IPL 2015 KXIP vs KKR Highlights: Andre Russell All-Round Show Deflates Punjab
Andre Russell slammed his maiden fifty to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a four-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab. Catch all the highlights of the match.
Kolkata Knight Riders register their second win in three games after beating Kings XI Punjab at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Catch all the highlights of the match. (SCORECARD | FIXTURES | TABLE)
23:37: (IST): Andre Russell is Man of the Match for his 2/39 and his quick-fire 36-ball 66.
23:27 (IST): That's it! Kolkata Knight Riders win by four wickets. That's an easy win registered by KKR. Chasing a tricky 156 for a win, KKR were reduced to 60 for five before Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell stitched an outstanding partnership (95 off 59 balls) to bail them out of trouble. Sandeep Sharma (4/25) was simply superb in his spell but other bowlers struggled.
23:11 (IST): DROPPED! Andre Russell dropped on 57 by Glenn Maxwell of Thisara Perera.
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23:08 (IST): FIFTY! Andre Russell brings up his maiden IPL half-century off just 28 balls.
22:56 (IST): FOUR! Through the gap! A low full toss on leg, Pathan with nonchalance flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
22:35 (IST): What an over! Sandeep Sharma finishes his spell with four for 25, including two wickets in his final over which was also a maiden. First he gets the big fish Gautam Gambhir and then traps Ryan ten Doeschate. KKR's chase in tatters now.
22:26 (IST): WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav tries to be cheeky again but Thisara Perera foxes him with a change in pace. Bowls it outside off, Yadav tries to play a late dab but ends up playing it very close to the keeper. Saha dives to his right and completes a good catch. End of an entertaining knock!
22:12 (IST): WICKET! Soft dismissal! Sandeep Sharma angles in a good length ball on middle, Manish Pandey fails to keep his flick shot down and hands a straight forward catch to George Bailey at short mid-wicket.
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22:02 (IST): WICKET! Plumb in front! Lovely delivery by Sandeep Sharma, lands it full and gets it to nip back into the batsman, Robin Uthappa tries to flick it on the leg side but misses.
21:37 (IST): That's the end of first innings and Kings XI Punjab finish at 155 for nine. Fantastic bowling performance by Kolkata. KXIP top order flopped. Virender Sehwag failed in his 100th match while Glenn Maxwell (33) once again failed to last long. It was skipper George Bailey's (60) effort that provided some respect to the total. Umesh Yadav was the pick of the bowlers, taking three for 33 and he was nicely assisted by his other bowling partners. Morne Morkel and Andre Russell picked up two wickets apiece.
21:34 (IST): WICKET! George Bailey is run out! Full toss outside off, Bailey forces it down to long off and attempts for the risky second run. Ryan ten Doeschate fires in a throw to the keeper who takes the bails off. The replays find Bailey short of the crease.
21:28 (IST): WICKET! First wicket for Sunil Narine in this season! Loopy full ball outside off, an off-spinner, Axar Patel tries to slog it across the line but it catches the top edge and balloons in the air towards long off. Suryakumar Yadav takes a simple catch in the deep.
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21:25: (IST): FIFTY! George Bailey scores a rock solid half-century. His second one.
21:21 (IST): WICKET! Gurkeerat Singh holes out at long on! Umesh Yadav spears in a full ball on middle, Gurkeerat tries to go big over long on but fails to get enough power behind his shot. It goes in the air and falls straight down the throat of Suryakumar Yadav.
21:04 (IST): WICKET! Fine catch by Manish Pandey! Andre Russell bowls a shortish ball outside off, Thisara Perera camps back with the cut shot but fails to clear point. Pandey takes a nicely jumped catch and ends Perera's short stay in the middle.
20:56 (IST): WICKET! Killer blow to KXIP! Umesh Yadav hurls across a length ball outside off, Glenn Maxwell goes hard at it, tries to power it over covers. He ends up playing it in the air and Andre Russell takes a good forward running catch from the deep.
20:50 (IST): FIFTY STAND! Glenn Maxwell and George Bailey have added 56 runs off 40 balls.
20:36 (IST): DROPPED! Yusuf Pathan drops a sitter! Slightly short in length on off, Glenn Maxwell (13) top edges his pull shot to deep mid-wicket where Pathan drops a dolly. This can be a costly miss!
20:23 (IST): WICKET! Brilliant catch by Piyush Chawla! Back of a length ball on middle, Sehwag tries to flick but fails to keep it down. Chawla manning the short mid-wicket region dives to his right and takes a lovely catch. Andre Russell gets the breakthrough.
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20:20 (IST): WICKET! Extra bounce does the trick! Morne Morkel bowls a shortish ball around off, Saha gets across the stumps to work it on the leg side but it comes off the toe end and flies behind. Yusuf Pathan takes the catch at wide first slip.
20:14 (IST): SIX! Biggie! Umesh Yadav hurls in a short ball around middle and off, Wriddhiman Saha goes for the pull shot and the top edge flies into the stands at fine leg.
20:03 (IST): WICKET! Umesh Yadav back in style. That's a soft dismissal. Murali Vijay goes for a duck. Looks to flick but mistimes it, Andre Russell runs in from short mid-wicket to complete the catch.
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19:45 (IST): TEAMS
Kings XI Punjab: Murali Vijay, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey*, Thisara Perera, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders: Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey, Surya Kumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav
19:35 (IST): TOSS! Fit-again Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and Kolkata Knight Riders will bowl first.
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The Kolkata franchise has had a mixed outing in the T20 tournament so far, having registered a win and a loss in the two matches they have played this season. After getting off their title defence with a seven wicket thrashing of Mumbai Indians, KKR slumped to a three-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last match. (KKR Look for Consistency Against Kings XI Punjab)
Against Punjab, KKR would be looking to get their campaign back on track with some consistent show in the tournament.
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Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, too did not have the best of starts having lost two and won just one out of their three games so far. It will be a special game for them as Virender Sehwag, their star opener, would be featuring in his 100th IPL game. ('Fit' Gambhir Set to Join Teammates in Pune)
After losing by 26-runs to Rajasthan Royals in their tournament opener, Kings XI bounced back strongly to beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs. Their campaign suffered another jolt when they lost by five wickets to Delhi Daredevils at Pune on Wednesday.
Against Kolkata, Punjab will be going all guns blazing to secure their second win of the season.