Tata IPL 2022 KKR vs PBKS Live Update: Russell powers KKR to six wicket win

KKR WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Russell finishes it in style with back to back sixes! Russell smacks it over long off, off Livingstone and then heaves it over deep mid-wicket.

After 14 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 128/4 ( Sam Billings (W) 23 , Andre Russell 58)

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It was turning out to be a good over for PBKS as Arshdeep had given away just one run off the first three balls. But he then overstepped and Russell smacked it straight down the ground for a FOUR and then took a couple off the FREE HIT and then smacked the last ball over point for a SIX. 14 OFF THE OVER. Just 10 needed off 36.

SIX! What a shot. Full and wide outside off, Russell carves it over deep point.

FIFTY for RUSSELL! He gets there in style as he smacks a low full toss from Arshdeep straight down the ground.

After 13 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 114/4 ( Sam Billings (W) 22 , Andre Russell 46)

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Chahar bowls another good over. Russell goes for a swing off the fifth ball but it spins away and beats Russell’s bat. Russell goes looks to attack again off the next ball but gets an outside edge which falls short of the short third man. 5 runs off the over. KKR don’t need to do anything silly, they are well on course. 24 needed off 42 balls.

After 12 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 109/4 ( Sam Billings (W) 20 , Andre Russell 44)

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A match turning over this. Smith comes from round the wicket and misses his lines. Keeps bowling on Russell’s pads and he keeps smacking them. He then comes from over the wicket but still keeps bowling in the slot, Russell hits a six. Then Smith oversteps and the FREE HIT is smacked for another SIX by Billings. 30 runs off the over. 29 needed off 48.

SIX! Billings joins the party. Smith had overstepped the previous ball and this was a FREE HIT, Billings smacks it straight down the ground. 30 off the over. HUGE ONE.

SIX! Another one in the over. 4 6 6 0 6 so far in the over.

Russell taking on Smith. What splendid hitting. Full on middle Russell smacks it straight down the ground. He didn’t quite get it off the middle but it still sailed over the ropes.

SIXES! Absolutely hammered! On the pads again, Russell plunders it over deep mid-wicket. Smith then bowls a slower one outside leg, Russell hammers it over deep square leg for consecutive sixes.

FOUR! Poor delivery from Smith again to start off a new over. On the pads and Russell flicks it over short fine leg. 55 needed off 53.

After 11 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 79/4 ( Sam Billings (W) 14 , Andre Russell 21)

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Russell and Billings are playing Chahar cautiously and that is sensible as Chahar is getting it to turn. They play sensibly and take four singles and a two off the over. 6 runs off it.

After 10 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 73/4 ( Sam Billings (W) 12 , Andre Russell 17)

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A HUGE over for KKR. Russell finally gets a couple off the middle and sends them sailing into the stands. Two sixes in the over and two singles off it. Brar had started the over with a WIDE! 17 off the over. 65 needed off 60

SIX! 2nd in the over. Russell is warming up. Smacks it way into the stands over long on, off Brar.

SIX! This was coming. Russell clobbers it over deep mid-wicket, off Brar.

After 9 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 56/4 ( Sam Billings (W) 11 , Andre Russell 2)

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Another brilliant over from Rahul Chahar. He gets it to turn and Russell is cautious. They take just two singles in that over.

After 8 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 54/4 ( Sam Billings (W) 10 , Andre Russell 1)

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Brilliant couple of overs for PBKS. Chahar got two wickets in the seventh over. He got the ball to turn. Induced a top edge off Shreyas Iyer and then had Rana trapped LBW. He bowls a wicket maiden. Harpreet Brar then complements him well, bowls a tight over and gives away just three runs.

OUT! Chahar gets second in the over. Rana is trapped LBW. KKR lose a review. It’s full on middle, spinning in a touch. Rana leans forward for a prod but misses. They all go up in a HUGE appeal and the umpire lifts the finger. Rana reviews but replays show three REDS!

