Umesh Yadav continued his dream run with a four-wicket haul earlier than Andre Russell returned to his brutal finest to fireside Kolkata Knight Riders to a simple six-wicket win over Punjab Kings on the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
Umesh (4/23), coming into the season with simply two video games over two IPL seasons and going unsold initially on the public sale, produced career-best T20 figures to assist KKR dismiss Punjab for a beneath par 137 in 18.2 overs.
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It was presupposed to be a straight ahead chase however Rahul Chahar raised Punjab’s hopes with a double wicket maiden to lowered KKR to 51 for 4.
However, Russell (70 not out off 31 balls) got here out within the center and adjusted the sport along with his barrage of sixes, eight in complete, to make it a cakewalk in simply 14.3 overs. He smashed three sixes off Odean Smith in an over that went for 30 runs.
No rope is lengthy sufficient when Russell goes all weapons blazing and he was in that form of zone on Friday evening. The Jamaican dasher fittingly ended the sport with a few sixes off Liam Livingtsone’s pleasant leg-breaks.
It was KKR’s second win in three video games whereas Punjab suffered their first lack of the season after the win over RCB.
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Earlier, KKR bowlers stifled a power-laden Punjab Kings batting line-up.
With heavy dew setting in later half of the video games, fielding first has turn out to be a no brainer this IPL and KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer referred to as it proper on the toss.
Punjab, which had efficiently chased 200 plus of their opening sport, loved a great powerplay that yielded 62 for 3 in six overs.
Veteran pacer Umesh, who has been proving his critics incorrect this season., as soon as once more offered the breakthrough early within the sport, eradicating opposition skipper Mayank Agarwal, who was discovered plumb in entrance after lacking a fairly straight and full supply within the first over of the match.
Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa (31 off 9) who had produced a match-winning knock within the first sport, appeared in sensational contact on the Wankhede Stadium.
In his temporary keep within the center, the top-order batter hammered three fours and as many sixes, largely in the direction of the mid-wicket area, leaving the spectators in awe.
His breathtaking effort was maybe the lone shiny in an in any other case underwhelming innings.
Iyer impressed along with his management. He introduced again Umesh within the center overs to make sure there was no fightback from Punjab. He additionally employed a slip within the fifteenth over and was rewarded for that with the wicket of Rahul Chahar.
His new ball accomplice Tim Southee and KKR’s retained spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine had been additionally too good for the Punjab batters.
Livingstone (19 off 16) may convert his begin whereas India U-19 star Raj Angad Bawa discovered the going powerful for the second sport in a row.
Kagisa Rabada (25 off 16), enjoying his first sport of the seasons, saved Punjab the blushes by getting a lot wanted boundaries to take the entire near 140.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 137 all out in 18.2 overs (Bhanuka Rajapaksa 31, Kagiso Rabada 25; Umesh Yadav 4/23, Tim Southee 2/36).
KKR 141 for 4 in 14.3 overs (Andre Russell 70 no off 31 balls). KKR gained by 6 wickets.
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