Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 01, 2022, 10:25 PM
In the IPL today, the 8th match of the tournament is being played between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl due to the dew factor. Punjab's batsmen failed today and the entire team was bowled out for 137 runs in 18.2 overs.Kolkata Knight Riders have won the 8th match of IPL by 6 wickets. Punjab had given a target of 138, which KKR achieved in the 15th over. Andre Russell played an innings of 70 runs and hit 8 sixes.
Rabada saved the shame
Kagiso Rabada, playing the first IPL match for Punjab, was dismissed after scoring 25 runs in 16 balls. He hit 4 fours and 1 six in his innings. Andre Russell put the brakes on Rabada's stormy innings. Southee came running from long off and dived to take a fine catch of Kagiso.
Star Kids in the Stands
Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan, son Aryan Khan and Bollywood heroine Ananya Pandey have also reached the Wankhede Stadium to support KKR in the match. After the dismissal of Liam Livingstone, all of them were seen swinging happily.
Umesh's power play, made two records
KKR pacer Umesh Yadav dismissed Punjab captain Mayank Agarwal (1) LBW in the very first over. With this wicket, Umesh became the third bowler to take 50 wickets in the IPL power play. Sandeep Sharma (53) holds the record for taking the most wickets in the power play. The name of Zaheer Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes at number two. Both took 52-52 wickets. Umesh Yadav has become the highest wicket-taker against any team in IPL. Yadav took 4 wickets for 23 runs in this match. Umesh has taken total 33 wickets against Punjab Kings. After him, Sunil Narine's name comes in the case of taking most wickets against any one franchise. Narine has also taken 32 wickets against Punjab.
Southee completes 250 wickets
Kiwi fast bowler Tim Southee has completed his 250 wickets in T20 format. Southee became the first bowler to take 250 wickets for New Zealand in T20 cricket. In the match, he took 2 wickets for 36 runs. Tim dismissed Dhawan (16) and Shah Rukh (0).
Rajapaksa scored runs at a strike rate of 344
Punjab's Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 31 runs in just 9 balls while playing a stormy innings. Sri Lankan player hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. His strike rate was 344.44. Bhanuka's wicket came in Shivam Mavi's account and was caught by Tim Southee at midoff. Before being dismissed, Rajapaksa hit a four on the first ball of the same over and three consecutive sixes in the next three balls.
Both the teams showed their strength in the power play
In the power play, Kolkata took the wickets of Mayank Agarwal (1), Bhanuka Rajapakse (31) and Shikhar Dhawan (16). These three wickets were taken by Umesh, Mavi and Southee. However, Punjab showed their strength with the bat and scored 62 runs at a run rate of 10.33.
Rabada saved the shame
Kagiso Rabada, playing the first IPL match for Punjab, was dismissed after scoring 25 runs in 16 balls. He hit 4 fours and 1 six in his innings. Andre Russell put the brakes on Rabada's stormy innings. Southee came running from long off and dived to take a fine catch of Kagiso.
Star Kids in the Stands
Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan, son Aryan Khan and Bollywood heroine Ananya Pandey have also reached the Wankhede Stadium to support KKR in the match. After the dismissal of Liam Livingstone, all of them were seen swinging happily.
Umesh's power play, made two records
KKR pacer Umesh Yadav dismissed Punjab captain Mayank Agarwal (1) LBW in the very first over. With this wicket, Umesh became the third bowler to take 50 wickets in the IPL power play. Sandeep Sharma (53) holds the record for taking the most wickets in the power play. The name of Zaheer Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes at number two. Both took 52-52 wickets. Umesh Yadav has become the highest wicket-taker against any team in IPL. Yadav took 4 wickets for 23 runs in this match. Umesh has taken total 33 wickets against Punjab Kings. After him, Sunil Narine's name comes in the case of taking most wickets against any one franchise. Narine has also taken 32 wickets against Punjab.
Southee completes 250 wickets
Kiwi fast bowler Tim Southee has completed his 250 wickets in T20 format. Southee became the first bowler to take 250 wickets for New Zealand in T20 cricket. In the match, he took 2 wickets for 36 runs. Tim dismissed Dhawan (16) and Shah Rukh (0).
Rajapaksa scored runs at a strike rate of 344
Punjab's Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 31 runs in just 9 balls while playing a stormy innings. Sri Lankan player hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. His strike rate was 344.44. Bhanuka's wicket came in Shivam Mavi's account and was caught by Tim Southee at midoff. Before being dismissed, Rajapaksa hit a four on the first ball of the same over and three consecutive sixes in the next three balls.
Both the teams showed their strength in the power play
In the power play, Kolkata took the wickets of Mayank Agarwal (1), Bhanuka Rajapakse (31) and Shikhar Dhawan (16). These three wickets were taken by Umesh, Mavi and Southee. However, Punjab showed their strength with the bat and scored 62 runs at a run rate of 10.33.