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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Match 8 Match Summary

KKR vs PBKS, 2022 - T20 Summary

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Scorecard
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Match 8, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai , Apr 01, 2022
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders
141/4 (14.3/20)
Punjab Kings Punjab Kings
137 (18.2/20)
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Umesh Yadav
    4/23(4)
PBKS 137/10
Bat Top Batsmen
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
31 (9)
  • 3x4s
  • 3x6s
  • 344.44SR
<a href=/cricket/players/64042-kagiso-rabada-playerprofile>Kagiso Rabada</a>
Kagiso Rabada
25 (16)
  • 4x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 156.25SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Umesh Yadav
ECON 5.75
4
OVERS
23/4
R/W
Bowler
Tim Southee
ECON 9.00
4
OVERS
36/2
R/W
KKR 141/4
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1536-andre-russell-playerprofile>Andre Russell</a>
Andre Russell
70 (31)
  • 2x4s
  • 8x6s
  • 225.80SR
<a href=/cricket/players/64384-shreyas-santosh-iyer-playerprofile>Shreyas Iyer</a>
Shreyas Iyer
26 (15)
  • 5x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 173.33SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Rahul Chahar
ECON 3.25
4
OVERS
13/2
R/W
Bowler
Kagiso Rabada
ECON 7.66
3
OVERS
23/1
R/W
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That's a wrap to this entertaining game. Get ready for a double-header on Saturday. Mumbai will be facing Rajasthan at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), and Gujarat will take on Delhi at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Do join us in advance for the build-up. Cheers!
Umesh Yadav (4-1-23-4) is the Player of the Match! The speedster says that hard work is needed as he needs to keep pushing and he will keep working hard. Mentions that he keeps bowling different balls in the nets so that he can bowl them in the game. Shares that he was surprised after Mayank gave him the charge on the first ball but later on, he knew Agarwal would wait on the back foot. Tells that the plan was to bowl full. States that he looks to bowl the right lines and lengths at pace.
Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata, says that they were stunned by the counter-attacking batting from Punjab in the Powerplay but he thought that they can also do the same. Adds that they got early wickets and after the Powerplay, his mindset was to keep bowling the main bowlers and go for the wickets. Praises both the spinners for doing the holding job. Mentions that Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy come with their own strategy which is really helpful. Regarding Andre Russell's knock, Shreyas replies that it was such a relief to see him bat and he turned the game around. On Umesh Yadav's bowling, Iyer says that he is getting stronger and fitter with age. Shares that he has been putting in the hard yards and is hungry to perform.
The man of the moment, Andre Russell comes up for a chat. The Jamaican says that he is feeling awesome and this is why he plays the game. Tells that Billings played really well and he backed his ability and he is happy to take the team over the line. Adds that he is happy to do what the team wants him to do and further says that they have a good bowling depth and have a few who can slip in a couple of overs. Says they were a few wickets down with not a lot to come, so he needed to bat long with Sam Billings. States that he decided to take charge as the left-arm spinner (Harpreet Brar) was not turning the ball. Shares that the plan was to cautiously bat against Chahar as he was getting the ball to turn. Regarding how many shots did he time from the middle of the bat, Russell is honest enough to say that just one came from the middle.
Mayank Agarwal, the captain of Punjab, says they did not bat well enough but they showed a good fight with the ball and admits that Russell took the game away from them. He feels 170 would have been a good total on this surface. Mentions that they started off well but they could not capitalize. Feels that a game like this at the start is fine. Mentions the bowlers did well to pull things back but Russell was the difference.
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Early in the evening, Punjab managed just 137 on the board. They were in tatters after losing wickets in a heap and surrendered in front of Umesh Yadav and company. Shreyas Iyer impressed one and all with his captaincy and certainly, there were shades of Brendon McCullum in the way he led. They would have loved to be more clinical in the chase but then we would have been robbed of a masterclass of power-hitting from Andre Russell.
Kolkata were after a below-par target and started strongly in the Powerplay despite losing both the openers. Rahul Chahar's magical over where he hunted down two wickets sent jitters in the Kolkata camp but Sam Billings and Andre Russell joined forces and did the job efficiently. They took their time initially, respected the spinners for a while and then Dre Russ decided to go bonkers. He attacked Harpreet Brar's over as a starter and then went hammer and tongs in the 12th over bowled by Odean Smith. 30 runs came in it and the chase was put to bed.
