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PBKS beat KKR Highlights IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat KKR by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller, jumps to number 5 in points table, playoff hopes alive

PBKS beat KKR Highlights IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat KKR by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller, jumps to number 5 in points table, playoff hopes alive

PBKS beat KKR Highlights IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller
PBKS beat KKR Highlights – IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller, jumps to number 5 in points table- KL Rahul smashed a gutsy fifty while Sharukh Khan slammed 22 off 9 balls as Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by five wickets in their Indian […]

PBKS beat KKR Highlights – IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller, jumps to number 5 in points table- KL Rahul smashed a gutsy fifty while Sharukh Khan slammed 22 off 9 balls as Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by five wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter here at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday. Punjab Kings needed 24 runs in the last three overs and Rahul and Shahrukh Khan helped the side register a win over KKR despite a wobble in the last over. With victory PBKS has now jumped to No. 5 in IPL Points table. Follow IPL 2021 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co

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IPL 2021 Teams Points Table

No. Teams Played Won Lost N/R Points NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings 11 9 2 0 18 +1.002
2 Delhi Capitals 11 8 3 0 16 +0.562
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 11 7 4 0 14 -0.200
4 Kolkata Knight Riders 12 5 7 0 10 +0.302
5 Punjab Kings 12 5 7 0 10 -0.236
6 Mumbai Indians 11 5 6 0 10 -0.453
7 Rajasthan Royals 11 4 7 0 8 -0.468
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 11 2 9 0 4 -0.490

 

PBKS beat KKR Highlights IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller, jumps to number 5 in points table

KKR vs PBKS Highlights: Chasing 166, Punjab Kings got off to a good start as openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal scored 46 in the first six overs. Varun Chakravarthy drew the first blood. when he dismissed Mayank for 40 in the ninth over with Punjab Kings having scored 70 runs.

Chakravarthy then dismissed Nicholas Pooran for 12 in the 11th over to put Punjab Kings on backfoot. Aiden Markram and Rahul then stitched a 45-run stand however the South African batsman only scored 12 runs.

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KKR vs PBKS Highlights: Punjab Kings needed 57 runs from the last six overs and Rahul started the charge as he completed his fifty. Meanwhile, Sunil Narine removed Markram in the 16th over while Shivam Mavi dismissed Deepak Hooda in the 17th.

However, Rahul then along with Shahrukh Khan took Punjab Kings over the line with three balls to spare. Rahul was dismissed in the last over but Punjab Kings won the game courtesy, Shahrukh’s six.

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PBKS beat KKR Highlights IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller, jumps to number 5 in points table

Earlier, a fine bowling performance from Punjab Kings in the second half restricted KKR to 165/7. Venkatesh Iyer and Rahul Tripathi were dealing in boundaries and were on course to put on a mammoth total before Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh staged a comeback for Punjab Kings.

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KKR vs PBKS Highlights: Put into bat first, KKR suffered an early jolt as Shubman Gill was cleaned up by Arshdeep Singh in the third over. However, Venkatesh and Tripathi took on the Punjab bowlers and revived KKR’s innings.

KKR vs PBKS Highlights: The duo took KKR to 48 for the loss of one wicket at the end of the powerplay. Venkatesh and Tripathi continued their fine form and stitched a 72-run stand for the second wicket.
Ravi Bishnoi picked two wickets in quick succession to put a brake on KKR’s run-scoring spree. Bishnoi first removed the well-set Tripathi and dismissed the dangerous Venkatesh for 67. Skipper Eoin Morgan again failed to leave a mark and Nitish Rana, who was looking dangerous, was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh in the 18th over before KKR could cross the 150-run mark. In the last two overs, KKR was only able to score 14 runs to reach 165/7 in the allotted 20 overs.

Toss Report

Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field first against Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders in the 45th match of the IPL 2021 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Friday. PBKS have made two changes in their squad as Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh replaced by Mayank Agarwal and Shahrukh Khan. While KKR also made two changes as Tim Seifert replace Lockie Ferguson and Shivam Mavi replaces Sandeep Warrier.

Playing XI

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): 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 (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh

Both team captains at the toss

Eoin Morgan – It will be a challenge, but there’s no advantage chasing. The teams that play well have deserved the points. Two changes for us – one forced, Seifert is in for Lockie, Shivam Mavi replaces Sandeep Warrier. Both Lockie and Russell have been monitored and we’ll take a call on them. The wicket doesn’t look too bad, we’ll have to adapt to these conditions and play well.

KL Rahul – We will bowl first. The wicket has been quite tricky, some days it’s 180, some other days it’s 150. So it could be tricky to bat first, better for the opposition to set the target. Our bowling group has done well, but the batting hasn’t fired, but it’s another opportunity for us. Chris Gayle has left the bubble, Fabian Allen is in. Mayank replaces Mandeep and Shahrukh Khan is in, replacing Hardeep Brar

Pitch Report at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

PBKS beat KKR Highlights IPL 2021: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in a last-over thriller, jumps to number 5 in points table

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