END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 159/8 | RR: 7.95

  • KC Cariappa9 (3b)
  • Prithvi Raj0 (1b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-23-1
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-35-2

Knight Riders self-destructed through the middle, losing four in quick succession after a blistering opening stand between Lynn and Narine, and there was no Russell magic to bail them out this time, and perhaps, they waited too long to send him in. Lynn struck a scratchy fifty, his slowest in the IPL, but there wasn't much else. However, it isn't a terrible total on a dying pitch, and those blows from Cariappa in the end could prove critical, particularly if Knight Riders can dislodge the openers early. Back with the chase soon

Bhuvneshwar: We have a plan for him (Russell), but it was a win for us, conceding two sixes but getting him out. I wanted to mix it up, bowl one yorker, one slower one, one bouncer. It's a good total to chase but it's a slow wicket, the ball's not quite coming on.

19.6
1
Rashid Khan to Cariappa, 1 run, slower on middle, goes for the slog sweep, gets a thick inside edge to deep midwicket
19.5
6
Rashid Khan to Cariappa, SIX, goes sailing over long-on! probably surprised himself with the stroke. Length on middle and swatted down the ground
19.4
2
Rashid Khan to Cariappa, 2 runs, tossed up on off, goes down on one knee and swings blindly, gets a top edge between short fine-leg and short third-man for two
19.3
W
Rashid Khan to Chawla, OUT, tossed up on middle, googly, Chawla probably picked it as he went for the reverse sweep, but only managed to glove it to the keeper

PP Chawla c †Bairstow b Rashid Khan 4 (15m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50

19.2
0
Rashid Khan to Chawla, no run,
19.1
4
Rashid Khan to Chawla, FOUR, length on middle and Chawla finally connects, pulling this away, bisecting deep nmidwicket and deep squareleg

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 146/7 | RR: 7.68

  • Prithvi Raj0 (1b)
  • Piyush Chawla0 (5b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-35-2
  • Rashid Khan3-0-10-0
18.6
0
Kumar to Prithvi Raj, no run, yorker on middle, squeezed back to the bowler
18.5
W
Kumar to Russell, OUT, holes out this time! Low full toss on the pads, Russell mistimes it and it carries straight down deep squareleg's throat

AD Russell c Rashid Khan b Kumar 15 (17m 9b 0x4 2x6) SR: 166.66

18.4
6
Kumar to Russell, SIX, short ball and Russell bludgeons this off the backfoot, hitting it as hard as anything all tournament, pulled over deep midwicket
18.3
0
Kumar to Russell, no run, another one on the pads, Russell can't time the flick this time but refuses the single
18.2
6
Kumar to Russell, SIX, full toss on the pads and crunched over deep squareleg
18.1
0
Kumar to Russell, no run, attempted yorker, misdirected down the leg side, Russell misses the flick but it takes the pad on the way to the keeper

END OF OVER:
18 | 1 Run | KKR: 134/6 | RR: 7.44

  • Piyush Chawla0 (5b)
  • Andre Russell3 (4b)
  • Rashid Khan3-0-10-0
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-33-3
17.6
0
Rashid Khan to Chawla, no run, the same ball outside off, Chawla attempts the same stroke with the same result, beaten outside off stump on the slog sweep
17.5
0
Rashid Khan to Chawla, no run, another dot ball, poor batting from Chawla with Russell at the other end as he attempts a slog-sweep and misses
17.4
0
Rashid Khan to Chawla, no run, length outside off, flatter and quicker, Chawla tries to steer it fine but misses
17.3
0
Rashid Khan to Chawla, no run, another googly, slower this time, Chawla pushes at it and misses
17.2
0
Rashid Khan to Chawla, no run,
17.1
1
Rashid Khan to Russell, 1 run, googly on off, turns back in sharply, Russell hangs back and watches it from the pitch and pushes it down the ground

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 133/6 | RR: 7.82

  • Andre Russell2 (3b)
  • Khaleel Ahmed4-0-33-3
  • Sandeep Sharma4-0-37-1
16.6
W
Ahmed to Lynn, OUT, slower ball outside off, Lynn goes deep in his crease and tries to blast it over the covers, only managing to get it off the splice and offering a running catch to Williamson, who came running in

CA Lynn c Williamson b Ahmed 51 (90m 47b 4x4 1x6) SR: 108.51

16.5
0
Ahmed to Lynn, no run, slower ball, angled across, Lynn attempts the same stroke but misses
16.4
4
Ahmed to Lynn, FOUR, slower ball outside off, makes Lynn reach for it and he obliges, getting enough bat on it to slice it behind point for four
16.3
0
Ahmed to Lynn, no run, slower ball outside off, Lynn has an ugly swing, is too early into the stoke and it takes the toe end of the bat towards point
16.2
1
Ahmed to Russell, 1 run, full toss on the pads, clipped to deep squareleg
16.2
1w
Ahmed to Russell, 1 wide, slower ball, angled across, Russell watches it through to the keeper and the umpire calls it wide, almost as an afterthought