KKR vs PBKS Highlights IPL 2023: Boundary in the last ball; Kolkata won by 5 wickets
Highlights:
- Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament's sixteenth season.
- The boundary in the last ball; Kolkata won by 5 wickets
- A crucial match for these teams as they look to stay alive in the playoffs race.
KKR vs PBKS Highlights IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, who are battling to make it to the playoffs in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League tournament, fought fiercely. In the match held at Eden Gardens on Monday (May 8), KKR managed to manage to win by 5 wickets in the last ball after handling the pressure in the midst of an even battle.
Kolkata: The all-round host Kolkata Knight Riders played a bold game under pressure and secured a thrilling 5-wicket win against the dangerous Punjab Kings. With 5 wins out of 11 matches played so far, KKR remains alive in the playoffs race by staying at the 5th position in the points table with a good net run rate.
Chasing a challenging target of 180 runs for victory, the KKR team did not get a start to claim. Opener Jason Roy (38) did not convert the start he got into a big innings. However, captain Nitish Rana made the victory easy for the hits team with 51 runs in 38 balls.
Andre Russell, who burst at the end of the innings, scored 43 runs off 23 balls with 3 fours and sixes each for hit's victory. Especially in the 19th over, a hat-trick six against left-arm speedster Sam Curran changed the outcome of the hit match. Rinku Singh's unbeaten 21 off 10 balls brought the hit team to victory. Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar took 2 wickets for Punjab but could not save the team from defeat.
Rinku Magic, KKR win
Despite needing 6 runs in the last over, KKR won on the last ball. No big shot came in the first 5 balls. Along with this, Dangerous Russell also got run out. But Rinku hit a boundary in the last ball and gave the team victory.
Punjab is a challenging target
Despite losing wickets at crucial stages, the Punjab Kings recovered and managed to post a challenging total of 179/7 against the hosts KKR. Captain Shikhar Dhawan (57) scored a responsible half-century while Jitesh Sharma (21) and Shahrukh Khan (21) made valuable contributions. Magical spinner Varun Chakraborty (3 for 26) took three wickets for KKR, while young pacer Harshit Rana (2 for 33) took two wickets.
Punjab chose to bat
Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, who are under pressure to win all the remaining matches to reach the playoffs due to unstable performance, are now going to fight. Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and chose to bat according to the pitch.
Rajapaksa returned to the Punjab team
The Punjab Kings team has made a significant change in its playing eleven. Explosive batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who faced injury problems, has made a comeback to the playing eleven. For this, the Punjab team has left out another explosive batsman, Mathew Short. Kagiso Rabada was ruled out as he did not recover.
Punjab Kings playing team
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Bhanuka Rajapakse, Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sam Karan, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders playing team
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (captain), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy.
Score details
Punjab Kings Innings: 179-7 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 57, Jitesh Sharma 21, Shahrukh Khan 21; Varun Chakravarthy 3 for 26, Harshit Rana 2 for 33, Suyash Sharma 1 for 26).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 182-5 in 20 overs (Nitish Rana 51, Andre Russell 42, Jason Roy 38; Rahul Chahar 2 for 23, Harpreet Brar 1 for 4, Nathan Ellis 1 for 29).
Man of the Match Award: Andre Russell
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