Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings, Match 53, Indian Premier League

Finished

Indian Premier League , May 08, 2023

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR

182/5 (20)

Punjab Kings

PBKS

179/7 (20)

KKR won by 5 wickets

Punjab Kings InningPBKS Inning179/7 (20 ov)

Kolkata Knight Riders InningKKR Inning182/5 (20 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, 1 run, An accurately pitched outswinger on the stumps, Jason Roy hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.

0.2

Rishi Dhawan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

0.3

Rishi Dhawan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes back into the delivery, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.

0.4

Rishi Dhawan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 3 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an inswinger delivered at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 3 runs.

0.5

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jason Roy goes back and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

0.6

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Jason Roy hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards square leg for 1 run.

End of over 1 (5 runs)

Jason Roy 2 (3)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 3 (3)

Kolkata Knight Riders 5/0

Rishi Dhawan 1-0-5-0

1.1

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, Four, inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Jason Roy hangs in the crease and hit flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

1.2

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

1.3

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jason Roy goes back and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

1.4

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, 1 run, Jason Roy goes back to take inswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook cut, edged!! and the ball sails towards short fine leg for 1 run.

1.5

Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

1.6

Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and tucks it toward the fielder at mid on, who blocks the ball right away.

End of over 2 (5 runs)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 3 (5)

Jason Roy 7 (7)

Kolkata Knight Riders 10/0

Arshdeep Singh 1-0-5-0

Rishi Dhawan 1-0-5-0

2.1

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, Four, fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Jason Roy goes forward and hit pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

2.2

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! off cutter, full length, on the off stump, Jason Roy goes forward and strives to hit sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

2.3

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, and Jason Roy hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat and goes to the keeper.

2.4

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, Four, fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and plays flick shot in the air to deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes for four.

2.5

Rishi Dhawan to Jason Roy, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.

2.6

Rishi Dhawan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.

End of over 3 (10 runs)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 4 (6)

Jason Roy 16 (12)

Kolkata Knight Riders 20/0

Rishi Dhawan 2-0-15-0

Arshdeep Singh 1-0-5-0

3.1

Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the leg stump, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers ramp shot and sends it flying to the deep fine leg region for a remarkable Maximum!

3.2

Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and plays drive in the air to long off, and ball finds the ropes for four.

1wd

3.3

Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 wide, bouncer, good length, on the leg stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Rahmanullah Gurbaz's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.

3.3

Arshdeep Singh to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run, An accurately pitched outswinger on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

3.4

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jason Roy goes back and tucks drive toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.

3.5

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, goes back, played it to the mid off.

3.6

Arshdeep Singh to Jason Roy, Four, outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jason Roy goes back and caresses cut to deep cover and it raced away to the fence for four.

End of over 4 (16 runs)

Jason Roy 20 (15)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 15 (9)

Kolkata Knight Riders 36/0

Arshdeep Singh 2-0-21-0

Rishi Dhawan 2-0-15-0

4.1

Nathan Ellis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, goes back, plays defensive shot. Swift fielding by the bowler.

1lb

4.2

Nathan Ellis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! outswinger, full length, on the leg stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and swats flick shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.

4.3

Nathan Ellis to Jason Roy, 1 run, Jason Roy goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an outswinger delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

4.4

Rahmanullah Gurbaz lbw b N Ellis 15 (12) Nathan Ellis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, lbw b N Ellis, Out LBW !! knuckle ball, full length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Nathan Ellis, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Rahmanullah Gurbaz dismissal.

4.5

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the point.

4.6

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease and plays flick shot, towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 5 (3 runs)

Nitish Rana 1 (2)

Jason Roy 21 (16)

Kolkata Knight Riders 39/1

Nathan Ellis 1-0-2-1

Arshdeep Singh 2-0-21-0

5.1

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.

5.2

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, Four, inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Nitish Rana goes back and hit pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

5.3

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, 1 run, outswinger, full length, on the off stump, goes back and plays defensive shot, towards the point for 1 run. Overthrow and garnered a single run

5.4

Sam Curran to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and tucks cut toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.

5.5

Sam Curran to Jason Roy, Four, outswinger, full length, on the leg stump. Jason Roy hangs in the crease and hit flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

5.6

Sam Curran to Jason Roy, Four, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jason Roy goes back and plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes for four.

End of over 6 (13 runs)

Jason Roy 29 (19)

Nitish Rana 6 (5)

Kolkata Knight Riders 52/1

Sam Curran 1-0-13-0

Nathan Ellis 1-0-2-1

6.1

Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease and plays drive, towards the deep cover for 1 run.

6.2

Liam Livingstone to Jason Roy, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the leg stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and strives to hit reverse sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

6.3

Liam Livingstone to Jason Roy, 1 run, Jason Roy goes back to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

6.4

Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

6.5

Liam Livingstone to Jason Roy, Four, legbreak, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and plays sweep in the air to deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes for four.

