IPL 2022 has begun. The match has seen a number of distinctive performances. Many younger gamers have made a reputation at first of the match. Umesh Yadav is having an distinctive begin to the match. In the absence of Deepak Chahar, he’s making a robust case for himself within the white-ball circuit. The recreation on Friday noticed the Kolkata Knight Riders tackle the Punjab Kings. The Kolkata gained by 6 wickets in hand. Umesh and Andre Russell had been the highest performers. Here is an in-depth look:
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IPL 2022, Punjab Kings Playing XI:
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Raj Bawa, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar.
IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI:
Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
IPL 2022, PBKS VS KKR, Punjab Kings Batting Innings:
The Punjab King’s batting innings began on a excessive observe. Shikhar and Mayank had been wanting strong. But the preliminary strikes had been made by Umesh Yadav. He took out Mayank however hit him on the pads. Next in was Bhanuka Rajapaksha. Bhanuka was wanting in supreme contact. He smacked Shivam Mavi for 20+runs in an over. Rajapaksha performed the blinder of an innings through which he scored 31 of 9 balls. Liam Livingstone then walked in and tried to carry the innings collectively. But Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine had already spun their net across the PBKS’ batters.
Tim Southee additionally bowled an incredible spell. Liam Livingstone handed out a catch to Southee. This catch was match-changing. Southee lined 60 meters of the bottom initially after which dived to take this excellent catch. Shahrukh Khan additionally couldn’t dangle in. KG Rabada hit a number of meaty blows within the second spell of Tim Southee to take PBKS to a decent 137. Odean Smith within the wake of getting on strike bought Arshdeep run-out and the PBKS crew couldn’t play their full quota of 20 overs!
Brief Scores:
- PBKS, Total: 137/10.
- Bhanuka Rajapaksha: 31 off 9.
- Umesh Yadav: 4/23.
- Tim Southee: 2/36.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Batting Innings:
The KKR batting innings had been doing effectively until KG Rabada tried to play spoilsport. He despatched again Ajinkya Rahane as Rahane handed a catch to Odean Smith at gully. KKR was 14-1. Venky Iyer and Nitish Rana too didn’t contribute a lot. Rahul Chahar picked the essential wicket of Shreyas Iyer. Iyer was out at a rating of 26 of 15 balls. Venky and his poor run continued with him scoring a mere 3 runs of 12 balls.
But Dre Russ walked in at quantity 6 and fully obliterated the bowlers. He took the spinners down piece by piece. Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar had been taken to the cleaners. The strain constructed by the preliminary bowlers couldn’t be stored. Russell was speaking in sixes. Odean Smith additionally leaked runs at 19.5 runs in an over. Finally, Russell remained not out scoring 71 of 31 balls! KKR reached the goal comfortably with 6 wickets in hand.
Brief Scores:
- Andre Russell: 70 of 31 balls.
- Shreyas Iyer: 26 off 15 balls.
- Rahul Chahar: 2/13.
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