Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Nitish Rana won the toss and opted to bowl against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 2 of IPL 2023 in Mohali on Saturday.
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19:26 Local Time, 13:56 GMT, 19:26 IST: Live visuals show the covers firmly in place. Still drizzling and we are running out of time.
Aayush from the stadium pings: If match starts by 7.54 there will be no over reduction. If it restarts after that, one over will get deducted for every four minutes of delay
19:17 Local Time, 13:47 GMT, 19:17 IST: They are playing on in the rain. And now they are calling for the covers. KKR are behind on DLS par by 7 runs. Three big covers come to cover the square and the outfield. If we don’t get back on, that’s the game and PBKS will win.
16 overs
- KKR: 146/7 (16 overs)
- Bowler- Arshdeep Singh
- In this over- 1,1,W,1,1,6
- Arshdeep Singh to Venkatesh Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Sunil Narine, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Ketal: This wicket reminded me of the 2021 game between CSK and KKR. Curran got him in that game with a brilliant yorker and now a good bouncer.
Arshdeep Singh [2.0-0-9-2] is back into the attack
15 overs
- KKR: 136/6 (15 overs)
- Bowler- Sam Curran
- In this over- 1,1,6,4,W,6
- Sam Curran to Russell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Shardul Thakur, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Sam Curran, comes into the attack
TO WIN – 74 Runs in 36 Balls
Another timeout! That 18-run Nathan Ellis over has sparked life into this contest again.
14 overs
- KKR: 118/5 (14 overs)
- Bowler- Nathan Ellis
- In this over- 1,4,2,N1,N6,1,0,1
Nathan Ellis [2.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack
13 overs
- KKR: 100/5 (13 overs)
- Bowler- Rahul Chahar
- In this over- 1,6,0,1,1,0
Rahul Chahar, comes into the attack
12 overs
- KKR: 91/5 (12 overs)
- Bowler- Harpreet Brar
- In this over- 2,0,4,1,0,1
Harpreet Brar, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
11 overs
- KKR: 83/5 (11 overs)
- Bowler- Rahul Chahar
- In this over- W,1,0,1,1,1
- Rahul Chahar to Rinku Singh, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Rahul Chahar, comes into the attack
10 overs
- KKR: 80/4 (10 overs)
- Bowler- Sikandar Raza
- In this over- 0,W,1,1,2,1
- Raza to Nitish Rana, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Rinku Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Sikandar Raza, comes into the attack
Timeout! Three quick wickets set KKR back but this partnership has brought them back into the game.
9 overs
- KKR: 75/3 (9 overs)
- Bowler- Rishi Dhawan
- In this over- 4,6,1,0,4,0
Harish: I think KKR might have missed a trick by not opening with Sunil Narine. We know how explosive he can be, and with Gurbaz batting the way he was, Kolkata could have gotten off to a flier.
Rishi Dhawan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
8 overs
- KKR: 60/3 (8 overs)
- Bowler- Sikandar Raza
- In this over- 2,1,1,1,4,1
Sikandar Raza, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
7 overs
- KKR: 50/3 (7 overs)
- Bowler- Nathan Ellis
- In this over- L1,1,0,0,1,1
Nathan Ellis, comes into the attack
Overs 1-6 summary
— Gurbaz smashes Sam Curran for two boundaries in the first over to get going
— Arshdeep strikes with his first ball to send Mandeep packing cheaply
— The promotion for Anukul Roy at No. 3 fails as Arshdeep nips him out
— Venkatesh Iyer comes in as impact sub in place of Varun Chakravarthy
— Ellis outfoxes Gurbaz in his first over to get KKR reeling at 29/3
— KKR are poorly placed after the powerplay in quest of a big target
6 overs
- KKR: 46/3 (6 overs)
- Bowler- Sikandar Raza
- In this over- 0,1,1,Wd,0,4,4
Sikandar Raza, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
5 overs
- KKR: 35/3 (5 overs)
- Bowler- Nathan Ellis
- In this over- 0,W,0.4.2.0
- Nathan Ellis to Gurbaz, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Nathan Ellis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4 overs
- KKR: 29/2 (4 overs)
- Bowler- Arshdeep Singh
- In this over- 0,0,0,0,4,1
- Arshdeep Singh to Gurbaz, FOUR, Gurbaz gets lucky, gives the charge and takes it on the full, slices the drive and it’s in the air, but wide of short third man
3 overs
- KKR: 24/2 (3 overs)
- In this over- 4,0,1,1,0,1
- Mayank Khanna: Having Both- Arshdeep and Sam Curran has to be such an Advantage for the Kings! Two World Class Left Arm Pacers!