6.6

Liam Livingstone to Jason Roy, Four, legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Jason Roy goes back and hit cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 7 (11 runs)

Jason Roy 38 (23)

Nitish Rana 8 (7)

Kolkata Knight Riders 63/1

Liam Livingstone 1-0-11-0

Sam Curran 1-0-13-0

7.1

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Nitish Rana goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

7.2

Jason Roy c S Khan b H Brar 38 (24) Harpreet Brar to Jason Roy, no run, c S Khan b H Brar, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Jason Roy hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Shahrukh Khan, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jason Roy.

7.3

Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease and plays drive, towards the deep cover for 1 run.

7.4

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 1 run.

7.5

Harpreet Brar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Venkatesh Iyer goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

7.6

Harpreet Brar to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the off stump, goes back, plays sweep edged!! towards the fielder.

End of over 8 (4 runs)

Nitish Rana 10 (10)

Venkatesh Iyer 2 (2)

Kolkata Knight Riders 67/2

Harpreet Brar 1-0-4-1

Liam Livingstone 1-0-11-0

8.1

Nathan Ellis to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Venkatesh Iyer goes back to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

8.2

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

8.3

Nathan Ellis to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, Venkatesh Iyer goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an fast ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

8.4

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, goes back and plays cut, towards the deep point for 1 run.

8.5

Nathan Ellis to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, An accurately pitched outswinger on the off stump, Venkatesh Iyer goes back to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

8.6

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana goes back to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

End of over 9 (6 runs)

Nitish Rana 13 (13)

Venkatesh Iyer 5 (5)

Kolkata Knight Riders 73/2

Nathan Ellis 2-0-8-1

Harpreet Brar 1-0-4-1

9.1

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the leg stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

9.2

Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, Venkatesh Iyer hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

9.3

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the leg stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and tucks sweep toward the fielder at deep square leg, who halts the ball.

9.4

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball. Swift fielding by the bowler.

9.5

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the leg stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards square leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

9.6

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

End of over 10 (3 runs)

Nitish Rana 15 (18)

Venkatesh Iyer 6 (6)

Kolkata Knight Riders 76/2

Rahul Chahar 1-0-3-0

Nathan Ellis 2-0-8-1

10.1

Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, Four, off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and hit drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

10.2

Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, Four, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and plays drive in the air to deep cover, and ball finds the ropes for four.

10.3

Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, and Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sweep and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

10.4

Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Nitish Rana hangs on and tries to hit sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat and goes to the keeper.

10.5

Liam Livingstone to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

10.6

Liam Livingstone to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Venkatesh Iyer hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

End of over 11 (16 runs)

Venkatesh Iyer 7 (7)

Nitish Rana 30 (23)

Kolkata Knight Riders 92/2

Liam Livingstone 2-0-27-0

Rahul Chahar 1-0-3-0

11.1

Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut to the slip.

11.2

Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Venkatesh Iyer hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.

11.3

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.

11.4

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the stumps, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

11.5

Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, googly, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease and plays drive, towards the mid off for 1 run.

11.6

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 12 (6 runs)

Nitish Rana 34 (26)

Venkatesh Iyer 9 (10)

Kolkata Knight Riders 98/2

Rahul Chahar 2-0-9-0

Liam Livingstone 2-0-27-0

12.1

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and tries cut, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

12.2

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, yorker, on the off stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

1wd

12.3

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger full length on the off stump, Sam Curran has sent that one, way down the leg side, and the umpire signals it wide.

12.3

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, 1 run, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take fast ball of fulltoss aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

12.4

Sam Curran to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Venkatesh Iyer hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.

12.5

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the point.

12.6

Sam Curran to Nitish Rana, Four, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 2 runs.

End of over 13 (11 runs)

Nitish Rana 43 (31)

Venkatesh Iyer 10 (11)

Kolkata Knight Riders 109/2

Sam Curran 2-0-24-0

Rahul Chahar 2-0-9-0

13.1

Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run, googly, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease and plays sweep, towards the deep square leg for 1 run.

13.2

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, Four, googly, full length, on the off stump, Nitish Rana goes back and plays cut in the air to deep point, and ball finds the ropes for four.

13.3

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the leg stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep fine leg for 1 run.

13.4

Venkatesh Iyer c L Livingstone b RD Chahar 11 (13) Rahul Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, no run, c L Livingstone b RD Chahar, Caught out !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Venkatesh Iyer goes forward and tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Liam Livingstone, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Venkatesh Iyer is out.

13.5

Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Andre Russell goes back and tucks cut toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

13.6

Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, 1 run, Andre Russell goes back to take googly of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.

End of over 14 (7 runs)

Andre Russell 1 (2)

Nitish Rana 48 (33)

Kolkata Knight Riders 116/3

Rahul Chahar 3-0-16-1

Sam Curran 2-0-24-0

14.1

Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, Andre Russell hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

14.2

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and tucks cut toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

14.3

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease and tucks drive toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.

