Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off an exciting two-run win over Kings XI Punjab on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) batting suffered a mini collapse in the direction of the backend of their innings. KXIP wanted 29 runs off the final 4 overs and with KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran out within the center it appeared straightforward for the batting aspect to chase it down however a disciplined bowling and a few poor shot choice from the batsman led to their fifth consecutive loss within the ongoing match. Prasidh Krishna took three for 29 from his quota of 4 overs as KKR stole victory from the jaws of defeat. With seven runs wanted off the final supply, Glenn Maxwell smashed the ball over covers nevertheless it landed simply contained in the boundary ropes and gave KKR a detailed victory.
Earlier within the day, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik gained the toss and opted to bat.
KKR received off to a poor begin shedding the wickets of Rahul Tripathi and Nitish Rana contained in the powerplay.
Eoin Morgan tried to regular the ship with Shubman Gill however he was outfoxed by Ravi Bishnoi. Morgan scored 24 runs off 23 balls.
Shubman Gill notched up a gritty half-century earlier than he was run out within the 18th over. He made 57 runs.
Karthik, coming in to bat at 5, scored a quick-fire knock of 58 to assist KKR put up a aggressive whole of 164 for six from their quota of 20 overs.
In reply, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul supplied the very best begin for KXIP because the duo placed on 115-run stand for the opening wicket. Agarwal was out caught on the boundary off Krishna.
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Nicholas Pooran then joined Rahul out within the center they usually have been cruising within the chase earlier than a false shot from the West Indies batsman introduced his downfall.
Punjab misplaced three extra wickets within the final two overs as they fell wanting the goal by simply two runs.
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