IPL 2017, Highlights, KXIP vs KKR in Mohali, cricket score and updates: Punjab beat Kolkata by 14 runs

SRH have to win their last match to confirm the place in playoffs otherwise they have to depend on KXIP’s last two matches.

In middle-overs (7-15) today:

KXIP – 74/1 (RR – 8.22)

KKR – 57/2 (RR – 6.33)

Punjab's win will have Hyderabad shuddering. Getting very tight

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 9, 2017

Punjab's comeback in this match has been quite brilliant: spunk, energy, ambition evident

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 9, 2017

Most consecutive matches won against a team in IPL:

8 – KKR v KXIP* (Ended today)

8 – RCB v DD

7 – CSK v DD

Well done KingsXI!!special bowling performance tonight #KXIPvKKR

— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) May 9, 2017

This is the first win for KXIP against KKR in IPL since 11 May, 2014. They lost eight consecutive matches before today since that date.

ALL OVER! Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 14 runs

What a turnaround from Punjab! Rahul Tewatia started it all with two big wickets of Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa in one over and Punjab never really looked back from there. Some excellent fielding from Axar Patel and fine death bowling from Mohit Sharma ensured, Punjab did enough to defend a a score of 167. Punjab stay alive in the IPL 2017 with a win. Kolkata Knight Riders have to wait another day to confirm their passage into the play-offs

After 19 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 148/6 ( Colin de Grandhomme 7 , Chris Woakes 7)

Mohit Sharma continues for Kolkata and bowls the knuckle ball to start off. Yusuf Pathan hits that straight to long off to give Punjab another wicket. Just two runs came off the next two balls before Chris Woakes smashes a six over mid-wicket. Kolkata pinched a single off the penultimate delivery before. Kolkata could only muster a single off an excellent yorker from Mohit Sharma off the last ball, another top over from the pacer. Kolkata need 20 off 6 balls

OUT! Yusuf Pathan 2 (3) b Mohit Sharma c Glenn Maxwell

After 18 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 139/5 ( Colin de Grandhomme 5 , Yusuf Pathan 2)

Matt Henry comes into the attack and gets the wicket of Manish Pandey off his first delivery through a slower delivery. Chris Lynn then perishes off the second ball trying to get a second run. But Axar Patel’s pin-point throw gets the better of the Australian. Yusuf Pathan walks out to bat and takes a single off the first ball. De Grandhomme who is at the non-striker’s end all this while can only get a single. Pathan picks up another single before De Grandhomme gets a much-needed boundary off the last ball. Kolkata need 29 off 12 balls. Great over from Henry

Sensational spell from Tewatia. The little known leggie has bowled his side back into this match with two huge wickets. Not only that he has bowled with great control and effective subtle variations. Kings XI have done really well to now be in front in this game and they’ve even managed to slow Lynn down in the process. Crucial couple of overs coming up. 

OUT! Chris Lynn 84 (52) run out Axar Patel

OUT! Manish Pandey 18 (23) c Patel b Henry

Manish Pandey who struggled to pick the slower delivery all night long is caught off one at long on

After 17 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 131/3 ( Chris Lynn 83 , Manish Pandey 18)

Mohit Sharma into the attack and starts with a slower one. Manish Pandey beaten by the lack of pace doesn’t time it well and hits it on the bounce to long on for one. Chris Lynn then faces a slower yorker that plays it straight to long on for another single. Mohit Sharma once again takes the pace off the ball and foxes Manish Pandey. The knuckle ball comes into play and Manish is deceived by it to make it wto dot balls in a row. The young batsman then takes a single to give the strike back to Chris Lynn who bludgeons it over the bowler’s head for a boundary. Seven runs come off the over. Kolkata need 37 off 18 balls

After 16 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 124/3 ( Chris Lynn 78 , Manish Pandey 16)

Good over for Punjab from Sandeep Sharma who gave away just six runs from it. A single off each delivery suits Punjab and they almost had Chris Lynn who top-edged one only to see it fall safe. Kolkata need 44 runs from 24 balls. Exciting game!

