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
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recovered from initial jitters to successfully chase down a modest 124-run target against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in 16.4 overs in Match 21 of Indian premier League (IPL 2021) at Narendra Modi Stadium, popularly known as Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad on Monday.
For Punjab, opener Mayank Agarwal top-scored with a painstaking 31 off 34 balls but Chris Jordan's 30 off 18 balls took them past 120-run mark.
Prasidh Krishna has best figures of 3 for 30 while Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine also chipped in with a couple of wickets each.
While chasing, KKR were in trouble at 17 for 3 before Rahul Tripathi (41 off 32 balls) and skipper Eoin Morgan (47 not out off 40 balls) put them on course with a 66-run fourth wicket stand.
2021 IPL latest news Kolkata Knight Riders scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Shubman Gill | lbw b Shami | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | c Shahrukh b Henriques | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul Tripathi | c Shahrukh b Hooda | 41 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | c Bishnoi b Arshdeep | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Eoin Morgan | not out | 47 | 40 | 4 | 2 |
| Andre Russell | runout (Arshdeep) | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Dinesh Karthik | not out | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Total: 126-5 in 16.4 overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Moises Henriques | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Arshdeep Singh | 2.4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Deepak Hooda | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
KKR vs Punjab live scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| KL Rahul | c Narine b Cummins | 19 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| Mayank Agarwal | c Tripathi b Narine | 31 | 33 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Gayle | c Karthik b Shivam Mavi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deepak Hooda | c Morgan b Prasidh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Pooran | b Chakravarthy | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Moises Henriques | b Narine | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahrukh Khan | c Morgan b Prasidh | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Jordan | b Prasidh | 30 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | c Morgan b Cummins | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Total: 123-9 in 20 Overs
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| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Shivam Mavi | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Pat Cummins | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
KKR vs PBKS playing 11
Kolkata Knight Riders has made no changes in its playing 11 while Punjab has selected an extra pacer, Chris Jordan, in place of Fabien Allen.
Punjab Kings playing 11: KL Rahul (w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders playing 11: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
KKR vs PBKS Live streaming and telecast details
The KKR vs PBKS match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD with English and Hindi commentary respectively. You can watch the live streaming of KKR vs RCB match on Hotstar+Disney, Jio TV and airtel stream.
Stay tuned for IPL live score and KKR vs PBKS match updates…
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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
Arshdeep Singh [2.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack
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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
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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
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
Ravi Bishnoi continues...
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10:33 PM
Deepak Hooda, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
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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
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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...
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
Ravi Bishnoi continues...
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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
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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
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
Ravi Bishnoi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
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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
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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...
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
Arshdeep Singh continues...
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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
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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
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
Arshdeep Singh, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
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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.
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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.
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
Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana are at the crease. Shubman Gill is on strike. Henriques opens the attack
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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.
Topics : Motera Stadium IPL Champions IPL 2021 Kolkata Knight Riders Punjab Kings Indian Premier League KL Rahul
First Published: Apr 26 2021 | 5:31 PM IST