Crash! Bang! Wallop! Wrestlemania is on the 2nd of April but 'Russell-mania' arrived one day in advance! Some brutal hitting from the Jamaican decimated the bowling of Punjab and shattered the little ray of hope they had of a comeback. Phew, that was one batting show from Dre Russ, incredible hitting, 70 off only 31 balls - studded with two brutal fours and 8 humongous biggies. Take a bow, big man!
Over 14.3 : 141/4
13 Runs
  • 114.1
  • 614.2
  • 614.3
A. Russell
70 (31)
S. Billings
24 (23)
L. Livingstone
0.3-0-13-0
14.3
6
Liam Livingstone To Andre Russell
SIX! Russell finishes it off in style! Another powerful hit! Liam Livingstone drags his length back and bowls it shorter and on middle, this is pulled over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. KOLKATA WIN BY 6 WICKETS!
14.2
6
Liam Livingstone To Andre Russell
SIX! Just the three needed! This guy is in his element today! What a knock, absolutely brutal! This is tossed up on off, Russell heaves it over the long off fence for a biggie.
14.1
1
Liam Livingstone To Sam Billings
Flatter and on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.
Over 14 : 128/4
14 Runs
  • 013.1
  • 013.2
  • 113.3
  • 5 NB 13.4
  • 213.4
  • 013.5
  • 613.6
A. Russell
58 (29)
S. Billings
23 (22)
A. Singh
3-0-32-0
13.6
6
Arshdeep Singh To Andre Russell
SIX! Russell is putting on a show! Shows his range this time and rifles a full ball over covers for a biggie. Raw power. Just 10 needed more.
13.5
0
Arshdeep Singh To Andre Russell
Swing and a miss! Arshdeep takes the pace off this one. Short and outside off, Russell is early into the shot and misses.
13.4
2
Arshdeep Singh To Andre Russell
Short and on middle, plundered to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
13.4
nb
Arshdeep Singh To Andre Russell
FOUR! Russell fires a rocket. And it's a no ball as well for overstepping. FIFTY FOR DRE RUSS! Full toss around off, Andre Russell latches onto it and bludgeons it straight back. Arshdeep Singh takes cover as it whistles over his head and even Kagiso Rabada fails to stop it with a full-length dive from long off.
13.3
1
Arshdeep Singh To Sam Billings
Uses the angle of the bowler and eases it with good timing to long on. Takes a single.
13.2
0
Arshdeep Singh To Sam Billings
Singh comes from 'round the wicket and angles in a slower length ball on off, Billings defends it back.
13.1
0
Arshdeep Singh To Sam Billings
Bouncer around off, Sam drops his wrists and allows it through to the keeper.
Change! Arshdeep Singh is back on!
Over 13 : 114/4
5 Runs
  • 112.1
  • 112.2
  • 112.3
  • 112.4
  • 1 WD 12.5
  • 012.5
  • 012.6
A. Russell
46 (25)
S. Billings
22 (19)
R. Chahar
4-1-13-2
12.6
0
Rahul Chahar To Andre Russell
Edged but safe! Loopy and full outside off, turning away, Andre Russell throws his bat at it but gets a thick outside edge. It goes on one bounce to short third man. Chahar has bowled out, 4-1-13-2!
12.5
0
Rahul Chahar To Andre Russell
Quicker one, around off, Russell winds up for a big heave but misses. The keeper breaks the stumps but Dre Russ has not ventured out from the crease.
12.5
wd
Rahul Chahar To Andre Russell
Wide! Turning way outside off, Russell leaves it alone.
12.4
1
Rahul Chahar To Sam Billings
Flatter one, around middle, Sam moves back and turns it through mid-wicket for a single.
12.3
1
Rahul Chahar To Andre Russell
Around leg, fuller in length, it's helped behind square leg for one.
12.2
1
Rahul Chahar To Sam Billings
Gets on the front foot to a full ball and drives it to long off for a run.
12.1
1
Rahul Chahar To Andre Russell
Short in length and wide outside off, cut to deep cover for a run.
Over 12 : 109/4
30 Runs
  • 411.1
  • 611.2
  • 611.3
  • 011.4
  • 611.5
  • 2 NB 11.6
  • 611.6
S. Billings
20 (17)
A. Russell
44 (21)
O. Smith
2-0-39-1
11.6
6
Odean Smith To Sam Billings
SIX! Clean as a whistle! Sam Billings shows that he can hit them long as well. A touch short and on off, Sam Billings hangs on the back foot and hoists it behind the bowler's head for a biggie. 30 from the over, 29 needed more now, off 48 balls.
