Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Kings XI Punjab by 2 runs

The 24th match of the 13th season of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Kings XI Punjab by 2 runs. In the match played in Abu Dhabi, Kolkata won the toss and gave a target of 165 runs while batting. In reply, Punjab could manage 162 runs for 5 wickets. Captain Lakesh Rahul (74) and Mayank Agarwal (56) played a brilliant innings. In the 18th over of the match, Sunil Narine dismissed Puran and overturned the match. After this, the famous Krishna got Rahul out and caught the match in Kolkata. Punjab needed 20 runs in the last 2 overs, but Punjab could not even score.

115-run opening partnership for Punjab

Punjab opener Lokesh Rahul and Mayank Agarwal (56) had a 115-run opening partnership. This is the second century partnership between the two. Earlier, both had 183-run opening partnership against Rajasthan Royals. For the first wicket in the season, there have been a century partnership for a total of 4 times.

Rahul-Mayank remained unbeaten in the power-play for the fourth time in the season

Rahul and Mayank added 47 runs in the power-play. This is the fourth time this season when both these batsmen have not been dismissed in the power-play. Earlier, both had scored 50 against Bengaluru, 60 against Rajasthan, 46 against Chennai.

Shami completes 50 wickets in IPL

With Rahul bowled, Punjab fast bowler Mohammed Shami completed his 50 wickets. Shami achieved this feat in 56 innings of 58 matches. Shami is in the top-5 in terms of maximum wickets this season.

KKR scored 164 for 6 wickets

Earlier, KKR won the toss and scored 164 runs for 6 wickets. Captain Dinesh Karthik scored 58 runs off 29 balls. Shubman Gill scored 57 runs off 47 balls. Both partnered 81 runs for the fourth wicket to take the team beyond 160 runs. Punjab's Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh took 1-1 wickets. KKR's 3 batsmen were run out.

Second lowest score in power-play

Kolkata did not have a good start. Rahul Tripathi, the hero of the last match, could score only 4 runs in this match. He was dismissed by Mohammed Shami. After this, Nitish Rana was run out by scoring 2 runs. KKR could only manage 25 runs for 2 wickets in the initial 6 overs. This is the second lowest score this season in the power-play.

Earlier, Delhi Capitals scored 23 for 3 against Punjab in Dubai. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals scored 31 runs for 3 wickets against Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi.

Morgan's IPL completes 1000 runs

KKR's middle order batsman Eoin Morgan completed his 1000 runs in the IPL. Morgan scored 1021 runs in 51 innings of 58 matches. Morgan has scored an average of over 23 in the league. His best score is 66 runs.

21 runs out so far in the season

So far, 21 batsmen have been run out in this season of IPL. Out of this, 5 runs have been scored by the Kings XI Punjab team. At the same time, 7 run outs occurred during Pawar-play. Players who were run out during the power-play include Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Suryakumar Yadav, Faf du Plessis, Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana.

One change in both teams

Kolkata captain Dinesh Karthik made a change in the team. In place of Shivam Mavi, the famous Krishna was included in the playing eleven. At the same time, Chris Jordan was included in the team in place of Sheldon Cottrell in Punjab.

Foreign players in both teams

Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Mujibur Rahman and Chris Jordan are foreign players in Punjab. At the same time, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan and Pat Cummins are foreign players in Kolkata.

Both teams

Punjab: Lokesh Rahul (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, Mujib-ur-Rehman, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh.

Kolkata: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Sunil Naren, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (captain and wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, renowned Krishna, Kamlesh Nagerkoti and Varun Chakraborty.