KKR Vs PBKS, IPL 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: PBKS Beat KKR By 8 Wickets
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Punjab Kings have chased down the highest ever T20 target with 8 balls remaining.
Johnny Bairstow reaches his second IPL century in just 45 ball, as PBKS now need 52 off 24 to win.
Sunil 'The Magician' Narine delivers once again as Rilee Rossouw goes back in the hut.
Prabhsimran throws away his wicket with an unnecessary attempt to take a single, as Sunil Narine just can't do anything wrong today.
PBKS's 'Impact Player' reaches his fifty in SOME style (via a six off Sunil Narine).
Dushmantha Chameera conceded 23 runs off 3rd over and PBKS are fighting back.
KKR finished their innings at 261/6 as PBKS bowlers looked entirely clueless.
Shreyas Iyer departs for a quickfire 28 off 10.
Phil Salt has departed for a well-made 75 as Sam Curran breathes a sigh of relief.
First breakthrough for PBKS as Rahul Chahar gets rid of dangerous Sunil Narine.
Both the KKR openers have scored a half-century and are looking dangerous out there in the middle.
Yet another Sunil Narine fifty, yet another 100-run opening partnership for KKR, yet another dismal bowling performance from PBKS, and once again, KKR are ruling at Eden Gardens.
A powerplay full of boundaries, and sluggish bowling and fielding from PBKS, as KKR are on top.
Background
KKR Vs PBKS: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 42th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at the Eden Gradens in Kolkata. The fixture promises to be an exciting affair and we will be providing you with the live updates from the match in the 'City of Joy'.
Kolkata Knight Riders are in tremendous form in IPL 2024, as the Shreyas Iyer-led side are currently second in the table with 5 wins and 2 losses in their 7 matches, and have a highly impressive Net Run Rate (NRR) of +1.206. On the other hand, Punjab Kings are in dismal form this season as they have recorded 4 consecutive losses in their last 4 matches and the Sam Curran-led side are 9th in the table with 2 wins and 6 losses in their 8 matches this season.
Yesterday's result has had two contrasting emotions for the sides playing today, with Sunrisers Hydeabad's defeat to Royal Challenegrs Bengaluru giving a cushion of advantage to KKR, as they can now make a point difference of two between them and SRH in the same number of matches, with a victory over PBKS.
PBKS will now be quite worried as a victory for RCB now keeps the latter level on points with PBKS and a defeat for them today can increase their chances of finishing at the bottom of the table.
Playing XI:
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Sam Curran (c), Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh lyer, Shreyas lyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
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