OUT! Chahar strikes in the first over. Shreyas Iyer departs. It’s flighted outside off and spinning away. Iyer goes for a slog sweep but gets a top edge. Rabada settles under it and accepts it calmly.

After 6 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 51/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 26 , Sam Billings (W) 8)

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KKR getting the scorecard ticking despite the loss of two wickets. Shreyas thumps the first ball from Rabada through point for a FOUR. And a couple of twos and a single make it 9 off the over. The 50 is up. It’s a mixed Powerplay for both the teams. Probably a bit better for KKR with 50 runs already scored.

After 5 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 42/2 ( Shreyas Iyer (C) 21 , Sam Billings (W) 4)

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Iyer is looking good out in the middle and KKR are scoring runs but they have lost the openers. Rabada gives away 8 runs as Iyer drives a low full toss down the ground of a FOUR. In the next over, Odean Smith doesn’t start off well, gives away a FOUR first ball with one down the leg side but hits back with the wicket of Venkatesh Iyer. Billings then gets off the mark in style next ball with a FOUR. 9 runs and a wicket off the Smith over. 17 runs and a wicket off the last two.

FOUR! Good start from Billings, gets it on the pads first ball, Billings flicks it through mid-wicket.

OUT! Smith strikes. OUT! He sends back Venkatesh Iyer. Good catch from Brar. It’s a touch wide, Venkatesh smacks it hard but straight to Brar who juggles but manages to hold on. It was a powerful shot.

FOUR! Poor from Odean Smith to start off. Wide down the leg side, Shreyas flicks it to fine leg.

FOUR! Another brilliant shot from Iyer. Low full toss outside off from Rabada, Iyer drives it straight down the ground.

After 3 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 25/1 ( Venkatesh Iyer 2 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 9)

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Rahane was looking good in the middle, he hit a lovely cover drive for a FOUR as well in the Rabada over. But then he went for that drive again off the last ball and perished, caught at short third man.  A good over from Rabada, 6 runs and a wicket off it. It was turning out to be a good next over from Arshdeep, he targets that fourth stump line and good length and bowls four dots. But then errs in line and length, bowls one full and gets driven for a FOUR through extra cover and then bowls one wide and gets crashed over point. 14 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.

FOUR! Iyer gets 2 in 2! A touch short and wide outside off, Iyer cuts it over point.

FOUR! Nicely done by Iyer. Slower full delivery outside off, Iyer drives it through extra cover.

OUT! Rabada strikes in his first over. Rahane edges it to short third man. Full outside off, tailing away a touch. Rahane goes for an expansive drive but gets an outside edge. Smith at short third man takes a very good catch.

FOUR! Lovely from Rahane. It’s full outside off from Rabada, Rahane leans and caresses it through cover-point.

After 1 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 8/0 ( Ajinkya Rahane 8 , Venkatesh Iyer 0)

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A decent start for KKR. Rahane gets a couple of FOURS off Arshdeep. Both nicely timed flicks. The rest are dot balls.

FOUR! Anothe nicely timed shot. On the pads, Rahane flicks it through square leg, it races away.

FOUR! KKR are up and running. Rahane takes a couple of steps down the track and flicks an inswinging delivery through mid-wicket.

Right! The KKR openers – Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer are at the crease. Arshdeep Singh will start off proceedings.

OUT and OUT! WICKETS! PBKS 137 all out! Russell strikes first ball, Southee takes a brilliant catch of Rabada as he miscues it high in the air. Arshdeep then misjudges a single and is run out the next ball.

After 18 overs,Punjab Kings 137/8 ( Odean Smith 9 , Kagiso Rabada 25)

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Another good over for PBKS. Rabada hits consecutive FOURS off the first two balls. Mavi bowls a couple of WIDES as well before Smith hits a SIX off the final ball. 17 off the over.

SIX! Not quite off the middle but effective. Short from Mavi, Smith plays a powerful pull, gets a top edge which sails over the fine leg fence.

