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KL Rahul (67) and Mayank Agarwal (40) helped the Punjab Kings beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets with three balls to spare in the IPL 2021 on Friday. Batting first in Dubai, KKR scored 165 for 7 in the allotted 20 overs. Punjab then chased down the target, losing five wickets in 19.3 overs. Shahrukh Khan connected the six winners to Punjab.
With this victory, Punjab Kings will move up to the fifth position in the 2021 IPL points table. Mumbai Indians will fall to the sixth position. Delhi Capitals, who qualified for the playoffs, took advantage of Punjab's victory. Kolkata Knight Riders retained the fourth position in the points table. The race for the playoffs turned out to be very exciting.
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Captain KL Rahul (67) and Mayank Agarwal (40) got off to a good start as Punjab chased down the target of 166 runs. Varun broke this attachment by catching Emperor Morgan Mayank. Nicholas Pooran (12) and Aiden Markram (18) returned to the bench with little help. Varun Pooran was the second victim while Naren Markram caught Gill.
Deepak Hooda failed to do miracles and returned to the dugout, catching Rahul Tripathi in Shivam Mavi. Captain KL Rahul was well supported by Shahrukh Khan. The two shared a crucial 28-race partnership. Shah Rukh Khan was unbeaten on 22 off 9 balls with one four and two sixes. Rahul hit 67 off 55 balls with four fours and two sixes. In the last over, Venkatesh Iyer caught Mavi in the long distance.
Then Shahrukh hit the winning shot. When Rahul Tripathi was caught, the ball slipped from his hand and crossed the line. Varun Chakraborty took the most two wickets for KKR. Shivam Mavi, Sunil Narine and Venkatesh Iyer got one hit each.
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Earlier, Venkatesh Iyer (67) scored a half-century as the Kolkata Knight Riders scored 165 for seven in 20 overs. KKR, invited to hit first, got off to a bad start. Shubhman Gill (7) was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh in the third over. With this, Venkatesh Iyer (67) and Rahul Tripathi (34) put on a 72-run partnership for the second wicket. Ravi Bishnoi broke this attachment by capturing Tripathi Deepak Hooda. Following this, Iyer completed his second half-century in the IPL in 39 balls.
Ravi Bishnoi gave Punjab victory in the fourth over when Venkatesh Iyer caught Deepak Hooda. Left-hander hit 67 off 49 balls with 9 fours and six sixes. From here Punjab emerged. Ian Morgan (2), Nitish Rana (31), Dinesh Karthik (11) and Tim Seifert blocked open shots. Rana definitely hit some impressive shots, but he could not stand at the crease for long. Arshdeep Singh took a maximum of three wickets for the Punjab Kings. Ravi Bishnoi took two plots and one joined Shami's account.
Sweepstakes boss
Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul won the match against Kolkata Knight Riders and decided to pitch first. In today's match, Punjab Kings made three changes in their Game XI. At the same time, KKR also made two changes. Punjab kings Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, and Harpreet Brar were replaced by Fabian Allen, Mayank Agarwal, and Shah Rukh Khan. KKR hires Loki Ferguson and Sandeep Warrior to replace Tim Seifert and Shivam Mavi.
IPL 2021, KKR vs PBKS Live: Let us know that the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will be telecast on Star Sports Network. You can watch the match live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 3. Apart from this, you can also watch online broadcasts on Disney + Hotstar.
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