Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live Cricket Score - Match 44 - Summary

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Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs | Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 44

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With no support from the other end pressure was mounting of the opening batsman and he tried to attack Narine but the clever off spinner got the better off him and since then it was the downward slide for Punjab despite contributions from Finch and Ashwin.
Rahul and Gayle provided Punjab with a cracking start, they registered another 50-run opening stand and were on course to chase down this total. Kolkata were desperate for wicket at that stage and their skipper turned to Russell to do the job and the West Indian all-rounder didn't disappoint who was the best bowler of the evening for the visiting team. He got back-to-back wickets and got his team back on top. Nair played an irresponsible stroke and gifted his wicket cheaply. Despite all the carnage at the other end, Rahul continued to do well with the bat. He smashed sixes regularly and kept the scoreboard ticking.
Kolkata have successfully defended the total and have bagged couple of important points. They now have 12 points against their name are have leaped over Mumbai in the points table. Their bowlers have got the job done, it was a commendable effort from the visiting team. They batted superbly and then bowled well. It was a complete team performance from Karthik's men.
End of over 20 ( 6 Runs )KXIP 214/8 19.6Prasidh Krishna to Mohit Sharma. no run, And that is it! KOLKATA WIN BY 31 RUNS! Krishna ends the game with another bumper, angling in from outside off, Mohit backs away to cut that, he can't lay bat to ball.
19.5Prasidh Krishna to Mohit Sharma. no run, Pacy short ball from Krishna on the stumps, Mohit moves across to pull that one. He misses and the ball goes to the keeper at a good speed.
19.4Prasidh Krishna to Mohit Sharma. FOUR, FOUR! Super shot from Mohit! Fuller length ball outside off, he slashes hard and carts it through the covers for a boundary.
Mohit Sharma walks out to bat.
19.3Prasidh Krishna to Ravichandran Ashwin. out, OUT! Plumb in front! Easy decision for the umpire though he took his time but raised his finger eventually. It is a pitched up delivery on middle and leg stump line, Ashwin camps back and looks to heave that one across the line. He misses it compeletely. The ball hits him flush on the knee roll. Krishna gets his second wicket. Ashwin looks in some pain and the Kolkata skipper is trying to help him out. End of a gutsy knock from the home captain.
19.2Prasidh Krishna to Barinder Sran. 1 run, Short ball on the stumps, Sran goes for the pull, top edges it to the vacant mid off region. Single taken.
Barinder Sran is the next man in.
19.1Prasidh Krishna to Andrew Tye. out, OUT! Acrobatic effort from Karthik, he pulls off a stunner and sends Tye packing into the hut! Short of a length ball down the leg side, Tye swivels across and attempts the pull shot. He gloves it to the keeper, who flew to his left and takes a blinder. He doesn't even bother to appeal, just raises his hand and looks at the umpire and gets the signal in his favor.
19.1Prasidh Krishna to Andrew Tye. wide, 1 run, Wide! Bowls a wide yorker, but that is too wide and Tye can't reach it. The umpire signals wide.
End of over 19 ( 18 Runs )KXIP 208/6 18.6Andre Russell to Ravichandran Ashwin. no run, Delivers a good delivery, fullish and in line with the stumps and Ashwin digs it out on the off side.
18.5Andre Russell to Ravichandran Ashwin. FOUR, FOUR! Clever stroke from Ashwin, he gets a pacy short pitched delivery from Russell, he just backs away and smartly upper cuts it over the keeper for a boundary. 38 needed from 7 balls, so basically Punjab need to hit a six off every ball.
200 runs for KXIP 18.4Andre Russell to Ravichandran Ashwin. SIX, SIX! Another biggie from the bat of Ashwin! Fuller length ball on the stumps and Ashwin clobbers it over the long on fence for a six. 200 up for Punjab.
18.3Andre Russell to Andrew Tye. leg byes, 1 run, Leg bye! Pacy delivery on the leg stump line, angling down leg, Tye wants to heave that. He misses it and the ball hits his pads. Ashwin looks for a single and he was near his partner and had no chance of getting back. Russell rushes towards the ball and picks it. Has a shy at his ends but misses the wickets. Eventually, they sneak a leg bye.
18.2Andre Russell to Ravichandran Ashwin. 1 run, Russell spears in a yorker on the off stump line, Ashwin digs it out on the off side. They take a quick single.
30 runs for Ravichandran Ashwin 18.1Andre Russell to Ravichandran Ashwin. SIX, SIX! Slog from Ashwin and he manages to clear the long on fence! Fullish delivery on the stumps and Ashwin whacks it for half a dozen.
End of over 18 ( 9 Runs )KXIP 190/6 17.6Prasidh Krishna to Andrew Tye. FOUR, FOUR! Smashed by Tye! That one was right in the zone and he backs away and gives it the full monty. Slogs it hard to the mid-wicket boundary.

Updated at: 2018-05-12 19:54:59

Match details

Toss: Toss won by Kings XI Punjab

Umpires: Virender Sharma (IND) and CK Nandan (IND)

TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

PLAYING XI

Kings XI Punjab

Lokesh Rahul (W), Chris Gayle, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Barinder Sran, Axar Patel, Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (C) (W), Shubman Gill, Javon Searles, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna

Match 44 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) will see Kings XI Punjab take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The match will be played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. The last times these two sides met in IPL 2018, KXIP romped past their opponents by 9 wickets (DLS). KXIP are placed at third position in the points table, while KKR have slipped down to fifth.

Statically speaking, KKR have won 14 out of 22 T20 played against KXIP. This is their first clash at Indore. KKR’s away record against KXIP is better; winning 7 and losing 5. Good for KKR fans is that Shubman Gill is expected to back in the playing XI, after he was out in last couple of games. KKR having has a decent start to their campaign have stumbled badly.

KXIP suffered a narrow loss in their last match, which places them in a precarious position in the table. Another loss here and they too will be under the pump.

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