IPL 2015, KKR v KXIP, Highlights: Andre Russell Powers Kolkata to Edge Thriller Past Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a thriller by a single wicket against Kings XI Punjab tonight at the Eden Gardens at Kolkata. The win takes Kolkata to the top of the IPL table. Catch all the highlights of the match here.
Kolkata Knight Riders snatched single wicket win against the Kings XI Punjab in Kolkata tonight to jump up to the top of the IPL table. The George Bailey-led Punjab side posted 183/5 after electing to bat first. Cameos from Glenn Maxwell and David Miller boosted the Punjab innings after Sunil Narine grabbed a four-wicket haul.
The Knight's chase was all in shambles until a scintillating partnership between Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell lifted the Kolkata team. However, it took a cameo from Piyush Chawla in the end to see Kolkata home
Catch all the highlights of the match here (LIVE SCORECARD | FIXTURES | POINTS TABLE | GALLERY)
(All times in IST)
19:35: That' it! Narine scampers for a single and Kolkata has won the game by a single wicket!
19:33: OUT! OH! Chawla departs. Gets a glove down the the leg side. 1 needed off 2 balls now.
19:33: SIX! Chawla did it in the 2014 finals, he does it again! What a strike that was!
19:30: RUN OUT! Hogg goes. Anureet bowls a yorkerLeft stranded half-way!
19:27: Good over, easily negotiated by Chawla and Hogg. Eight runs needed from the last over.
19:24: 13 from 12 runs - Chawla can definitely bat. Hogg needs to give him some support.
19:20: RUN OUT! Stunning fielding from Axar. One stump to aim, hit it! Botha gone. KKR need 23 runs from 16 balls.
19:16: OUT! Russell (51) caught behind off Axar. KKR need 26 runs off 19 balls now. This is interesting!
Russell has ensured that bowlers are worried while running in; unsure if there is even a right length at all! #KKR #PepsiIPL
- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 9, 2015
19:15: 50 from 19 balls - Andre Russell has tore the Punjab attack apart.
19:10: It's raining sixes at Eden Gandens here - Andre Russell is bringing the house down. 29 runs from 24 balls now - should be a cakewalk!
Where has he been? #Russell pic.twitter.com/GhTlCxS5Qo
- Iain O'Brien (@iainobrien) May 9, 2015
19:05: SIX! Full-toss and outta here! Andre Russell continues the carnage.
19:03: OUT! Yusuf Pathan (29) falls after a carnage. Hendricks gets his wicket. Tries the scoop over the keeper and Saha grabs it.
19:00: FOUR! Fraction short from the bowler and whacked past point by Russell.
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18:57: FOUR! Outside-edge flies to third-man. 24 runs off that over from Axar - 58 runs required from 36 balls.
18:55: SIX again! Russell this time. Huge over this for KKR.
18:54: SIX more! Straight over long-off! This is explosive stuff from Yusuf Pathan.
18:53: SIX! Yusuf now - Axar flights it, puts it up and Yusuf slams it straight down the ground.
18:52: SIX! No half-measures there. Short ball and Russell wallops it over square-leg. This man can't take the game away from Punjab.
18:51: FOUR! Top-edge now from Russell - ball darting back into body.
18:49: FOUR! Outside edge from Russell but KKR won't mind it at all.
18:47: KKR didn't see this coming. The ball is holding up in the track a bit and Punjab spinners - Gurkeerat and Axar - are stifling them. Two big men, Russell and Pathan, at the crease - KKR need a partnership from these two.
18:44: BOWLED! Surya (9) goes too far across and sweeps to see his stumps disturbed by Gurkeerat. KKR in trouble now - 83/4 (10.5)
Manish's wicket brings out the kid in @DavidMillerSA12 and @Gmaxi_32 - @lionsdenkxip #IPL https://t.co/LBljbBCjJc
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 9, 2015
18:42: SIX! Yusuf Pathan arrives to the party. Goes over mid-wicket and goes big. KKR needs a few more of these.
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18:32: OUT! Gambhir (24) gone! Gurkeerat Singh gets the big fish. Gambhir would be livid with himself - short ball just lofts it straight to Vijay. Massive wicket for Punjab this! KKR 69/2 (8.5)
#KingsXI are now, as #KKR have discovered the dangerous floaters in the #PepsiIPL. Can't qualify but can put a spanner in the works!
- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 9, 2015
18:25: OUT! Manish Pandey (22) perishes to Maxwell. 2nd catch for Axar! Big wicket for Kings here. Pandey was looking dangerous. KXIP 63/2 (7.3)
18:17: FOUR! FOUR! Pandey unleashing himself on Sandeep Sharma. This is brilliant batting. KKR 55/1 after 5 overs.
18:16: FOUR! Manish Pandey clears his front leg and punches it through it covers.
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18:12: FOUR! FOUR! Manish Pandey and Gautam Gambhir carries on the charge. KKR 40/1 after 4 overs.
18:09: OUT! Oh! Soft dismissal that! Uthappa (17) chips it to Axar at short mid-wicket! Anureet strikes!
18:08: FOUR! Juicy half-volley and smashed by Uthappa.
18:05: FOUR! Uthappa goes over mid-on. Slapped the short delivery from Sandeep Sharma.
18:04: FOUR! Angled across Gambir and over cover he goes.
18:00: Good start from the Knight Riders. 12 runs from 2 overs. This chase would we tricky but KKR does have the fire-power.
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17:38: FOUR more! Big big last over for Punjab and Miller has raced to 27 off just 11 balls to help Punjab post 183/5. That's a big chase on an Eden Gardens' wicket. Can KKR pull it off?
17:37: FOUR! Short and Miller pulls - flies off the top edge.
17:36: SIX! It was in the arc, hence out of the park - Miller smashes it over mid-wicket.
17:35: OUT! Gurkeerat was in no position to play that shot - dug in by Russell and a miscue pull from the young man.
One of the many faces of Mr. Danny Morrison - @alanwilkins22 @scottbstyris @damienmartyn #IPL https://t.co/ir2wVURo66
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 9, 2015
17:33: SIX! Smashed over long-off by Miller. Russell misses his length and sails into the crowd.
17:32: Solid over from Umesh yadav. No boundaries off the 19th over.
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17:22: OUT! Narine gets his fourth wicket. Saha (33) goes for a big sweep and is bowled. KXIP 149/4 (17)
17:21: SIX! Saha whacks Narine for a massive blow!
17:20: OUT! Maxwell (43) holes out at mid-wicket to Botha. Narine gets a third. KXIP 143/3 (16.3 overs)
17:15: FOUR! Down the leg side and too easy for Maxwell. This is just bad bowling from Umesh Yadav.
17:14: DROPPED again! Tough tough chance - Botha went full stretch at mid-off.
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17:10: SIX! Saha joins in now. Full toss from Hogg and sails over the mid-wicket boundary. KXIP 134/2 after 15 overs
17:07: SIX! The Maxwell Show has begun! Hogg is going to the cleaners!
17:06: FOUR! Another reverse sweep.
17:03: SIX! Down the track and straight into the sight screen. Fasten your seat-belts, Maxwell has arrived.
17:02: FOUR! Maxwell brings the reverse sweep up.
17:00: SIX! Maximum from Maxwell. Short from Russell and Mad Max pulls it over deep mid-wicket. Maxwell show on the card? KXIP 99/2 after 13 overs.
16:56: Oh! What do we have here - a little bit of nudge and push between Russell and Maxwell. All ends with a smile though, that's good to see.
Play Hard, Play Fair - Spirit of Cricket at #IPL #KKR #KXIP - @Russell12A @Gmaxi_32 https://t.co/w50GUE7VRG
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 9, 2015
16:45: OUT! Caught and bowled. Finally one sticks! Manan Vohra (39) chips it straight back to Narine. KXIP 78/2 after 10.5
16:43: SIX! Beautifully done that - Vohra goes onside out and creams Chawla over the cover boundary. KXIP 75/1 after 10 overs
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16:35: DROPPED! How many already? Vohra plays a false shot off the slower and Yusuf Pathan never looked like catching that ever! KXIP 59/1 after 8 overs.
16:34: SIX! Sweet sound off Vohra's bat. That's gone off the blade like as Ravi Shastri would say - a tracer bullet!
16:31: DROPPED! Another one goes down. This time Uthappa the kepeer. Ball dug in short by Russell, Vohra gloves it and Uthappa puts down an easy take.
16:27: Appeal for stumping! Hogg bowls the wrong one, Vohra misses but he was back in the crease.
16:24: BOWLED! Narine takes matters into own hands. After three lives, Vijay (28) is dismissed - goes across the line and plays the expansive sweep, stumps disturbed! KXIP 45/1 (5.5)
16:22: FOUR! Too short from Narine and Vijay steers it past third-man.
