IPL 2021, KKR vs PBKS highlights: Kolkata ends its four-match losing streak

KKR recovered from initial jitters to successfully chase down a modest 124-run target. Check IPL 2021 points table and KKR vs PBKS highlights here

11:21 PM

Top five bowlers in IPL 2021

IPL 2021 purple cap holder after KKR vs PBKS match: Harshal Patel

Name	Matches	Overs	Economy	Runs	Wickets	Best
Harshal Patel	5	20	8.35	167	15	5 for 27
Avesh Khan	5	18	7.61	137	11	3 for 32
Rahul Chahar	5	20	6.82	137	9	4 for 27
Chris Morris	5	18	9	162	9	4 for 23
Deepak Chahar	5	17	8	135	8	4 for 13

11:19 PM

Top five batsmen in IPL 2021

IPL 2021 orange cap holder after KKR vs PBKS MATCH: Shikhar Dhawan

Name	Matches	Runs	Fours	Sixes	50s	100s	Best
Shikhar Dhawan	4	231	29	5	2	0	92
KL Rahul	6	240	20	11	3	0	91
Faf du Plessis	5	214	21	8	0	0	95 not out
Jonny Bairstow	5	211	21	8	0	0	63 not out
Rohit Sharma	5	201	14	9	1	0	63

11:17 PM

IPL 2021 points table after KKR vs PBKS match

Kolkata Knight Riders moves to fifth spot on IPL 2021 team rankings after winning the match against Punjab Kings

Teams	Play	Won	Loss	Tie	NR	PTS	NRR
CSK	5	4	1	0	0	8	1.612
DC	5	4	1	0	0	8	0.334
RCB	5	4	1	0	0	8	0.096
MI	5	2	3	0	0	4	-0.032
KKR	6	2	4	0	0	4	-0.305
PBKS	6	2	4	0	0	4	-0.608
RR	5	2	3	0	0	4	-0.681
SRH	5	1	4	0	0	2	-0.18

11:06 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 16.4 Overs: 126-6

Kolkata Knight Riders: 126-5 ; Eoin Morgan (47), Dinesh Karthik (12) 

Arshdeep Singh [2.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 4: Karthik smashes through short mid-wicket for FOUR and wins the match for Kolkata.

 

Ball 3: A short delivery and Karthik pulls towards cow corner for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Karthik drives the half-volley down the ground for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Morgan collects a single.

11:01 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 16 Overs: 115-5

Over Summary:  0 1 1 4 6 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 115-5 ; Eoin Morgan (46), Dinesh Karthik (2) 

Deepak Hooda [1.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Morgan goes inside out and plays an extend drive from the crease for a SIX at extra cover.

 

Ball 4: Morgan drives through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Karthik collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Morgan collects a single towards point.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:57 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 15 Overs: 102-5 | Russell runout

Over Summary: W 0 1 2 0 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 102-5 ; Eoin Morgan (34), Dinesh Karthik (1) 

Ravi Bishnoi continues...

Ball 6: A single for Morgan

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Morgan collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 3: Karthik collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease and hits the ball towards extra cover for no run.

 

Ball 1: Andre Russell gets RUNOUT whle taking a quick single. Russell run out (Arshdeep Singh) 10(9) [4s-2]

10:51 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 14 Overs: 98-4 | KKR needs 26 runs in 36 balls

Over Summary: 0 1 0 4 1 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 98-4 ; Eoin Morgan (31), Andre Russell (10) 

Chris Jordan [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A single for Morgan

 

Ball 5: A single for Russell

 

Ball 4: Russell goes for a wild slog, manages only inside edge to fine leg boundary for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:43 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 13 Overs: 91-4 | KKR needs 33 runs in 42 balls

Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 91-4 ; Eoin Morgan (29), Andre Russell (5) 

Ravi Bishnoi [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Russell gets an thick inside edge to square leg for a single.

 

Ball 2: Morgan tucks towards mid-wicket for an easy single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:38 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 12 Overs: 88-4 | KKR needs 36 runs in 48 balls

Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 4 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 88-4 ; Eoin Morgan (27), Andre Russell (4) 

Mohammed Shami [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Russell blocks the perfect yorker. 

 

Ball 5: Andre Russell gets an inside edge to deep fine leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

10:33 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 11 Overs: 83-4 | Hooda scalps Tripathi

Over Summary: 1 4 1 0 1 W ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 83-4 ; Eoin Morgan (26), Rahul Tripathi (41) 

Deepak Hooda, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Tripathi  holed out to long-on in search of big runs. GONE. Tripathi c Shahrukh Khan b Hooda 41(32) [4s-7]

 

Ball 5: Morgan drives towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 4: Morgan drives back to bowler for no run.