FOUR! 2 in 2! Edgy this time. Slashes and gets a bottom edge which flies between keeper and slip.

FOUR! Mavi comes back and is welcomes in style. Rabada smacks it straight back over his head.

After 17 overs,Punjab Kings 120/8 ( Odean Smith 3 , Kagiso Rabada 16)

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Brilliant over from Chakaravarthy. He too finishes a fantastic spell. 4-0-14-0. He beats Rabada’s outside edge three times with that wrong’un in the 16th over. Southee then releases the presssure as he misses his lengths. Bowls in the slot and gets clobbered for 4 4 6 off the first three balls by Southee. He bowls a NO ball as well. But the Free Hit yields just one run. The last two balls are DOTS. 16 runs off the over. 18 runs off the last 2 overs.

SIX! Smashed! 4 4 6! Another full ball from Southee, Rabada gives room and lofts it over sightscreen.

FOURS! In the slot from Southee, Rabada cracks it over extra cover. He again goes the same route, gets more elevation this time and gets consecutive FOURS.

After 15 overs,Punjab Kings 102/8 ( Odean Smith 2 , Kagiso Rabada 0)

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Narine bowls fantastic over, again confuses the batters and fives away just five runs. He completes a fantastic spell of 4-0-23-1. Umesh is then brought back by Shreyas, again great captaincy. He’s got his bowling changes absolutely right tonight. Umesh cleans up Brar and then has Chahar caught at first slip. He bowls a wicket maiden. Five runs and two wickets off the last two overs.

OUT! Umesh gets 2nd in the over. Chahar is caught at slip. Brilliant catch from Rana. Good captaincy as well. He brought in a slip for Chahar. Umesh goes short, Chahar looks to fend it, gets an outside edge and Rana takes a diving catch at slip.

OUT! Beauty from Umesh. He cleans up Brar. Length delivery on middle, nips away. Brar looks to push it to the off side but is beaten by the movement. He misses and the ball knocks down the off stump.

After 13 overs,Punjab Kings 97/6 ( Harpreet Brar 12 , Odean Smith 1)

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Another fantastic over from Narine, despite being hit for a SIX off the last ball. He is mixing them up well and the PBKS batters aren’t able to read him. He gives away just 6 runs in the over. Southee then comes back and gets Shahrukh first ball with a bouncer. He gets hit for a FOUR but then beats Brar’s outside edge with a beauty next ball. And then again. 5 runs off the Southee over. 11 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.

FOUR! Nice placement. Back of a length delivery outside off, Brar guides it fine to third man.

OUT! HUGE wicket as Southee sends back Shahrukh Khan. It’s that short ball, there is some extra bounce, Shahrukh Khan looks to pull but it gets big on him and he ends up getting a top edge. Rana settles under it and makes no mistake.

SIX! Good shot! Brar gets down on one knee and drags it from wide of off, over deep mid-wicket.

NOT OUT! Huge appeal for an LBW as Brar misses his front foot defense, off Narine. The umpire says no. KKR opt for a review but replays show it was missing leg. KKR lose a review.

After 11 overs,Punjab Kings 86/5 ( Shahrukh Khan 0 , Harpreet Brar 2)

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KKR have bounced back well here. Bawa cracked a FOUR over extra cover but then Narine got his man as he cleaned him up with a beauty. Chakaravarthy then bowled a tight over. Beat Brar’s outside edge as well a couple of times. He gives away just one run. Excellent last couple of overs for KKR. There is some turn in the wicket and KKR are utilising it well. 8 runs and a wicket off the last two overs.

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OUT! Narine cleans up Bawa. Brilliant delivery. Length delivery on off, it spins away. Bawa stays in his crease and looks to push it to the off side but is beaten by away turn. It’s angled in and then spins away sharply. Beats Bawa’s outside edge and disturbs the stumps.

