- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 short, and he has got his man this time! The trap was set for Gayle, and he falls into it. Short ball, angles across him, and he looks to scoop this towards deep backward square leg, but that's where Shubman Gill is stationed, and he gleefully accepts this. Young Warrier has removed both of Kings XI Punjab's top-performing batsmen this season! 22/22.3 the first wicket comes through! Slower ball, straight, and Rahul looks to chip this through midwicket. Bails out at the last moment, and ends up going straight towards mid on. Chris Lynn, with a microphone on him as he speaks to the broadcasters, runs across over his right shoulder and takes a good catch 13/113.3 run out sent upstairs. Is that a direct hit? Mayank diving full length at the non-strikers. No it's not direct hit, Narine's got his hands in a mess but he's got enough hand on the ball as it hits the stumps before his follow through takes the rest of it. Agarwal is gone. It was a full ball outside off, flicked between long-on and deep midwicket and the throw was right on top of the stumps. Agarwal has thrown away yet another IPL start 111/410.5 golden arm Rana puts another one in his book! Oh boy. Short ball, proper log-hop at an off stump line. Gets deep in the crease and looks to pull this over midwicket. But for one, this ground has big square boundaries, and two, he's lost his shape as this comes on a little slower than he expects. Dragged straight to the fielder. What an ordinary end to a stunning innings 91/317.3 held at extra cover. Gurney with the offcutter. Short of a length in the corridor. Makes room and tries to slap it over mid-off. Decent plan. But a better one from Gurney. No pace on it, gets it off the toe-end. Uthappa pedals backwards and takes it just past the edge of the circle 149/518.1 dragged on! Another offcutter does it for KKR. This is at a length outside off. Ashwin splits his legs and looks to carve this but the under-edge gets it into the stumps 151/6Extras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL183/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.15)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (KL Rahul, 2.3 ov), 2-22 (Chris Gayle, 4.1 ov), 3-91 (Nicholas Pooran, 10.5 ov), 4-111 (Mayank Agarwal, 13.3 ov), 5-149 (Mandeep Singh, 17.3 ov), 6-151 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Sandeep Warrier 4 0 31 2 7.75 9 5 0 0 0 HF Gurney 4 0 41 1 10.25 8 3 2 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 29 0 7.25 6 1 1 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 29 1 9.66 8 4 1 1 0 PP Chawla 4 0 43 0 10.75 4 2 3 0 0 N Rana 1 0 8 1 8 3 0 1 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.6 short, and he has top-edged this. It goes up, and Tye picks up the return catch! Could this be a turning point of sorts? This over had already produced 15, but Lynn wanted to maximise the last ball of the Powerplay, and paid the price in the process 62/110.3 picks out long-off accurately. Uthappa checks his shot and is taken about ten yards inside the fence. Length ball cutting away in the corridor. Has room, makes more. But for some reason, doesn't swing hard through the line. Lobs it to Agarwal 100/214.5 taken at deep square! Short and into the body once again. Russell finally connects on the pull. But it's not ideal connection. Slices it. Big ground. And he won't clear it 150/3Extras7 (lb 2, w 5)TOTAL185/3 (18 Overs, RR: 10.27)Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Chris Lynn, 5.6 ov), 2-100 (Robin Uthappa, 10.3 ov), 3-150 (Andre Russell, 14.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Shami 3 0 15 1 5 9 2 0 0 0 Arshdeep Singh 2 0 24 0 12 4 3 1 0 0 R Ashwin 4 0 38 1 9.5 9 2 3 1 0 AJ Tye 3 0 41 1 13.66 4 3 3 2 0 M Ashwin 2 0 24 0 12 0 2 1 0 0 SM Curran 4 0 41 0 10.25 6 4 1 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
3 May 2019 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Kings XI Punjab 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
- Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 68/2 in 8.0 overs (MA Agarwal 12, N Pooran 39)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (MA Agarwal 7, N Pooran 42, Ex 1)
- Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 115/4 in 14.0 overs (Mandeep Singh 13, SM Curran 1)
- Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 1
- SM Curran: 50 off 23 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Shubman Gill 14, CA Lynn 36, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 90/1 in 9.0 overs (Shubman Gill 23, RV Uthappa 20)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 1
- Shubman Gill: 50 off 36 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (Shubman Gill 22, AD Russell 24, Ex 4)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 157/3 in 16.0 overs (Shubman Gill 58, KD Karthik 1)
Match Coverage
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The Kings XI Punjab captain said injuries to key personnel and the below-par performances of overseas seamers also held the team back this season
Talking Points - Chris Lynn delivers knockout Powerplay performance
How Knight Riders trumped Kings XI by being unpredictable, and, really, what was all the hand-waving from Dinesh Karthik all about?
Four teams, one last spot in the playoffs
What do the qualifying scenarios look like for Sunrisers, KKR, Kings XI and Royals?
Shubman Gill leads KKR to stay alive, Kings XI knocked out
Sam Curran's unbeaten 55 off 24 had given Kings XI a competitive total but KKR's top order make short work of it
Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders in uphill battle for the playoffs
Kings XI have a proud home record to look up to, Knight Riders have momentum from a resounding win