KL Rahul, Eoin Morgan. Photograph: Sportzpics for IPL
Punjab Kings (PBKS) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 5 wickets in Match forty five of 14th version of Indian Premier League at Dubai Global Stadium on Friday.
KKR scored 165 for seven with opener Venkatesh Iyer scoring sixty seven off forty nine balls.
Punjab chased down the concentrate on in 19.three overs with K L Rahul (sixty seven off fifty five) main from the entrance. Shahrukh Khan smashed an significant 22 not out off 9 balls.
Earlier Venkatesh Iyer hit a fluent sixty seven when Nitish Rana created a fiery 31 off 18 balls in advance of Punjab Kings (PBKS) managed to stop Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at 165 for seven in Match forty five of 14th version of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) at Dubai Global Stadium.
Invited to bat, the in-variety KKR batsmen controlled the proceedings for a key section of their innings and had it not been some excellent death above spells by Mohammed Shami (1/23) and Arshdeep Singh (three/32), KKR would have bought a bigger score on the board.
Iyer and Tripathi (34 off 26 balls) elevated a 72-run stand, stroking the ball around with relieve. Rana’s cameo was also vital for KKR.
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KKR vs PBKS actively playing eleven
KKR actively playing eleven: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (capt), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Tim Seifert, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy.
Punjab Kings actively playing eleven: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
Punjab Kings’ scorecard
| Batter | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| KL Rahul | c Mavi b Venkatesh | sixty seven | fifty five | 4 | 2 |
| Mayank Agarwal | c Morgan b Chakravarthy | forty | 27 | three | three |
| Nicholas Pooran | c Mavi b Chakravarthy | twelve | seven | 1 | |
| Aiden Markram | c Gill b Narine | 18 | sixteen | 1 | |
| Deepak Hooda | c Tripathi b Mavi | three | 4 | ||
| Shahrukh Khan | not out | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Fabian Allen | not out | ||||
| Total: 168-five in 19.three Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 39 | |||
| Shivam Mavi | 4 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Venkatesh Iyer | 2.three | 30 | 1 | ||
| Nitish Rana | 1 | seven | |||
Kolkata Knight Riders’ scorecard
| Batter | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Hooda b Bishnoi | sixty seven | forty nine | 9 | 1 |
| Shubman Gill | b Arshdeep Singh | seven | seven | 1 | |
| Rahul Tripathi | c Hooda b Bishnoi | 34 | twenty five | three | 1 |
| Nitish Rana | c Mayank b Arshdeep | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| Eoin Morgan | lbw b Shami | 2 | 2 | ||
| Dinesh Karthik | b Arshdeep Singh | eleven | eleven | ||
| Tim Seifert | runout (Shami) | 2 | 4 | ||
| Sunil Narine | not out | three | three | ||
| Fabian Allen | 4 | 38 | |||
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 32 | three | ||
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | forty six | |||
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 22 | 2 | ||
KKR’s likelihood for IPL 2021 playoffs qualification
If KKR drop to Punjab today but gain its final two video games – against Hyderabad and Rajasthan – it might however qualify for the closing four with fourteen details, potentially with out owning to count on NRR if other results go its way. Having said that, at the very least one particular of Royal Challengers Bangalore or Mumbai Indians ought to complete beneath sixteen in get for them to be in competition with fourteen details. The run price of the KKR is presently the best between the teams in this group, which need to advantage if it arrives down to this.
IPL 2021 playoffs circumstance for Punjab Kings
Having said that, the playoffs circumstance for Punjab Kings is not straightforward. PBKS will have a chance if it wins its closing a few video games and complete on fourteen, but it might not be more than enough because four clubs – the latest top a few as well as the Mumbai Indians – can however complete with sixteen or much more details. If PBKS drop, it will almost most likely be eradicated, when it is however achievable for the teams ranked fourth by means of seventh to complete with twelve details apiece, nevertheless not likely it might seem to be.
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