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IPL 12 Match 52 KXIP vs KKR at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali: KKR WIN by 7 wickets. They stay alive and Kings XI Punjab have been shown the door. Another short ball by Curran, targeted at the hips of DK, who hit it to fine leg boundary to hit the winning runs. They collect two more points and breath a little more. IPL 2019, KXIP vs KKR Today’s Match Preview: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali in the 52nd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, with the losing side certain to get knocked out of contention for the playoffs. KKR and KXIP are currently occupying the sixth and seventh spots respectively in the points table, with the bottom-ranked Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) already bowing out of the playoffs race after their no-result finish against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. While Kolkata registered a 34-run win over Mumbai to boost their Net Run Rate, Punjab were comprehensively defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their last outing, suffering a 45-run loss that also brought their NRR into the minus range. The winner of this contest will move ahead of RR in the points table, and could even surge ahead of the fourth-placed SRH if the margin of victory is a sizeable one. For the losing side though, their only objective in the remaining game will be to avoid the wooden spoon. Kings XI Punjab Team 2019 Players list: Lokesh Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle , Mayank Agarwal , Sarfaraz Khan , David Miller , Mandeep Singh , Sam Curran , Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Andrew Tye , Murugan Ashwin , Mohammed Shami , Mujeeb Ur Rehman , Karun Nair , Moises Henriques , Varun Chakravarthi , Harpreet Brar , Simran Singh , Nicholas Pooran (WK), Hardus Viljoen , Ankit Rajpoot , Arshdeep Singh , Darshan Nalkande , Agnivesh Ayachi . Kolkata Knight RidersTeam 2019 Team Players list: Dinesh Karthik (c/wk), Robin Uthappa , Chris Lynn , Shubman Gill , Andre Russell , Carlos Brathwaite , Sunil Narine , Piyush Chawla , Kuldeep Yadav , Nikhil Naik , Joe Denly , Shrikant Mundhe , Nitish Rana , Sandeep Warrier , Prasidh Krishna , Lockie Ferguson , Harry Gurney , Matt Kelly , KC Cariappa and Yarra Prithviraj . For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps
KXIP vs KKR, LIVE SCORE Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full cricket score: Gill, Karthik guide KKR to 7-wicket win
KXIP vs KKR IPL 2019 Match 52 Live Updates: KKR WIN by 7 wickets. They stay alive and Kings XI Punjab have been shown the door. Another short ball by Curran, targeted at the hips of DK, who hit it to fine leg boundary to hit the winning runs. They collect two more points and breath a little more.
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Shubman Gill is Man of the Match for 65 made off 49 balls.
Gill: Feels great to get first award at home ground. I think it was important to build partnership. I decided to go till the end when the required run-rate went high. Some relatives came from village to support me. Feels great to play in front of them.
FOUR! KKR WIN by 7 wickets. They stay alive. Another short ball by Curran, targeted at the hips of DK, who hit it to fine leg boundary to hit the winning runs. They collect two more points and breath a little more.
Kings XI Punjab have been shown the door, well almost. Technically, they are still in it but it would take a miracle for them to surge ahead.
After 17 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 166/3 ( Shubman Gill 64 , Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) 4)
Had the boundary not come in the over, Punjab would have inched closer to the possibility of taking it to the last over. Gill has shown today, that KKR were wrong in not putting him right up at the batting order early on in the tournament. Kolkata need 18 runs in 18 balls
After 16 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 157/3 ( Shubman Gill 58 , Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) 1)
Curran comes into the attack and has bowled well here. Just the quiet over Punjab was looking for and Russell’s wicket has helped. Is there a twist left in the match? Phew! Who knows? Don’t go anyway, we tell you. Kolkata need 27 runs in 24 balls
Can Gill make up for Russell’s absence in the death overs?
Andre Russell just got dismissed. His record in the death overs (16-20) this IPL: 351 runs, 249.00 SR
After 15 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 151/3 ( Shubman Gill 53 , Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) 0)
Shami returns to the attack. And after a poor start to the over, delivers for Punjab. Punjab see the back of Russell but they need more wickets here to pull the match back completely. KKR have gone past 150 now. DK joins Gill in the middle. Kolkata need 33 runs in 30 balls
After 14 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 145/2 ( Shubman Gill 52 , Andre Russell 20)
Two wides from Tye. Tells you why he did not feature in the Punjab XI consistently in the tournament this year. On the last ball, he has the chance to get Russell out but Mayank put it down. Dew on the ground playing its role here? Maybe. KKR don’t mind. Kolkata need 39 runs in 36 balls
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!
Shubman Gill is the first player to score four fifties before the age of 20 in IPL.
After 13 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 128/2 ( Shubman Gill 51 , Andre Russell 6)
What a knock this is turning out to be Gill. Has hit fifty and is quickly taking his team to the victory mark. Kolkata need 56 runs in 42 balls. Should be very easy with Russell still there and Rana, DK still to come.
MILESTONE ALERT!
Andre Russell is playing his 300th T20 match. He is 58 runs away from completing 5,000 T20 runs.
After 12 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 110/2 ( Shubman Gill 34 , Andre Russell 6)
Good contest between Russell and Curran in the last over. Russell smashes him for a boundary in the offside and then the England younster banged it short with pace to outdo him on back-to-back deliveries. Kolkata need 74 runs in 48 balls
After 11 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 102/2 ( Shubman Gill 32 , Andre Russell 1)
Captain brings it upon himself to get the next breakthrough. Uthappa is back to the hut. Like DK, in the first innings, Ashwin too is animated in the middle. Two points at stake. But Gill is very, very calm and is playing as if there is no worry in the world. By the way, Russell has joined him now. 100 has come up for KKR. Kolkata need 82 runs in 54 balls
After 10 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 98/1 ( Shubman Gill 30 , Robin Uthappa 21)
First sight of Curran with the ball in hand. Had a great outing with the bat and now he needs to do the job for the side with the ball. But making all heads turn to him is Shubman Gill, who is displaying his class on his homeground. Not to forget, his mother is in the stands tonight and a match-winning knock is what will make it a great homecoming from him.
After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 73/2 ( Mayank Agarwal 14 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 42)
Just when it appeared that KKR are losing the steam and running out of gas, Uthappa provides the impetus. 17 came in the over. Umpires call it time-out. Kolkata need 94 runs in 66 balls
After 8 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 73/1 ( Shubman Gill 21 , Robin Uthappa 5)
R Ashwin returns to the attack. A better over from him. Just 4 off the over and 11 off the last two. KKR need to make sure the start provided by Lynn is not wasted and they keep the runs coming.