IPL 2019 Match 6 highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI by 28 runs
Half-centuries from Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa, and yet another blistering knock from Andre Russell helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a massive 218 for 4
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KKR batsmen Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa during the Indian Premier League 2019 match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Photo: PTI
In the match 6 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 28 runs at The Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. Earlier, half-centuries from Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa, and yet another blistering knock from Andre Russell helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a massive 218 for 4 against Kings XI Punjab.
IPL 2019, KKR vs KXIP full scorecard
Russell made full use of a reprieve when he was on three to hammer five sixes and three fours in his 17-ball 48 to play a major role in KKR posting a big total.
Russell, who hit a sensational 19-ball 49 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, was brilliantly yorked by Mohammed Shami. But it was adjudged a no-ball as only three KXIP fielders were inside the 30-yard-circle against a mandatory minimum of four.
The Jamaican then hit top gear, smashing Andre Tye for two sixes and two fours. He then went on to hit Shami for three sixes in a row to take KKR past 200.
Playing his first match after the 'Mankading' controversy, Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin found the going tough after he opted to bowl with Sunil Narine unleashing the fury early on with a nine-ball 24.
Nitish Rana struck his consecutive half century, a 34-ball 67 while number 3 Robin Uthappa was their top-scorer, remaining unbeaten on a 50-ball 67 (2x6, 6x4) to lend KKR the stability.
Off to a sedate start with 22 runs from 21 balls, Rana switched gear against Ashwin hitting the India off-spinner for two sixes and continued his assault on Mandeep Singh in the next over with successive sixes.
Such was Rana's fury that his next 41 runs came off just 13 balls as he along with Uthappa made a spectacular 110-run third wicket partnership off just 66 balls.
Having grabbed the spotlight in the Tamil Nadu Premier League en route to fetching the joint-highest bid of Rs 8.4, Varun Chakravarthy found IPL a different ball game when Narine smashed the debutant for three sixes and a boundary in his first over.
But Narine's innings (24 off nine balls) ended when South African pacer Hardus Viljoen worked up great pace and bounce to get a top-edge for his debut IPL wicket.
KKR win by 28 runs
Over 20
Piyush Chawla [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack and Mandeep hits the first ball to deep mid-wicket for FOUR follows by a couple runs. Mandeep hits the 3rd ball over short fine leg for FOUR. Mandeep punches the next to long-on for a single. A couple of runs off the 5th ball for Miller. A DOT to end the over.
Over 19
Ferguson continues and starts with a WIDE down the leg side. A single for Miller as he squeezed the yorker. Mandeep cuts the 2nd ball to backward point for FOUR and hits the next to mid-off for a single. Miller clips away the 4th ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs to complete his fifty. Miller smashes the 5th ball square of wicket for SIX and a DOT to end the over.
Over 18; CRR: 9 REQ: 28.5
Prasidh Krishna [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack and Mandeep beaten off the first ball while hits the second to etra cover for a single. Miller hits the 3rd ball to long-off boundary for FOUR. DOT... A single for Miller off the 5th ball. An upper cut from Mandeep for FOUR to end the over.
Over 17; CRR: 8.94 REQ: 22.33
Lockie Ferguson [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack and Mandeep hits the first ball over long-off for SIX follows by a single.Miller hits the 2rd ball for FOUR to third-man boundary while takes a single off the 4th. A couple of runs for Mandeep off the 5th ball to deep extra-cover follows by a single to end the over.
Over 16
Piyush Chawla [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack abd gets the wicket of Mayank Agarwal. Mandeep Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Time-out
Over 15; CRR: 8.87 REQ: 17.2
Kuldeep Yadav [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack and concedes nine runs.
Over 14; CRR: 8.86 REQ: 15.83
Andre Russell [2.0-0-13-2] is back into the attack Mayank takes a couple of runs off the first ball. DOT... A couple of runs Mayank to long-on as he completes his FIFTY. Mayank works away the 4th ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. DOT... A couple of runs off the last ball for Mayank.
Over 13; CRR: 8.92 REQ: 14.71
Over 13; CRR: 8.92 REQ: 14.71
Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and Miller picks a single off the first ball. Mayank plays a short arm jab for SIX to square leg boundary. One leg byes off the 3rd. DOT... DOT and a couple of runs off the last ball to end the over.
Over 12
Narine continues and Miller fails to score off the first while hits the 2nd ball straight down the ground for gigantic SIX follows by a FOUR to backward square leg. Miller takes a single of the 4th ball to long-on while Mayank hits the last two ball for FOUR.
Over 11
Kuldeep continues and Miller takes a single off the second ball. WIDE... Mayank works away the 3rd ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. Miller nearly chops on the last onto stumps while smashes the next ball for SIX to deep mid-wicket boundary. Miller sweeps the last ball straight to backward square leg and Ferguson drops a SITTER.
Over 10
Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and concedes 7 runs.
Time-out
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First Published: Mar 27 2019 | 5:51 PM IST
