Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings IPL Highlights: In a thrilling cricket match at Eden Gardens, Shikhar Dhawan, the captain of Punjab Kings, won the toss and elected to bat first. They started strongly, scoring 58 runs in the powerplay, but lost three crucial wickets in the process. However, Dhawan took charge and steadied the innings by building a crucial partnership with Jitesh Sharma. His well-crafted innings of 57 off 47 came to an end when he was dismissed by Nitish Rana, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain. The Punjab Kings struggled to build momentum until the last two overs when Shahrukh Khan and Harpreet Brar smashed some big hits to score 36 runs and set a competitive target of 179/7.
In response, KKR got off to a slow start in the powerplay, and as the match progressed, the required run-rate kept increasing. However, Andre Russell’s three sixes in the penultimate over changed the game’s dynamics, and suddenly KKR only needed six runs to win off the last over. Despite a valiant effort from Arshdeep Singh to defend the total, Rinku Singh hit a four off the last ball to take KKR over the line.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders
182/5 (20.0)
Punjab Kings
179/7 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 53 )
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by 5 wickets
The last ball thrill game turned in Kolkata Knight Riders' favour as Andre Russell and Rinku Singh's heroics in the final overs help them defeat Punjab Kings by 5 wickets.
Andre Russell hits two consecutive Maximums in the 19th over and doesn't stop the carnage there! Hits the third one in the fifth delivery of Sam Curran. KKR need 6 runs in 6 balls.
Russell and Rinku continue to take risky shots while aiming to collect big runs. Both the batters have hit a boundary each in this over by Arshdeep. KKR need 26 runs in 12 balls.
Rinku Singh and Andre Russell are on the crease and taking the team forward in the intense run chase. Russell starts with a boundary, Singh smashes a maximum in the third delivery of Ellis. KKR need 36 runs in 18 balls.
Nitish Rana has departed after playing a good 51-run inning. This loss could be a urning point for Kolkata in the ongoing chase. KKR need 56 runs in 28 balls.
A 50-run partnership between Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer breaks as Rahul Chahar dismisses Iyer for 11. KKR 116/3 (14)
Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer are on the crease as the chase is getting intense with each ball. KKR need 71 runs in 42 balls.
Kolkata skipper Nitish Rana hits 2 consecutive boundaries in Liam Livingstone's first two deliveries, followed by a Maximum. KKR 92/2 (11)
Rahul Chahar bowls an economical over by giving just 3 runs. Required rate goes up. KKR 76/2 (10)
After the early fall of Gurbaz after a promising start, Jason Roy took charge to sped up the chase. Hits back-to-back boundaries to Livingstone in the over. However, in Harpreet Brar's 8th over, he walks back to pavilion for 38. Skipper Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer on the crease. KKR 67/2 (8)
Gurbaz keeps it lively. Hits a maximum behind the wickets, followed by a straight boundary. Top shot! Arshdeep bowls a wide. Gurbaz keeps aiming for long shots. Roy ends the over with a boundary. KKR 36/0 (4)
Jason Roy starts Arshdeep's over with a boundary. For the rest of the over, Singh keeps it tight. Overall, gives 5 runs off the 6 balls. KKR 10/0 (2)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Jason Roy start the 180-run chase against Punjab Kings. Rishi Dhawan bowls a tight over by giving 5 runs in the over. KKR 5/0 (1)
Punjab Kings batters Brar and Harpreet wreak havoc in the last over of Harshit Rana. Shahrukh starts with a maximum, followed by two back-to-back boundaries. Brar doesn't hold back either. Hits another Maximum (90-metres). Punjab post 180-run target for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Brar starts with a boundary and Shakrukh follows. The team's total has crossed 150. Brar finishes the over with a another boundary. PBKS 158/7 (19)
Suyash Sharma takes out Sam Curran for 4. Sharma overall gave 4 runs in the over. PBKS 143/7 (18)
Varun Chakravarthy's over starts with a maximum by Rishi Dhawan. In the fifth delivery, Chakravarthy bags his third wicket of the game by dismissing Dhawan. After completing his quota, Chakravarthy is 26-3 (4). PBKS 139/6 (17)
Nitish Rana decides to bowl the 15th over. And three balls later, dismisses Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan for 57. Rana gave 7 runs in the over. PBKS 124/5 (15)
Shikhar Dhawan (55) smashes a sixer and finishes his third half-century of the season. PBKS 117/4 (14)
Varun Chakravarthy does it again. This time he took out Punjab hitter Jitesh Sharma for 21. Sam Curran comes in to play. PBKS 109/4 (13)
Dhawan starts off with a two back-to-back boundaries as Punjab cross 100 runs. A 50-run partnerships comes up off 38 balls. The skipper is playing with the intent of taking the total over 180. PBKS 104/3 (12)
Jitesh and Shikhar buckle up with the former hitting a sixer in the 2nd delivery and the latter by smashing a boundary on the fifth delivery. Suyash gives 11 runs off the over. PBKS 93/3 (11)
Sunil Narine bowls a tight over by giving three runs in the over. Punjab batters aim to speed up their innings to and add more to the total. PBKS 82/3 (10)
Playing at 31 (off 27 balls), skipper Shikhar Dhawan is keeping the scoreboard ticking by find good gaps and also due to poor fielding show by Kolkata. Jitesh Sharma, on the other hand, keeps the ball outside the boundary. PBKS 79/3 (9)
Varun Chakravarthy has bought a big relief in the Kolkata camp after dismissing Liam Livingstone for 15. Punjab has lost three wickets within the powerplay. Shikhar Dawan ends the over with a boundary. PBKS 58/3 (6)
Harshit Rana is on fire already. He took down Bhanuka Rajapaksa in the fourth delivery. No-ball alerted! Free-hit misses by Punjab. Overall, Rana gave 6 runs in the 4th spell. PBKS 32/2 (4)
Shikhar Dhawan starts the over well with two boundaries. Harshita Rana brings the first wicket of the match by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh, courtesy an amazing catch behind the wickets by Gurbaz. PBKS 21/1 (2)
Prabhsimran Singh gives a good start by hitting three boundaries in the first over thrown by Vaibhav Arora. PBKS 12/0 (1)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy