
13.4Ellis to Iyer, WIDE! Full ball bowled way outside the line of off-stump.
13.5Ellis to Iyer, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Iyer drives the ball down to long-off for a run.
13.6Ellis to Tripathi, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Tripathi taps the ball down to third-man for a run.
KKR 104/2 after 13 overs.
Allen to bowl the thirteenth over.
12.1Allen to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single and get to his FIFTY!
12.2Allen to Rana, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Tripathi sweeps the ball to short fine leg for a single.
12.3Allen to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Iyer drives the ball wide of extra cover for a single.
12.4Allen to Rana, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Rana drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.
12.5Allen to Iyer, SIX! INTO THE STANDS!Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Iyer clobbers the ball over deep midwicket boundary for a maximum!!!!
12.6Allen to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer smacks the ball straight back to the bowler and takes a single.
KKR 88/1 after 11 overs.
Ellis to bowl the eleventh over.
10.1Ellis to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Iyer drives the ball to Bishnoi at backward point for a single.
10.2Ellis to Tripathi, FOUR! GREAT SHOT! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Tripathi opens the face of his bat to drive the ball away from Pooran at backward point for a boundary.
10.3Ellis to Tripathi, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Tripathi hits the ball to deep mid-wicket for a run.
10.4Ellis to Iyer, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Iyer puls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
10.5Ellis to Tripathi, FOUR! Full toss wide of off-stump, Tripathi hammers the ball past the fielder at backward point for a boundary.
10.6Ellis to Tripathi, 1 run, slow fuller ball wide of off-stump, Tripathi drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
KKR 76/1 after 10 overs.
Bishnoi to bowl the tenth over.
9.1 Bishnoi to Iyer, no run, good length ball on middle and off-stump,Iyer cuts the ball to backward point.
9.2Bishnoi to Iyer, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Iyer pushes the ball down to long-on for a run.
9.3Bishnoi to Tripathi, no run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Tripathi drives the ball to the man at mid-off.
9.4Bishnoi to Tripathi, no run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Tripathi drives the ball to the man at cover.
9.5Bishnoi to Tripathi, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Tripathi pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.6Bishnoi to Iyer, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Iyer drives the ball down to long-on for a run.
KKR 73/1 after 9 overs.
Allen to bowl the ninth over.
8.1Allen to Tripathi, SIX! BIGGIE!!!! Full ball on off-stump, Tripathi goes on one knee and slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!!
8.2Allen to Tripathi, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Tripathi drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
8.3Allen to Iyer, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Iyer steps out and works the ball down to long-on for another single.
8.4Allen to Tripathi, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Tripathi hits the ball and the ball on one bounce goes to the man at short third.
8.5Allen to Tripathi, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Tripathi works the ball on the leg side for a single.
8.6Allen to Iyer, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
KKR 63/1 after 8 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi to bowl the eighth over.
7.1 Bishnoi to Iye, no run,
7.2Bishnoi to Iyer, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Iyer guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.
7.3Bishnoi to Tripathi, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Tripathi guides the ball down the ground for another run.
7.4Bishnoi to Iyer, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump. Iyer works the ball to point.
7.5Bishnoi to Iyer, FOUR! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Iyer plays a late cut and sends the ball wide of the man at backward point for a boundary.
7.6Bishnoi to Iyer, 2 runs, fuller ball wide of off-stump., Iyer drives the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a couple of runs.
KKR 55/1 after 7 overs.
Allen to bowl the seventh over.
6.1 Allen to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer plays the ball for a run.
6.2Allen to Tripathi, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Tripathi works the ball on the leg side.
6.3Allen to Tripathi, 1 run, fuller ball on leg stump, Tripathi drives the ball down the ground for a single.
6.4Allen to Iyer, FOUR! Back of the length ball on middle and leg stump., Iyer hammers the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
6.5Allen to Iyer, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Iyer plays the ball on the on side.
6.6Allen to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer guides the ball on the leg side for a single.
KKR 48/1 after 6 overs.
Nathan Ellis to bowl the sixth over.
5.1 Ellis to Iyer, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer gets on the top of the bouncer and plays the ball to the leg side.
5.2 Ellis to Iyer, FOUR! Slow fuller ball wide of off-stump, Iyer drives the ball to extra-cover where Bishnoi misfields and concedes a boundary.
5.3 Ellis to Iyer, FOUR! Back-to-back bounadries!!!!Short ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer works the ball through mid-wicket for a boundary.
5.4 Ellis to Iyer,no run, good length ball on middle stump, Iyer drives the ball back to the bowler.
5.5 Ellis to Iyer,1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer drives the ball to mid-on for a sharp run.
5.6 Ellis to Tripathi, 2 runs, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Tripathi works the ball behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.
KKR 30/1 after 4 overs.
Shami to bowl the fourth over.
3.1Shami to Iyer, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a run.
