Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings: Once again Rinku Singh became a hero by hitting the last bowl four runs. KKR won by 5 wickets against PBKS.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings: 3 players led the charge
The 3 players led the charge when in need. They are the backbone of KKR. Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell, and Rinku Singh made a difference. Earlier Punjab Kings made 179 for the loss of 7 wickets.
Punjab Kings Batting
Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan started the PBKS innings after winning the toss. They started well and made a quick 21 runs. Singh and Dhawan hit some good shots. But Harshit Rana bowl a good line and Singh gave a catch to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Soon Bhanuka Rajapaksa was also out. After that, Liam Livingstone came and hit some good shots but he is out at 15 runs in 9 balls with 3 fours.
Jitesh Sharma and Dhawan play sensibly. Their 50-plus runs partnership helps each PBKS 100. But at 106 Jitesh was also out and then Dhawan was out. Dhawan made 57. He made 21 runs in 18 balls with 2 huge sixes. But Sam Curran was out very cheaply at 4 runs. Rishi Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, and Harpreet Brar made good contributions also. Their final score was 179 for & wickets. Varun took 3 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings reply
KKR started well with Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. But Gurbaz was out at 15 runs in 12 balls with one six and one four. After Nitish and Roy hit some good boundaries.
At 64 KKR’s 2nd wicket falls in the shape of Roy. He made 38 runs in 24 with 8 fours. Venkatesh Iyer is also out cheaply. Then came Andre Russell. He played a pivotal role. He scored 20 runs in the 19 over. But he was out when it required 2 runs in 2 balls. After that one ball two runs.
Rinku Singh was there for the last ball. And he hit a four and KKR won the match. Rinku Singh became again the last-over hero after a sensational last-over against Gujarat Titans.
Three heroes of KKR won the awards
- Player Of The Match: Andre Russell (KKR)
- Dream11 Gamechanger Of The Match: Varun Chakravarthy (KKR) – 101 Dream11 pts
- TIAGO.ev Electric Striker Of The Match: Rinku Singh (KKR) – SR: 210
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