After 9 overs,Punjab Kings 78/4 ( Raj Bawa 5 , )

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Good comeback from Umesh in that over. It was some sort of pressure release for PBKS at the start of the over. Umesh didn’t get his lines and lengths right. Livingstone cracked a FOUR off an overpitched and wide delivery. Umesh also bowled a NO BALL. The Free Hit ball went for just a single. Umesh however struck off the last ball and had him caught at long off. 8 runs and a wicket off it.

OUT! Livingstone holes out to long off. Umesh gets his 2nd wicket. it’s full outside off, Livingstone stays in his crease and looks to thump it into the stands straight back, doesn’t get it off the middle and southee at long off takes a good catch at long off.

FOUR! Poor delivery! Full and wide outside off, from Umesh. Livingstone cracks it uppishly wide of extra cover. Powerful shot.

After 8 overs,Punjab Kings 70/3 ( Liam Livingstone 14 , Raj Bawa 3)

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Spinners bowling in conjunction. Both find some turn and are tight with their lines. Chakaravarthy gives away just three singles while Narine concedes just 4 runs in his over. 7 runs off the last two overs.

After 6 overs,Punjab Kings 62/3 ( Liam Livingstone 10 , Raj Bawa 0)

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Good comeback in the over from Southee. Livingstone smacked him for a SIX over long one and then Dhawan his a streaky FOUR off an outside edge. But Southee mixed them up well and had Dhawan caught behind off a slower one. 11 runs and a wicket off the over.

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OUT! Southee removes Dhawan. it’s that off cutter outside off, on a good length area. Dhawan looks to slash it close to his body but ends up getting an inside edge. Billings takes a good low catch.

FOUR! Streaky! Dhawan charges and looks to heave but gets an outside edge over backward point. It races away. The outfield here is electric.

SIX! Hammered! Livingstone charges and clobbers it over long on, off Southee.

After 5 overs,Punjab Kings 51/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 12 , Liam Livingstone 4)

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Chakaravarthy didn’t quite get his lines right. The was too legsidish to Dhawan. Livingstone drove one through extra cover for three. There were a couple of leg side WIDES as well. 8 runs off the over.

Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack now…

After 4 overs,Punjab Kings 43/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , Liam Livingstone 0)

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Mavi kept bowling in the slot and Rajapaksa kept punishing him. He hit 4 6 6 6, the last six being off a slower ball from round the wicket. Mavi then pulls his length back a little bit and that worked as he had Rajapaksa caught at mid off. 22 runs off the over and the wicket of Rajapaksa

OUT! Mavi gets his man. Rajapaksa is caught at mid off.

4 6 6 6 OUT!

Mavi pulls his length back a little bit, Rajapaksa looks to thump it over mid off, doesn’t get it off the middle and is caught by the mid off fielder.

SIX! Another one in the stands. Mavi comes from around the wicket, bowls it slower but Rajapaksa waits and heaves it over deep mid-wicket. 4 6 6 6 in the over so fa!

SIX! Another one in the over. Rajapaksa smashes one over wide long on, again. 4 6 6 in this Mavi over so far.

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SIX! Rajapaksa charges and hammers it over long on, off Mavi.

FOUR! Edgy, the bowler is unlucky. Rajapaksa swings, off Mavi but gets an inside edge behind square leg. It races away.

After 3 overs,Punjab Kings 21/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , Bhanuka Rajapaksa (W) 9)

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PBKS looking to attack despite losing Mayank. Rajapaksa guides one to third man for a FOUR and then Dhawan charges and lofts one straight down the ground for a SIX. Four more singles make it 14 off the over.

SIX! Brilliant from Dhawan. Charges down and lofts a length ball straight back over Umesh’s head.

FOUR! Nicely placed! Rajapaksa guides it wide of short third man, off Umesh and it races away. The outfield is really fast.

After 2 overs,Punjab Kings 7/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 2 , Bhanuka Rajapaksa (W) 4)

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Southee starts well, he concentrated on bowling it full and a touch wide outside off. Rajapaksa can’t find gaps on the drive. He finally goes over the top and lofts it over cover for a FOUR off the last ball. Southee too got a hint of swing. 5 runs off the over.