11.6
nb
Odean Smith To Andre Russell
Short and on middle, pulled powerfully to deep mid-wicket for a run. 23 from the over. Hang on, it's a no ball as well. Make it 24. Free Hit coming up. It will be Sam Billings on strike though.
11.5
6
Odean Smith To Andre Russell
SIX! Brutal! Odean Smith returns to over the wicket, serves it on a platter on middle, the length is full and Russell clobbers it over the bowler's head for a maximum.
Full Commentary
14 OV
14 Runs
A. Singh to S. Billings A. Russell
  • 013.1
  • 013.2
  • 113.3
  • 5 NB 13.4
  • 213.4
  • 013.5
  • 613.6
13 OV
5 Runs
R. Chahar to A. Russell S. Billings
  • 112.1
  • 112.2
  • 112.3
  • 112.4
  • 1 WD 12.5
  • 012.5
  • 012.6
12 OV
30 Runs
O. Smith to A. Russell S. Billings
  • 411.1
  • 611.2
  • 611.3
  • 011.4
  • 611.5
  • 2 NB 11.6
  • 611.6
11 OV
6 Runs
R. Chahar to S. Billings A. Russell
  • 110.1
  • 010.2
  • 210.3
  • 110.4
  • 110.5
  • 110.6
10 OV
17 Runs
H. Brar to A. Russell S. Billings
  • 1 WD 9.1
  • 09.1
  • 69.2
  • 29.3
  • 69.4
  • 19.5
  • 19.6
9 OV
2 Runs
R. Chahar to S. Billings A. Russell
  • 08.1
  • 18.2
  • 08.3
  • 08.4
  • 18.5
  • 08.6
8 OV
3 Runs
H. Brar to S. Billings A. Russell
  • 17.1
  • 17.2
  • 07.3
  • 17.4
  • 07.5
  • 07.6
7 OV
0 Runs
R. Chahar to S. Iyer N. Rana
  • 06.1
  • 06.2
  • 06.3
  • W 6.4
  • 06.5
  • W 6.6
6 OV
9 Runs
K. Rabada to S. Iyer S. Billings
  • 45.1
  • 15.2
  • 25.3
  • 05.4
  • 25.5
  • 05.6
5 OV
9 Runs
O. Smith to S. Iyer V. Iyer S. Billings
  • 44.1
  • 14.2
  • W 4.3
  • 44.4
  • 04.5
  • 04.6
4 OV
8 Runs
K. Rabada to V. Iyer S. Iyer
  • 03.1
  • 03.2
  • 13.3
  • 23.4
  • 43.5
  • 13.6
3 OV
11 Runs
A. Singh to V. Iyer S. Iyer
  • 1 LB 2.1
  • 12.2
  • 12.3
  • 02.4
  • 42.5
  • 42.6
2 OV
6 Runs
K. Rabada to V. Iyer A. Rahane
  • 11.1
  • 01.2
  • 41.3
  • 1 WD 1.4
  • 01.4
  • 01.5
  • W 1.6
1 OV
8 Runs
A. Singh to A. Rahane
  • 00.1
  • 40.2
  • 00.3
  • 40.4
  • 00.5
  • 00.6
Match Info
  • Venue Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field
  • Result Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets
  • Player of the Match Umesh Yadav
  • Umpire Anil Chaudhary (IND), Saiyed Khalid (IND) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND)
  • Referee Prakash Bhatt (IND)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Punjab 137/10 in 18.2 overs
  • Punjab 100/6 in 13.2 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Punjab 97/6 in 13.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (11.5 ovs): KOL against H Brar (LBW) Unsuccessful (KOL: 1, PUN: 2)
  • Strategic Time-out: Punjab 70/3 in 8.0 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Punjab 62/3
  • Punjab 50/2 in 4.4 overs
  • A Russell 26th T20 fifty: 50 runs in 26 balls (2x4) (5x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 29 balls between S Billings (6) and A Russell (43)
  • Kolkata 101/4 in 11.5 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Kolkata 56/4 in 9.0 overs
  • Kolkata 51/4: N Rana lbw b R Chahar 0(2)
  • Referral 1 (6.6 ovs): N Rana against PUN (LBW) Unsuccessful (KOL: 1, PUN: 2)
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Kolkata 51/2
  • Kolkata 51/2 in 5.5 overs
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