3.2Shami to Tripathi, BEATEN! Good length ball on off-stump, the ball jags away and flies past the edge of the bat.
3.3Shami to Tripathi, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Tripathi steps out to hit the ball but mistimes it to mid-on, Tripathi takes a quick single.
3.4Shami to Iyer, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Iyer carves the ball through backward point for a single.
3.5Shami to Tripathi, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Tripathi moves to the off-side for a paddle sweep but the ball wraps on the pads and goes around the corner.
3.6Shami to Tripathi, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Tripathi pulls and the ball flies over mid-on and runs down the ground for a boundary.
KKR 23/1 after 3 overs.
Arshdeep Singh to bowl the third over.
2.1Arshdeep to Gill, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gill goes for a drive but the ball beats the edge of the bat and flies to the wicketkeeper.
2.2Arshdeep to Gill, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.
2.2Arshdeep to Gill, WICKET! CLEAN-BOWLED! SUPERB BALL!!!! Good length ball on off-stump, the ball swings back in sharply as Gill looks to drive the ball, the ball takes a thick inside edge and goes through the big gap between the bat and the pad to hit the stumps.
Rahul Tripathi walks out to bat.
2.3 Arshdeep toTripathi, WIDE! Good length ball fired down the leg side.
2.3 Arshdeep toTripathi, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Tripathi drives the ball to cover.
2.4Arshdeep toTripathi, 2 runs, fuller ball on off-stump, Tripathi pushes the ball wide of the man at point for a couple of runs.
2.5Arshdeep toTripathi, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Tripathi steps out to play the ball but the ball cuts Tripathi into two halves and goes to KL Rahul.
2.6Arshdeep toTripathi, 2 runs, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Tripathi drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
KKR 10/0 after 1 over
Fabian Allen to bowl the first over of the inning.
0.1 Allen to Iyer, FOUR! Great start for KKR!!! Fuller ball on middle and leg, Iyer flicks the ball for a boundary.
0.2Allen to Iyer,no run, good length ball and Iyer defends.
0.3Allen to Iyer,no run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer works the ball just around the corner.
0.4Allen to Iyer,1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer drives the ball to long-on for a run.
0.5Allen to Gill, 1 run, fuller ball, Gill pushes the ball to long-off for another run.
0.6Allen to Iyer,FOUR!Back of the length ball on off-stump, Iyer drives the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
Right then the match is about to get underway! The two umpires are on the field and so are the players.
Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders:Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w), Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy
Punjab Kings:KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
KL Rahul, PBKS captain at toss:We will bowl first. The wicket has been quite tricky, some days it's 180, some other days it's 150. So it could be tricky to bat first, better for the opposition to set the target. Our bowling group has done well, but the batting hasn't fired, but it's another opportunity for us. Chris Gayle has left the bubble, Fabian Allen is in. Mayank replaces Mandeep and Shahrukh Khan is in
Toss
Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul wins the toss and opts to field first.
Pitch Report
The pitch for tonight's match has nice grass covering over it and the surface is very hard. Three times the team batting first have won, three times the team bowling first have won. The average score is 159, there are no demons and the batters can trust this surface. From a bowling point of view, you have to get your length right.
Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Shahrukh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Nathan Ellis, Adil Rashid, Murugan Ashwin, Harpreet Brar, Moises Henriques, Chris Jordan, Aiden Markram, Mandeep Singh, Darsan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi BIshnoi, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar, Jalaj Saxena.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Eoin Morgan (captain), Dinesh Karthik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathy, Shubman Gill, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pawan Negi, M Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Dube, Tim Southee, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russel, Ben Cutting, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert
PBKS bowlers could trouble KKR
Punjab also has problems aplenty in the bowling department with none save for Bishnoi (9 wickets economy rate 6.16) have been able to trouble the opposition batsmen.
Mohammed Shami (14 wickets, 7.68) and Arshdeep Singh (13 wickets, 7.64) have got wickets but have leaked runs at the death, most recently against Mumbai Indians the other day.
For KKR, Venkatesh's (126 runs at strike rate of 144 plus) mastery against spin has not yet been a topic of discussion but it will be interesting to see if he can survive the first spell of Shami and Arshdeep. Also, how he tackles Bishnoi and left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar during the middle overs will be keenly observed.
Need to put up a better fight: K L Rahul
Rahul had admitted after the defeat against Mumbai that his team has not played well under pressure and needs to put up a better fight.
The poor show from the middle-order has also hurt them badly as only Rahul (422 runs) and his opening partner Mayank Agarwal (332 runs) have found some form.
All eyes on Venkatesh vs Bishnoi match-up as upbeat KKR square off against Punjab Kings
Knights all-rounder Venkatesh has caught everyone's attention with his fearless strokeplay against genuine pace but Bishnoi's wrist spin has troubled the best in the business during the last two editions.
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