FOUR! First boundary of the innings. It’s full from Southee, Rajapaksa lofts it over cover.

After 1 overs,Punjab Kings 2/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 1 , Bhanuka Rajapaksa (W) 0)

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A successful first over from Umesh. Mayank Agarwal straightaway gives himself room first ball and looks to slash but it swings away and beats his outside edge. After two singles off the next four balls, Umesh traps Agarwal LBW. He mixed it well with outswinger and inswinger and got a hint of movement off the pitch and in the air.

OUT! Umesh strikes in the first over. Mayank is trapped LBW. Brilliant delivery, he mixed it up well. Outswinger and then an inswinger on the length area, it nips back in. Mayank stays rooted to his crease and looks to flick but misses and is trapped in front. He doesn’t opt for the review and walks off.

Right! The PBKS openers – Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan have made their way out to the middle. Umesh Yadav will start off proceedings

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Last five results:

Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets

Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 2 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets

RCB vs KKR previous game

In the last match between these two sides, Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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KKR vs PBKS Head-to-Head:

Total matches player – 29
Matches won by Kolkata Knight Riders – 19
Matches won by Punjab Kings – 10

KKR XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer(Captain), Sam Billings(Wicketkeeper), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

PBKS XI: Mayank Agarwal(Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa(Wicketkeeper), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Raj Bawa, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar

Shreyas Iyer’s spin-hitting prowess has never been in doubt. Even with his issues against short-pitched bowling garnering attention in the last couple of years, what’s probably escaped a bit of scrutiny is his tendency to take on leg-spinners without great success and high risk in doing so.

Here’s Rohit Sankar explaining why the KKR captain needs to hold his horses against leg spinners

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Team changes: One change each for both the sides. KKR strengthen their bowling by bringing in Shivam Mavi in place of Sheldon Jackson while PBKS bring in Kagiso Rabada in place of Sandeep Sharma.

TOSS – Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and KKR will bowl first

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Shahrukh and Smith showed their finishing prowess against RCB and they will again be the key going into this match. A huge boost for PBKS would be the return of Kagiso Rabada who is out of quarantine and couple be available for the match. KKR, on the other hand, would be sweating on the availability of Andre Russell who hurt his shoulder in the last match and if he isn’t fit then KKR might look to replace him with Mohammad Nabi.

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Pitch report: The wicket looks dry and might grip to start off but once the dew settles in, it could be good to bat on, says Morne Morkel.

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Punjab Kings bowlers didn’t start off well and apart from Rahul Chahar who was brilliant with figures of 4-0-22-1, every other bowler went for 7 an over with three bowlers going for over 12 runs an over. Their batters however chased down the 206-run target confortably in the end. Almost every one contributed with the bat apart from young all-rounder Raj Bawa who got out for a golden duck. Their batting line-up looks ominous with the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith.

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Good teams can move away from Plan A based on the conditions and the opposition. Against RCB, KKR seemed far too rigid and their unwillingness to alter their game plan resulted in a defeat.

Click here to read Gaurav Joshi’s piece on what exactly went wrong for KKR against RCB .

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KKR’s batting faltered in the last match and they were bundled out for just 128 against RCB. Their top scorer in the game was Andre Russell with 25. It hurt them. Though their bowlers battled hard, they were always going to fall short. What they can take forward as a positive in this game is the fight their bowlers showed and that could hold them in good stead.

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Punjab Kings, on the other hand, started off in a blistering fashion as they beat RCB in their opening match and chased down a daunting 206 with an over and five wickets to spare, they would be looking to carry forward that momentum and get a second consecutive win on the board.

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Kolkata Knight Riders started off on a winning note against CSK in the IPL opener. They however suffered a defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next match. They would look to bounce back and get back to winning ways ad they take on PBKS.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the 8th match of IPL 2022 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium. Match starts at 7.30 pm IST with the toss taking place at 7 pm. Follow this space for live scores and updates.