14.4

Nathan Ellis to Nitish Rana, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease and plays drive, towards the mid off for 1 run.

14.5

Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Andre Russell goes back and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

14.6

Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, Four, Four !! bouncer, good length, on the stumps. Andre Russell goes back and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 15 (6 runs)

Andre Russell 6 (5)

Nitish Rana 49 (36)

Kolkata Knight Riders 122/3

Nathan Ellis 3-0-14-1

Rahul Chahar 3-0-16-1

15.1

Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, googly, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease and plays flick shot, towards the deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

15.2

Nitish Rana c L Livingstone b RD Chahar 51 (38) Rahul Chahar to Nitish Rana, no run, c L Livingstone b RD Chahar, Caught out!! googly full length on the stumps, Nitish Rana hangs in the crease to take the gamble with reverse sweep towards long off, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Liam Livingstone. Leading to a soft dismissal.

15.3

Rahul Chahar to Rinku Singh, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Rinku Singh goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

1wd

15.4

Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Andre Russell no chance to play a shot, and the umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

15.4

Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Andre Russell goes back and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

15.5

Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, 2 runs, Andre Russell goes back to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.

15.6

Rahul Chahar to Andre Russell, 1 run, Andre Russell goes back to take googly of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

End of over 16 (7 runs)

Andre Russell 9 (8)

Rinku Singh 1 (1)

Kolkata Knight Riders 129/4

Rahul Chahar 4-0-23-2

Nathan Ellis 3-0-14-1

16.1

Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, Four, slower ball, full length, on the stumps, Andre Russell hangs in the crease and plays sweep in the air to deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes for four.

16.2

Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, 1 run, slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Andre Russell goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

16.3

Nathan Ellis to Rinku Singh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the leg stump, and Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!

16.4

Nathan Ellis to Rinku Singh, 1 run, Rinku Singh goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

16.5

Nathan Ellis to Andre Russell, 1 run, fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Andre Russell hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

16.6

Nathan Ellis to Rinku Singh, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Rinku Singh goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 2 runs.

End of over 17 (15 runs)

Rinku Singh 10 (4)

Andre Russell 15 (11)

Kolkata Knight Riders 144/4

Nathan Ellis 4-0-29-1

Rahul Chahar 4-0-23-2

17.1

Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Andre Russell hangs in the crease into the delivery, trying to hit inside out shot, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.

17.2

Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, Four, fast ball, full length, on the leg stump. Andre Russell hangs in the crease and hit flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

17.3

Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Andre Russell hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards third man for 1 run.

17.4

Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, Four, Four !! fast ball, yorker, on the leg stump. Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and tries cut, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

17.5

Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

17.6

Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, 1 run, Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 18 (10 runs)

Rinku Singh 15 (7)

Andre Russell 20 (14)

Kolkata Knight Riders 154/4

Arshdeep Singh 3-0-31-0

Nathan Ellis 4-0-29-1

18.1

Sam Curran to Rinku Singh, 1 run, Rinku Singh hangs in the crease to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.

18.2

Sam Curran to Andre Russell, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the leg stump, and Andre Russell hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

18.3

18.4

Sam Curran to Andre Russell, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, good length, on the off stump, and Andre Russell hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat and goes to the keeper.

18.5

Sam Curran to Andre Russell, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Andre Russell goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular cut to deep point for a colossal Maximum!

18.6

Sam Curran to Andre Russell, 1 run, bouncer, good length, on the off stump, goes back and plays cut, towards the deep cover for 1 run.

End of over 19 (20 runs)

Andre Russell 39 (19)

Rinku Singh 16 (8)

Kolkata Knight Riders 174/4

Sam Curran 3-0-44-0

Arshdeep Singh 3-0-31-0

19.1

Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the stumps, Andre Russell hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

19.2

Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, 1 run, Andre Russell goes back to take fast ball of fulltoss aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

19.3

Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, Rinku Singh hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

19.4

Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, 2 runs, Andre Russell hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 2 runs.

19.5

Andre Russell runout (A Singh / J Sharma) 42 (23) Arshdeep Singh to Andre Russell, no run, runout (A Singh / J Sharma), Run out !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Oh, what a disaster! Andre Russell hangs in the crease and plays cut, and calls for 1 run, but Jitesh Sharma threw it right on time, Arshdeep Singh Got hold of the ball, and Shattered the stumps, and Andre Russell was found short of the crease. Run out!

19.6

Arshdeep Singh to Rinku Singh, Four, fast ball, fulltoss, on the leg stump. Rinku Singh hangs in the crease and hit ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 20 (8 runs)

Rinku Singh 21 (10)

Shardul Thakur 0 (0)

Kolkata Knight Riders 182/5

Arshdeep Singh 4-0-39-0

Sam Curran 3-0-44-0

Date

2023-05-08 14:00 PM

Venue

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Toss

Punjab Kings elected to bat

Umpires

Akshay Totre
Jayaraman Madanagopal

Tv Umpires

Ulhas Gandhe

Match Referee

Sanjay Raul