16:21: DROPPED! Again. That's a dolly dropped by Umesh. Vijay sweeps Narine and Umesh Yadav makes a mess off it!
16:20: SIX! Vohra gets into the action! Lofts Botha into the stands. This is a good start for Punjab. KXIP 41/0 after 5 overs.
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16:16: DROPPED! Tough one for Hogg there, but KKR needs to hold onto these half-chances. Already two catches have gone down
16:12: FOUR to end the over! Again on the pads and too easy for Vijay.
16:11: FOUR! Down the leg and flicked past fine-leg. Umesh all over the place in this over.
16:10: SIX! Wide and short and Vijay goes over covers!
16:09: FOUR! Too straight from Umesh. Vijay - very strong on his legs - just flicks it past square-leg.
16:08: FOUR! First one of the game. Ball swinging in from Russell and Vohra tucks it to the vacant fine leg. KXIP 10/0 after 2 overs
16:06: DROPPED! Vijay pushes at the ball, uppish drive - Gambhir jumps, goes one-handed but fails to hang on. Tough one for the skipper!
16:00: The players are out on the field. KKR players in their huddle and we are underway! Umesh Yadav steaming in. Splendid first over from the Indian pacer - fast and on target. Just 2 from the first over!
Not sure is if this possible but felt myself #photosynthesising at Toss #ItsAHotOne @lionsdenkxip bat 1st @IPL pic.twitter.com/qZKBsFeptQ
- Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) May 9, 2015
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15:40: The teams for the game -
#KXIP XI: M Vijay, M Vohra, W Saha, G Maxwell, D Miller, G Bailey, Gurkeerat, A Patel, B Hendricks, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma #IPL
- Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) May 9, 2015
Here goes the Playing XI for today's match. We're bowling first! #KKRvsKXIP #Go4More pic.twitter.com/b0bamqdZvV
- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 9, 201515:30: Toss time - George Bailey calls it right and Punjab will bat first against Kolkata at Eden Gardens. Beuran Hendricks and Gurkeerat Mann are in for Punjab while Kolkata have no changes from the last game.
15:25: And Danny 'Mad' Morrison has gone the 'Funjabi' way!
Who's this bloke on my left??? #KKRvKXIP #IPL pic.twitter.com/cm5A4I6OHY
- Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 9, 2015
15:20: For Kolkata Knight Riders it's a play-off berth at stake and for Punjab, it's pride. While the Punjab team is busy practicing, KKR have been partying, hard!
Watch our Lion @ImMananVohra in action, practicing in the Nets: http://t.co/7eO1c4aRMc #KXIP #IPL pic.twitter.com/BfE9SfGkFS
- Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) May 9, 2015
It was a moment of twin celebrations for the #Knights yesterday! Find out more in our latest episode of #InsideKKR http://t.co/8SAE17FmIa
- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 8, 2015When Kolkata Knight Riders took on the Kings XI Punjab last season, the story was a completely different. In the 2014 finals, KKR and Kings XI went head-to-head in a thrilling finale. This season, with eight losses in 10 games, Kings XI are out of the play-off contention, while KKR are placed at number three in the league table. (Punjab Aiming to Spoil Kolkata Party)
Punjab have been poor this season despite having four World Cup winners in their squad - none of them have done anything remarkable. In the last game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, they wilted to the second biggest loss of the IPL. Bangalore's left-arm seamer cracked them open and bundled them out below a hundred. (KKR Look to End Home Run on a High)
In the bowling department, the Indian duo of Sandeep Sharma and Anureet Singh has been the only bright spark for the Punjab side.
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The foreign recruits have let down Punjab the most - Glenn Maxwell can't get the ball off-the-square, Mitchell Johnson has been spraying it all over the place, Shaun Marsh hasn't been on view while George Bailey and David Miller has contributed sporadically. (Gambhir Hails KKR Spinners)
Knight Riders, on the other hand, have been steady. They have had a few losses in between but overall they have looked like a team set to make it to the top-four. Their batting has hold up in most occasions while their bowling led by the wily Brad Hogg has been keeping the oppositions in check. In the last game against the Daredevils, Piyush Chawla too joined the party.
It's going to be a mighty task for Punjab to dismantle the Knights but then again, teams rise from the ashes when there's pride at stake!