An all-round effort by Andre Russell enabled Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a 28-run win against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Chasing 219 runs to win, the visiting KXIP got off to a disastrous start as they lost KL Rahul for 1. Chris Gayle could manage only 20 runs from 13 balls (2 fours, 2 sixes) as he was dismissed by compatriot Russell. Following the dismissal of both the openers, KXIP were under tremendous pressure as the required run rate kept soaring. Promising youngster Sarfaraz Khan also perished on 13. It was then up to Mayank Agarwal (58 off 34) and David Miller (59 not out off 40) who added 74 runs for the fourth wicket keeping KXIP's run-chase alive. Agarwal was clean bowled by Piyush Chawla. His innings included 6 fours and 1 six. Mandeep Singh then joined Miller as the duo could add 56 runs as KXIP finished their innings on 190/4. Mandeep remained unbeaten on 33 off 15 balls. His innings included 4 fours and a six. With two back-to-back wins, KKR have leapfrogged Chennai Super Kings to the top of the IPL points table with superior run rate. Earlier, put into bat, KKR scored 218/4 in 20 overs courtesy fine half-centuries from Robin Uthappa (67 not out) and Nitish Rana (63) and a cameo from Russell (48 off 17).
IPL 2019 Highlights Updates Between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, straight from Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- 23:53 (IST)Thank you for joining us
- 23:52 (IST)Man of the match!Andre Russell for his all-round performance is adjudged the player of the match.
- 23:38 (IST)KKR win!Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs as they win two back-to-back matches at the Eden Gardens.
- 23:37 (IST)FOUR!Mandeep sweeps the ball towards fine leg. This boundary brings up the 50-run partnership between Mandeep and Miller.
- 23:36 (IST)FOUR!Mandeep starts the over with a boundary as he hits the ball between deep square-leg and deep mid-wicket region.
- 23:34 (IST)42 needed off the final overKXIP will look to decrease the margin of defeat as much as possible.
- 23:33 (IST)SIX!Miller exposes the wicket as he goes inside-out to hit his 3rd maximum towards deep cover.
- 23:32 (IST)FIFTY!Miller brings up his 9th IPL half-century.
- 23:31 (IST)FOUR!Mandeep square cuts the ball towards the third man region.
- 23:29 (IST)WIDEFerguson starts the 19th over with a wide down the leg-side.
- 23:29 (IST)Look who is here!
- 23:28 (IST)FOUR!Miller upper-cuts the ball over Karthik to finish the over with a boundary.
- 23:26 (IST)FOUR!Miller hits the ball straight down the ground.
- 23:23 (IST)After 17 overs
- 23:21 (IST)FOUR!Miller clears the backward point and gully fielders to guide the ball towards the third man region.
- 23:19 (IST)SIX!The new batsman Mandeep Singh hits the ball straight down the ground.
- 23:13 (IST)WICKET!Agarwal is clean bowled by Piyush Chawla.
- 23:10 (IST)FOUR!Russell pulls the ball inside the ropes but his right leg was touching the ropes. The umpire awards the boundary to KXIP.
- 23:07 (IST)Catch put downSubstitute fielder Rinku Singh makes a full-stretched dive but fails to take the catch.
- 23:05 (IST)Kuldeep Yadav comes in to bowl the 15th over.
- 23:02 (IST)FIFTY!Mayank Agarwal brings up his 4th IPL half-century.
- 22:59 (IST)After 13 oversKXIP are 116/3. They need 103 more runs from 42 balls to win.
- 22:59 (IST)Two runs takenMiller and Agarwal hurried for that extra run and get it ultimately.
- 22:57 (IST)SIX!Agarwal clears the ball towards deep square leg.
- 22:56 (IST)Piyush Chawla has been introduced into the attack by Karthik.
- 22:56 (IST)FOUR!Back-to-back boundaries for Agarwal as he guides the ball towards third man.
- 22:55 (IST)FOUR!Agarwal hits the ball straight down the ground.
- 22:54 (IST)FOUR!This time Miller hits the ball towards deep square leg.
- 22:53 (IST)SIX!Miller hits the ball straight down the ground.
- 22:53 (IST)Dropped catch!Lockie Ferguson fails to take the catch but saves the boundary as he pulls the ball inside the ropes.
- 22:51 (IST)SIX!Sweet sound from the bat as Miller dispatches the ball towards deep mid-wicket.
- 22:50 (IST)WIDEKuldeep bowls one wide off the off-stump.
- 22:48 (IST)After 10 oversKXIP are 77/3.
- 22:48 (IST)FOUR!Agarwal hits the ball towards backward square leg as the fielder running from deep square leg fails to stop the boundary.
- 22:44 (IST)100th IPL match!Sunil Narine has been brought into the attack. He will be bowling the 10th over.
- 22:42 (IST)Time out!9 overs have been bowled. KXIP are 70/3. Mayank is unbeaten on 27 off 18 while Miller is batting on 6.
- 22:40 (IST)FOUR!Miller hits his first boundary towards backward square leg.
- 22:38 (IST)David Miller is the new batsman at the crease.
- 22:35 (IST)WICKET!The diminutive Sarfaraz Khan top-edges as Karthik runs to his left to collect the catch near short fine leg. Sarfaraz departs for 13. KXIP are 60/3 in 7.3 overs.
- 22:33 (IST)FOUR!Sarfaraz hits the ball behind point to get his 2nd boundary.