Match 21: KKR vs PBKS
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recorded their second victory of the season after beating the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 21 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday.
With 124 runs to win, KKR were in great trouble after they lost two wickets in the first two overs. Nitish Rana was out for a duck after the left-hander hit a full-toss from Moises Henriques straight to cover while Shubman Gill was trapped in front, trying to play across the line against Mohammad Shami.
On the other hand, Tripathi, scored two fours straight against Arshdeep Singh as KKR recovered after a poor start, finishing the powerplay at 42/3.
Tripathi further capitalised and scored 13 off Chris Jordan’s first over, including three fours. KKR skipper, on the other end, was rotating the strike, allowing Tripathi to play the aggressor role as the duo brought up their fifty partnership for the fourth wicket.
Furthermore, PBKS lost the wickets of Chris Gayle. Later, PBKS batsman got out of the game against Cummins. Jordan finally added runs in the penultimate over after going against Cummins and recorded a win.
Match Info:
Match:PBKS vs KKR, 21st Match, Indian Premier League 2021
Date:Monday, April 26, 2021
Toss:Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opt to bowl
Time:7:30 PM
Venue:Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires:Paul Reiffel, Yeshwant Barde
Third Umpire:Sundaram Ravi
Match Referee:Prakash Bhatt
Punjab Kings Squad:
Playing:KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Bench:Fabian Allen, Mandeep Singh, Dawid Malan, Jalaj Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Riley Meredith, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:
Playing:Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Bench:Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vaibhav Arora
PUNJAB KINGS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 6.15)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| KL Rahul | c Sunil Narine b Pat Cummins | 19 | 20 | 95 | 2 | 1 |
| Mayank Agarwal | c Rahul Tripathi b Sunil Narine | 31 | 34 | 91.17 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Gayle | c Dinesh Karthik b Shivam Mavi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deepak Hooda | c Eoin Morgan b Prasidh Krishna | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Pooran | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 19 | 19 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Moises Henriques | b Sunil Narine | 2 | 3 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahrukh Khan | c Eoin Morgan b Prasidh Krishna | 13 | 14 | 92.85 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Jordan | b Prasidh Krishna | 30 | 18 | 166.66 | 1 | 3 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | c Eoin Morgan b Pat Cummins | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Shami | NOT OUT | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | NOT OUT | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 4, b 0, lb 1, pen 0) | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL | (9 wickets; 20 overs) | 123 |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Shivam Mavi | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | 15 |
| Pat Cummins | 3 | 31 | 2 | 10.33 | 9 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 10 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 30 | 3 | 7.5 | 12 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Rahul, 5.4 ov) ,2-38 (Gayle, 6.3 ov) ,3-42 (Hooda, 7.4 ov) ,4-60 (Agarwal, 11.2 ov) ,5-75 (Henriques, 13.1 ov) ,6-79 (Pooran, 14.2 ov) ,7-95 (Khan, 17.2 ov) ,8-98 (Bishnoi, 18.1 ov) ,9-121 (Jordan, 19.4 ov)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 7.56)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Shubman Gill | lbw Mohammad Shami | 9 | 8 | 112.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | c Shahrukh Khan b Moises Henriques | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul Tripathi | c Shahrukh Khan b Deepak Hooda | 41 | 32 | 128.12 | 7 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | c Ravi Bishnoi b Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eoin Morgan | NOT OUT | 47 | 40 | 117.5 | 4 | 2 |
| Andre Russell | run out (Arshdeep Singh/KL Rahul) | 10 | 9 | 111.11 | 2 | 0 |
| Dinesh Karthik | NOT OUT | 12 | 6 | 200 | 2 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 1, b 0, lb 6, pen 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL | (5 wickets; 16.4 overs) | 126 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Pat Cummins ,Shivam Mavi ,Varun Chakaravarthy ,Prasidh Krishna |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Moises Henriques | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Mohammad Shami | 4 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 17 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 2.4 | 27 | 1 | 10.12 | 5 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | 9 |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Deepak Hooda | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Rana, 0.4 ov) ,2-9 (Gill, 1.5 ov) ,3-17 (Narine, 2.6 ov) ,4-83 (Tripathi, 10.6 ov) ,5-98 (Russell, 14.1 ov)