- Sam Curran to Gurbaz, FOUR, half-volley on off, Gurbaz gets forward and lofts over mid-off, in the slot and he did not miss out
Arshdeep Singh, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
2 overs
- KKR: 17/2 (2 overs)
- Arshdeep Singh to Anukul Roy, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Arshdeep Singh to Anukul Roy, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Arshdeep Singh, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1 overs
- KKR: 13/0 (1 overs)
- Sam Curran leads the attack as Mandeep Singh and Rahmanullah Gurbaz start off with a single each, before Gurbaz launches Curran for a massive six and follows it up with a four.
Mandeep and Gurbaz are at the crease. Mandeep is on strike. Sam Curran will open the attack
Welcome back. The players are walking out to the middle. A slip in for Curran. PBKS have made their impact sub – Rajapaksa out and Rishi Dhawan in. We are still waiting for something. Don’t know why. Get on with it! Apparently the floodlights are yet to light up. So we wait.
Innings Break
20 overs
- PBKS: 191/5 (20 overs)
- Tim Southee comes to bowl the final over and is whacked for a four by Shahrukh Khan in the first ball. He rotates the strike in the second ball as Sam Curran hits the Kiwi quick for a maximum. Curran then completes a couple of doubles.
- 15 runs come from the over as Punjab Kings post 191/5 in 20 overs.
- Southee concedes 54 runs and picks two wickets from his four overs.
19 overs
- PBKS: 176/5 (19 overs)
- Shardul Thakur comes to bowl the penultimate over and does a decent job. Shahrukh Khan manages to get a boundary as eight runs come off the over.
18 overs
- PBKS: 168-5 (18 overs)
- Sunil Narine strikes as Sikandar Raza falls for 16 (13). The batter tries to slog it but ends up mistiming his shot. The spin too didn’t help him as the ball is caught by Nitish Rana catches it inside the 30-yard circle.
- VFour runs and a wicket come off the over.
17 overs
- PBKS: 153/4 (17 overs)
- Sam Curran hits a SIX
- Varun Chakaravarthy comes to bowl his final over and does a decent job until the second last delivery.
- Sam Curran connects the final ball for a gigantic six as 11 runs come off the over.
- Meanwhile, Chakravarthy concedes 26 runs and scalps a wicket in his four-over quota.
16 overs
- PBKS: 153/4 (16 overs)
- Sikandar Raza hits a SIX
- Shardul Thakur pitches it up, wide off the off stump and Sikandar Raza hits it over the covers for a SIX. .
15 overs
- PBKS: 143/4 (15 overs)
- Varun Chakaravarthy cleans up Dhawan
- Varun Chakaravarthy bowls a tight over as he concedes one single and removes Shikhar Dhawan in the same. He cleans up the Punjab skipper for 40 (29)
14 overs
- PBKS: 142/3 (14 overs)
- Jitesh Sharma departs
- Punjab Kings lose two wickets in quick succession as Tim Southee removes Jitesh Sharma for 21 (11). Slower delivery does the trick as Jitesh tries to slog over midwicket but ends up handing a simple catch to Umesh Yadav at short third man.