 

Ball 3: Tripathi collects a single towards deep square leg.

 

Ball 2: Tripathi sweeps towards deep square leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Morgan collects a single towards long-off.

10:29 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 10 Overs: 76-3 | KKR needs 48 runs in 60 balls

Over Summary: 0 2 4 0 0 2 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 76-3 ; Eoin Morgan (24), Rahul Tripathi (36) 

Chris Jordan continues...

Ball 6: Tripathi pulls towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Tripathi hits over extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Tripathi collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:22 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 9 Overs: 68-3 | KKR needs 56 runs in 66 balls

Over Summary: 1 1 4 1 1 1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 68-3 ; Eoin Morgan (24), Rahul Tripathi (28) 

Ravi Bishnoi continues...

Ball 6: Tripathi collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 4: A single for Tripathi towards sweeper cover.

 

Ball 3: Tripathi smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 1: A single for Tripathi.

10:19 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 8 Overs: 59-3

Over Summary: 4 0 L4 1 0 4 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 59-3 ; Eoin Morgan (22), Rahul Tripathi (21)

Chris Jordan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Morgan smashes FOUR towards deep extra cover.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Tripathi collects a single.

 

Ball 3: FPUR LEG BYES.

 

Ball 2: Tripathi tucks towards mid-wicket for no run.

 

Ball 1: A back of length delivery and Tripathi pulls towards deep backward square leg for FOUR.

10:11 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 7 Overs: 46-3 | KKR needs 78 runs in 78 balls

Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 L1 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 46-3 ; Eoin Morgan (18), Rahul Tripathi (16)

Ravi Bishnoi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Tripathi collects a leg byes for KKR.

 

Ball 5: Morgan taps towards point for a single.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Tripathi hits towards long-on fpr a single.

 

Ball 2: Morgan hits towards mid-off for a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:08 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 6 Overs: 42-3

Over Summary: 4 0 1 0 0 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 42-3 ; Eoin Morgan (16), Rahul Tripathi (15)

Shami continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Morgan cuts through point for FOUR.

10:02 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 5 Overs: 37-3

Over Summary: 0 1 1 4 0 4 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 37-3 ; Eoin Morgan (11), Rahul Tripathi (15)

 
Arshdeep Singh continues...

Ball 6: Tripathi smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Tripathi carves through backward point for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Morgan collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Tripathi collects a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:55 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 4 Overs: 27-3

Over Summary: 0 0 0 6 0 4 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 27-3 ; Eoin Morgan (10), Rahul Tripathi (6)

Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Ball 6: Morgan advances down the wicket and hits over extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A short delivery and Morgan pulls it towards square leg boundary for SIX.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:50 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 3 Overs: 17-3 | Arshdeep scalps Narine

Over Summary: 4 1 0 L1 1 W ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 17-3 ; Sunil Narine (0), Rahul Tripathi (6)

Arshdeep Singh, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Narine goes for a long hop but doesn't get the distance as Bishnoi takes a stunner in deep mid-wicket. Narine c Ravi Bishnoi b Arshdeep Singh 0(4)

 

Ball 5: Tripathi collects a single.

 

Ball 4: One leg byes.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Tripathi collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Tripathi cuts towards deep backward point for FOUR.

9:43 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 2 Overs: 10-2 | Shami traps Gill in front of wicket

Over Summary: 0 0 4 0 W Wd 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 10-2 ; Sunil Narine (0), Rahul Tripathi (0)

Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Narine blocks towards mid-on for no run.

Ball 6: Sunil Narine, left handed bat, comes to the crease and tries to pull the short delivery but misses. WIDE called

 

Ball 5: Shami traps Gill front of wicket with a peach of delivery. Shubman Gill lbw b Shami 9(8) [4s-2]

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Gill flicks towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: DOt

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:40 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 1 Overs: 5-1 | Henriques scalps Rana for a golden duck

Over Summary: 4 0 1 W 0 0 ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 5-1 ; Shubman Gill (5), Rahul Tripathi (0)

Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana are at the crease. Shubman Gill is on strike. Henriques opens the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Rahul Tripathi, right handed bat, comes to the crease ad hits the full toss back to bowler.

 

Ball 4: Rana pushes the good length delivery straight to extra covre, GONE. Nitish Rana c Shahrukh Khan b Henriques 0(1)

 

Ball 3: Gill collects a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Shubman Gill smashes FOUR.

9:16 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 20 Overs: 123-9

Over Summary: 6 0 6 W 1 1 ; Punjab Kings: 123-9 ; Mohammed Shami (1), Arshdeep Singh (1)

Prasidh Krishna continues...

