IPL 2020 Highlights, KXIP vs KKR Today's Match Highlights: Kings XI Punjab Crumble At The Death As Kolkata Knight Riders Pull Off Another Heist
KXIP vs KKR IPL 2020 Highlights, Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off another heist as came they from behind to beat Kings XI Punjab by two runs.
- Prakash Rai
- Updated:October 10, 2020 08:05 pm IST
Kings XI Punjab crumbled once again in a close game as Kolkata Knight Riders beat them by two runs, handing them their fifth consecutive defeat this season. KXIP's over-reliance on their openers came to haunt them once again. After a century-stand between Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul had put them in a commanding position, other KXIP batters failed to put the game to bed. The credit also goes to KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik whose smart bowling changes, despite being one bowler short, took the game deep, activating the panic button among KXIP's inexperienced middle-order. With 14 needed off the last over, Sunil Narine bowled brilliantly to hand his side another win. Earlier, Dinesh Karthik led from front, scoring 58 off 29 balls, as KKR posted 164/6 in their 20 overs. Opener Shubman Gill continued with his good run this season and held the KKR innings together scoring 57 off 47 balls. Eoin Morgan, promoted up the order to bat at No. 4., also played a handy knock. At the start of the innings, Kings XI Punjab bowlers pushed KKR on the backfoot and restricted them to 25/2 -- the second lowest score inside powerplay in IPL 2020. After opting to bat, KKR found it tough against KXIP new ball bowlers, especially Shami and Arshdeep Singh, who bowled tight lines and caused them a lot of trouble. Shami cleaned up Rahul Tripathi to give Kings XI Punjab the first breakthrough. KKR suffered another major blow in the very next over when a huge mix-up resulted in the departure of Nitish Rana. Young medium pacer Arshdeep Singh was the most economical among the lot inside the Powerplay, conceding just two runs in his two-over spell. Morgan combined with Shubman Gill and put on a crucial partnership to get their innings back on track. However, just when things were looking good for them, Ravi Bishnoi got rid of Englishman to hand KKR a major blow. However, from there on it was a one-man show as Dinesh Karthik played like a true leader and guided his side to a fighting total, which in the end proved good enough to hand them two more points. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Match 24 Highlights between Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, straight from Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiÂ
- 19:40 (IST)Thank you for tuning in! Goodbye!That brings to an end our coverage of this game. Hope you liked it. The excitement is still on as CSK take on RCB in Match 25 in Dubai.
- 19:27 (IST)FOUR! KKR win by 2 runs!Last ball, Maxwell on strike seven runs needed to win, a maximum will take it to the Super Over. He goes over extra cover but ball falls just inches inside the ropes and KKR have pulled up another victory from the jaws of defeat.
What a win this for @KKRiders. They win by 2 runs and register another win in #Dream11IPL #KXIPvKKR pic.twitter.com/hdNC5pHenc
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020 - 19:16 (IST)WICKET! Prabhsimran Singh Rahul c Nitish Rana b Prasidh Krishna!Prasidh Krishna is executing his plans to perfection, not giving either of the batsman any easy balls. Prabhsimran Singh decides to make room but doesn't the connection right. The ball goes straight up in the air and Nitish Rana makes no mistake.
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- 18:48 (IST)WCIKET! Agarwal departs after a fine fifty!Prasidh Krishna finally has his man as he gets rid of Mayank Agarwal. Agarwal wanted to target the short boundary on the leg side but a miscued shot goes straight in the Shubman Gill stationed at deep midwicket.
#KKR finally gets the breakthrough.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
The 115-run partnership is broken as Mayank Agarwal is caught in the deep. Departs for 56 runs.
Live - https://t.co/1hhn0mYJ1t #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/ur6te6lXNg - 18:41 (IST)FOUR! 50 for KL Rahul!A full wide delivery from Pat Cummins and KL Rahul drives it just wide of mid-off fielder Andre Russell. Russell is not ready to field just yet and it showed in the way he went after that ball. With this KL Rahul brings up his yet another half-century this season -- his first while chasing.
FIFTY!@klrahul11 brings up his fourth half-century in #Dream11IPL 2020. This is also 19th in IPL.#KXIPvKKR pic.twitter.com/OeRGh9qU2m
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020 - 18:28 (IST)Sensible batting from Rahul-Agarwal!Sensible batting from both the batsmen as they collect nine runs off Sunil Narine second over without taking any undue risks, taking their total 76/0 putting them in a commanding position. KKR need a wicket to two to get themselves back in the game.
At the halfway mark, #KXIP are 76/0
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
Live - https://t.co/1hhn0mYJ1t #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/maFusyPWJv - 18:14 (IST)50-run stand for opening wicket!Mayank Agarwal pushes a short of a length delivery towards long-on and completes a single, bringing up the 50-run stand for the opening wicket.
#KXIP have got off to a steady start here in Abu Dhabi.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
At the end of the powerplay, the scoreboard reads 47/0
Live - https://t.co/1hhn0mYJ1t #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/4rw36PTG7u - 17:46 (IST)FOUR! Dropped! KL Rahul gets a life!KL Rahul decides to go aerial and the slow delivery meant he ended up lofting it high in the air Andre Russell managed to get his hands to the ball but couldn't get hold of it. What's worse was that the ball travelled to the fence and he Russell injured himself trying to stop it.
WATCH - Russell drops catch, injures knee
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
Failed to take a catch and hurt himself while saving a boundary. We hope Russell is fine.https://t.co/95hDIEDzXt #Dream11IPL - 17:26 (IST)KXIP need 165 to win!Another class inning from Shubman Gill and Dinesh Karthik's quick-fifty helped KKR post 164/6.
Innings Break!
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
Half-centuries by Gill and DK propel #KKR to a total of 164/6 on the board.
Will #KXIP chase this down?
Scorecard - https://t.co/1hhn0mYJ1t #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Bn43bA0TrU - 17:13 (IST)WICKET! Andre Russell c Prabhsimran Singh b Arshdeep Singh 5(3)!Arshdeep Singh bowls a wide yorker, ball takes a faint edge and goes into the hands of wicket-keeper Prabhsimran Singh. Russell departs cheaply yet again.
Arshdeep Singh with the big wicket of Andre Russell.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/8gduKrgJHG
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020 - 17:04 (IST)Back to back boundaries! 50 for Karthik!Dinesh Karthik hits back to back boundaries to bring up his 19th IPL half-century off 22 deliveries.
Captain #KKR brings up a fine half-century off 22 deliveries.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
This is his 19th FIFTY in IPL.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Hf51S7uCnR