01/04Result
8th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, Apr 1 2022
KKR won by 6 wkts (33b rem)
Player of the Match
Umesh Yadav
Umesh YadavKolkata Knight Riders
01/04Result
8th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, Apr 1 2022
KKR won by 6 wkts (33b rem)
Player of the Match
Umesh Yadav
Umesh YadavKolkata Knight Riders

Umesh Yadav: "My task is always to take wickets with the new ball, whether one or two. That's the task my team has given me, and I'm trying my best to do that. I think it's a chaseable score. The ball is skidding off the wicket a bit. The earlier pitches, the ball was sticking on the pitch, but the ball is coming on better today."

Malli: "That run out is only because of the new rule of new batsmen to take strike regardless of batsmen cross at the time of catch. It forced Odean Smith to farm strike with number 11 at the crease. This new rule is helping bowlers"

Akrsh: "Shreyas be like - you don't need death bowlers if you don't bowl death overs"

Vishal: "This KKR bowling lineup is looking so strong that I wonder how exactly they will bring Cummins into the XI"

9.11pm A moment of desperation there from Odean. PBKS end their innings with ten balls left unused. This innings went pretty much exactly like KKR's against RCB a couple of days ago. Now KKR benefit from their opposition's high intent going wrong. But you can see why teams are doing this, given how much of an advantage dew is giving to chasing teams this season. The conditions are heavily loaded towards chasing.

Anyway, this match isn't over yet. KKR almost defended an even lower total against RCB in that match I mentioned above, and PBKS will have to believe they can do something similar here. KKR, remember, are also playing one batter fewer today. Matt Roller will be with you soon to bring you the chase.

18.2
W
Russell to Arshdeep Singh, OUT, and it ends with a run-out. Odean hared out of his crease even before Arshdeep played the ball, and in the end both batters were stuck at the same end. Back of a length, angling across, and he opens his bat face and dabs it straight to Rana at backward point. All he had to do was lob the ball back to Russell

Arshdeep Singh run out 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Arshdeep Singh is the last man for Punjab. Another left-hander.

18.1
W
Russell to Rabada, OUT, what a terrific catch from Southee! Runs all the way from long-off to mid-on and finishes by throwing himself forward to grab the ball in both hands, low down. Russell bowls a slower offcutter, angling it away from Rabada's hitting arc. Clears his front leg and goes hard at it, but manages more height than distance

K Rabada c Southee b Russell 25 (21m 16b 4x4 1x6) SR: 156.25

Here's Russell. Over the wicket to Rabada.

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | PBKS: 137/8 | RR: 7.61

  • Odean Smith9 (12b)
  • Kagiso Rabada25 (15b)
  • Shivam Mavi2-0-39-1
  • Tim Southee4-0-36-2
17.6
6
Shivam Mavi to Smith, SIX, unlucky for Mavi. Hits a hard length around off stump, and Odean, early on the pull, only manages a top-edge, but it absolutely flies and goes all the way over the fine leg boundary
17.6
1w
Shivam Mavi to Smith, 1 wide, another slower bouncer, this time the bounce is too high for Odean to reach it with the slash. Called wide again
17.5
0
Shivam Mavi to Smith, no run, fullish legcutter close to off stump, and it straightens to beat Odean on the outside as he looks to clear his front leg and launch it down the ground

Andre Russell is warming up to bowl...

17.5
1w
Shivam Mavi to Smith, 1 wide, slower bouncer wide of off stump, too wide for Odean to be able to reach out and slash it away
17.4
0
Shivam Mavi to Smith, no run, 132.4kph, but it looked quicker. Full and just angling past leg stump. Odean, looking to make room and launch it down the ground, is beaten on the inside edge

Afeef: "Those two accurate yorkers by Southee to Odean to close out his over after being expensive at the start was a perfect display of his skill and experience."

Caruso: "Rabada to open the batting next match??"

17.3
1
Shivam Mavi to Rabada, 1 run, wham. Back of a length, angling away from off stump, flat-batted hard and along the ground to long-on
17.2
4
Shivam Mavi to Rabada, FOUR, Goes full and slants it wider, looking to go away from Rabada's arc. He does, but Rabada, reaching out to slash, gets a thick edge that flies between the keeper and a fine short third
17.1
4
Shivam Mavi to Rabada, FOUR, wow, what a glorious shot this is. Length ball slanting away from off stump, and that's just room for Rabada to free his arms. Clears his front leg and flat-bats it hard and flat, back over the bowler's head

Here's Mavi. Over the wicket to Rabada.

END OF OVER:
17 | 16 Runs | PBKS: 120/8 | RR: 7.05

  • Odean Smith3 (9b)
  • Kagiso Rabada16 (12b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-36-2
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-14-0
16.6
0
Southee to Smith, no run, wide yorker. Looks to drive through the covers, and inside-edges into the ground and then into his body
16.5
0
Southee to Smith, no run, yorker outside off, looks to make room and jab through the covers, but he ends up playing it off the inside half of the bat back to the bowler
16.4
1
Southee to Rabada, 1 run, full, outside leg stump, follows Rabada's attempt to make room. Driven down to long-on

Free-hit coming up. Southee goes over the wicket.

16.4
1nb
Southee to Rabada, 1 no ball, full-toss outside off, looks to lean back and steer it behind point, but can't connect. Adjudged a no-ball for height
16.3
6
Southee to Rabada, SIX, wow. What an over this is. Rabada backs away to make room and Southee follows him with a full ball. Rabada just frees his arms again and launchres it high and straight, smacks into the sightscreen
16.2
4
Southee to Rabada, FOUR, full again, closer to off stump this time, and Rabada plays another lofted drive, chips it higher this time but just as cleanly, over the wide mid-off region
16.1
4
Southee to Rabada, FOUR, lovely. Full outside off, and Rabada leans into a smooth drive over extra-cover

One over from Southee left. Three from Mavi, but he can't bowl all of them. Southee comes in, from round the wicket to Rabada.

END OF OVER:
16 | 2 Runs | PBKS: 104/8 | RR: 6.50

  • Kagiso Rabada1 (7b)
  • Odean Smith3 (7b)
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-14-0
  • Umesh Yadav4-1-23-4
15.6
1
Varun to Rabada, 1 run, carrom ball straightening towards off stump, goes back and punches to long-on

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WktRunsPlayers
1st14AM RahaneVR Iyer
2nd24SS IyerVR Iyer
3rd13SW BillingsSS Iyer
4th0SW BillingsN Rana
5th90AD RussellSW Billings

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SRH146812-0.379
CSK144108-0.203
MI144108-0.506