Ball 6: Shami hits towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 5: Arshdeep Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease and gets an outside edge to third man for a single.

 

Ball 4: Prasidh Krishna cleans up Jordan with a slow delivery.  Jordan b Prasidh 30(18) [4s-1 6s-3]

 

Ball 3: Jordan unleashes his forehand power as he smashes the back of length delivery straight down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 2: Jordan gets an outside edge to third man but declines to take the single.

 

Ball 1: Jordan smashes over sweeper cover for SIX

9:10 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 19 Overs: 109-8 | Cummins scalps Bishnoi

Over Summary: W 4 0 6 1 0 ; Punjab Kings: 109-8 ; Mohammed Shami (0), Chris Jordan (18)

Pat Cummins [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Jordan slices towards sweeper cover for a single

 

Ball 4: Jordan tries to pull the back of length delivery but manages a top edge to fine leg for SIX.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Jordan pulls towards deep square leg for FOUR.

Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 1: Bishoni gets a leading edge to covers, GONE. Ravi Bishnoi c Morgan b Cummins 1(4)

9:04 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 18 Overs: 98-7 | Prasidh scalps Shahrukh

Over Summary: 0 W 1 0 Wd 0 1 ; Punjab Kings: 98-7 ; Ravi Bishnoi (1), Chris Jordan (7)

Prasidh Krishna [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6:  Bishnoi collects a single towards third man.

Ball 5: A back of length delivery and Bishnoi fails to put bat on ball. DOT.

 

Ball 5: WIDE down the leg side.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Jordan collects a single towards mid-on.

Ravi Bishnoi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 2: Shahrukh Khan slices towards extra cover. GONE. Shahrukh Khan c Morgan b Prasidh 13(14) [6s-1]

 

Ball 1: DOT

8:58 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 17 Overs: 95-6

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 0 2 ; Punjab Kings: 95-6 ; Shahrukh Khan (13), Chris Jordan (6)

Chakravarthy continues...

Ball 6: Jordan hits towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: Jordan blocks for no run.

 

Ball 4: Shahrukh gets an thick inside edge to backward square leg for a single.

 

Ball 3: Jordan collects a single towards sweeper cover.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

8:52 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 16 Overs: 91-6

Over Summary: 1 0 6 1 0 1 ; Punjab Kings: 91-6 ; Shahrukh Khan (12), Chris Jordan (3)

Narine continues...

Ball 6: A single for Jordan.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A single for Shahrukh.

 

Ball 3: Shahrukh slogs towards mid-wicket for SIX.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Jordan collects a single.

8:51 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 15 Overs:82-6 | Varun castles Pooran

Over Summary: 1 W 1 0 0 2 ; Punjab Kings: 82-6 ; Shahrukh Khan (5), Chris Jordan (1)

Varun continues...

Ball 6: Shahrukh collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Chris Jordan, right handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Pooran misses a straight straight delivery as he goes for big slog. BOWLED. Pooran b Chakravarthy 19(19) [4s-1 6s-1]

 

Ball 1: Shahrukh Khan collects a single.

8:49 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 14 Overs: 78-5 | Narine castles Henriques

Over Summary: W 1 1 0 0 1 ; Punjab Kings: 78-5 ; Shahrukh Khan (2), Nicholas Pooran (19)

Narine continues...

Ball 6: Shahrukh Khan collects a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Pooran collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Shahrukh Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Narine cleans up Henriques. Henriques b Narine 2(3)

8:47 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 13 Overs: 75-4

Over Summary: 1 1 6 4 0 0 ; Punjab Kings: 75-4 ; Moises Henriques (2), Nicholas Pooran (18)

Varun continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Pooran smashes down the ground for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Pooran smashes straight down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 2: Henriques collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Pooran collects a single.

8:45 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 12 Overs: 63-4 | Narine scalps Mayank

Over Summary: 0 W 0 1 1 1 ; Punjab Kings: 63-4 ; Moises Henriques (1), Nicholas Pooran (7)

Sunil Narine [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Pooran collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Henriques collects a single.

 

Ball 4: Pooran collects a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

Moises Henriques, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 2: Mayank holed out to deep mid-wicket in search of a big hit. Mayank c Tripathi b Narine 31(34) [4s-1 6s-2]

 

Ball 1: DOT

8:31 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 11 Overs: 60-3

Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 0 1 ; Punjab Kings: 60-3 ; Mayank Agarwal (31), Nicholas Pooran (5)

Varun Chakravarthy, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Mayank collects a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: A single for Pooran.

 

Ball 3: Mayank collects a single.

 

Ball 2: A single for Pooran.

 

Ball 1: DOT