- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.4 straight to the fielder! Full outside off. Turning further away. Iyer moves to the off side to drag a slog sweep over deep midwicket. But it's been hit flat, and another catch added to Hooda's tally. Out after another top innings 120/32.2 crashes into his stumps! A lovely left-armer's dismissal. Full delivery on off, with a faint movement into the batter, who is early into his drive. The ball takes a little inside edge again - as Gill had got against Shami last over - as it strikes middle and off to leave Knight Riders one down early. Good seam position from Arshdeep too, and an early wicket for him 18/111.3 Hooda gets that and the partnership ends. Bishnoi the partnership breaker as this googly is mistimed in the air. Tripathi tried to slog sweep, and it went aerial to long on 90/217.4 six? No! Slower ball. Length delivery angling in, and he looks to pull over deep midwicket. Mistimed, in the air, Mayank in the deep reverse cups the catch on the boundary line. A little better timing and that was another six. For now, a useful cameo ends 149/515.5 plumb! Overpitched on leg stump. Morgan moves to the off side to flick behind square. He misses, hits the boot, and that's out! 124/419.6 middle stump knocked back! Yorker on middle. DK goes across to the off side to play a sweep fine. But he misses, and the zing bails have lit up. Knight Riders finish on 165 for 7 165/718.4 direct hit! Shami with the throw. Yorker outside off. Seifert tried to play a reverse ramp. Struck on his boots, tried to take a single, and Shami gets it pinpoint 156/6Extras8 (b 3, lb 1, w 4)TOTAL165/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.25)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Shubman Gill, 2.2 ov), 2-90 (Rahul Tripathi, 11.3 ov), 3-120 (Venkatesh Iyer, 14.4 ov), 4-124 (Eoin Morgan, 15.5 ov), 5-149 (Nitish Rana, 17.4 ov), 6-156 (Tim Seifert, 18.4 ov), 7-165 (Dinesh Karthik, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB FA Allen 4 0 38 0 9.50 5 3 2 0 0 Mohammed Shami 4 0 23 1 5.75 10 2 0 1 0 Arshdeep Singh 4 0 32 3 8.00 10 2 1 2 0 NT Ellis 4 0 46 0 11.50 4 6 1 1 0 Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 22 2 5.50 9 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.2 holes out to long off! Good length outside off. Rahul backs away to make room. Clubs it over the bowler, but only to Mavi at long off! Preity Zinta facepalms. Is this another familiar Kings choke? Rahul walks back for a 55-ball 67 162/58.5 this time nabbed by Morgan at cover! Again Mayank tries to use his bottom hand to loft that full delivery outside off and go inside out, but doesn't get it up and beyond the fielder there. He is furious with himself, but he walks back after a good innings 70/110.4 sliced to deep backward point! Chakravarthy gets the breakthrough. Full outside off. turning away further. Nicky P looks to smack it over cover, but the shot is not in control. Mavi gets under it... 84/215.3 good length, wider outside off. Cut in front of square and that's been hit too well! Straight to Gill at deep extra cover. Markram can't believe how well he's hit that. The Kings fans in the VIP lounge can't believe that such a good shot has resulted in a wicket 129/316.3 taken on the boundary line. Full ball on middle and leg. Hooda clears the front leg to drill a lofted shot over deep midwicket for six. But he mistimes the offcutter, and Tripathi slides along the ground in the deep to take the catch. Back leg very close to the boundary skirting, but replays show that the catch in clean 134/4Extras6 (lb 2, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL168/5 (19.3 Overs, RR: 8.61)Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Mayank Agarawal, 8.5 ov), 2-84 (Nicholas Pooran, 10.4 ov), 3-129 (Aiden Markram, 15.3 ov), 4-134 (Deepak Hooda, 16.3 ov), 5-162 (KL Rahul, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TG Southee 4 0 40 0 10.00 5 3 2 1 0 Shivam Mavi 4 0 31 1 7.75 12 4 1 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 24 2 6.00 8 1 1 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 34 1 8.50 5 0 2 2 0 VR Iyer 2.3 0 30 1 12.00 2 0 3 0 1 N Rana 1 0 7 0 7.00 1 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Punjab Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
1 October 2021 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Punjab Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (VR Iyer 30, RA Tripathi 20, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 73/1 in 9.0 overs (VR Iyer 42, RA Tripathi 22)
- VR Iyer: 50 off 39 balls (7 x 4)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 121/3 in 15.0 overs (N Rana 10, EJG Morgan 0)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 165/7 in 20.0 overs (SP Narine 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 46/0 in 6.0 overs (KL Rahul 14, MA Agarwal 31)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (KL Rahul 16, MA Agarwal 32, Ex 2)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (78 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 109/2 in 14.0 overs (KL Rahul 46, AK Markram 8)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 43 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMcCullum: Difficult to balance side without 'world class' Andre Russell
"In hindsight when we got a 165 on the board, it would have been nice to have another bowler," admits KKR head coach
KL Rahul, bowlers lift Punjab Kings to fifth spot
Shahrukh Khan applies the finishing touches with an unbeaten 22 off nine balls
Live Report - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2021, Dubai
Get your dose of stats, colour and analysis on Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings on ESPNcricinfo's live blog
KKR wait on Andre Russell's fitness as race for fourth hots up
KKR are heavy favourites going into this fixture with Kings struggling to settle their XI
Chris Gayle leaves IPL bubble to stay fresh for T20 World Cup
Veteran T20 star cites bubble fatigue, wants to "refocus on helping the West Indies in the T20 World Cup"