After 15 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 118/3 ( Chris Lynn 75 , Manish Pandey 13)

Chris Lynn has taken the attack back to Punjab and has put Kolkata back into the driver’s seat. Clean hitting of the cricket ball saw him get six off the second delivery, before milking him for ones and twos to meet the required rate. Lynn has targeted Axar Patel and has found success in doing so

After 14 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 106/3 ( Chris Lynn 66 , Manish Pandey 10)

Tewatia finishes off an excellent spell with a nine-run over. He’s got them back into the match. On the other hand though, Kolkata getting a move on. Manish Pandey scored his first boundary over mid-wicket. Kolkata need 64 off 36 balls

After 13 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 97/3 ( Chris Lynn 64 , Manish Pandey 4)

Big over for Kolkata. An important one too after a few slow overs. Axar Patel made a good start by giving just four runs off the first three deliveries, but Lynn got his big hitting going and got a six off the fourth ball to get Kolkata up and running once again

After 12 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 86/3 ( Chris Lynn 53 , Manish Pandey 4)

Rahul Tewatia is keeping Punjab in contention. Another top over from the young Indian spinner, conceding just 4 runs off it. Chris Lynn has been kept quiet since he has come in and that’s really hurt Kolkata’s run rate. Game on in Mohali

After 11 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 82/3 ( Chris Lynn 52 , Manish Pandey 2)

After taking a blinder to get rid off Robin Uthappa, Axar Patel comes in and bowls a gem of an over in the scenario of the game. He fired in six quick deliveries and before anybody knew, he had finished his over, conceding just three runs. Kolkata need 86 from 54 deliveries

After 10 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 79/3 ( Chris Lynn 51 , Manish Pandey 0)

What an over from Rahul Tewatia. Two huge wickets of Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa to put Kolkata under some pressure and bring Punjab back in contention. Tewatia has forced Kolkata batsmen into errors here.

OUT! Robin Uthappa 0 (1) b Rahul Tewatia c Axar Patel

Excellent catch from  Axar Patel to help Tewatia get rid off the dangerous Robin Uthappa

OUT! Gautam Gambhir 8 (18) b Rahul Tewatia c Shaun Marsh

Gambhir is caught at deep mid-wicket trying to clear the fence

FIFTY! Chris Lynn reaches another half century, his third in the IPL season so far

After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 58/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 4 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 1)

Swapnil Singh into the attack. Kolkata Knight Riders milk him for eight runs of the over. Chris Lynn though hasn’t been afforded any loose deliveries to free his arms.

Gautam Gambhir becomes the third player to score 5000 runs in India in T20 cricket after Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina.

After 8 overs,Kings XI Punjab 54/2 ( Shaun Marsh 11 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 3)

Rahul Tewatia into the attack, and bowls a good over first up. The youngster bowled a stump-to-stump line, cramping the likes of Chris Lynn for room who didn’t manage to get any boundaries in the over which cost just four runs

After 7 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 64/1 ( Chris Lynn 43 , Gautam Gambhir (C) 3)

Axar continues. Lynn takes a single off the first ball. Gambhir much more sedate than the two swashbuckling KKR openers. Runs come in trickles in that over. Only three runs. But KKR can afford a quiet over. They have had a rollicking start. Timeout taken.

Well maybe Matt Henry isn’t the messiah after all. He’s been a bit unlucky but in his last over Chris Lynn managed to get a hold of him. Axar Patel once again looms as KXIP’s best option to dismiss the powerful Aussie who does prefer pace over spin. If someone doesn’t get Lynn out soon then Punjab’s season will be over in the blink of an eye.

After 6 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 61/1 ( Chris Lynn 41 , Gautam Gambhir (C) 2)

Henry back into the attack. The third ball is short and pulled by Lynn. Sends the ball to the deep midwicket fence. The next ball is a full toss. Muscled by Lynn. What power from the Australian. 12 runs from that over. KKR going at the rate of knots. That is the end of the powerplay.

After 5 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 49/1 ( Chris Lynn 30 , Gautam Gambhir (C) 1)

Axar to Lynn. Four,Driven to the cover fence. The next ball also travels to the fence. Through extra cover this time. Lynn is taking the KXIP bowlers to the cleaners. Ten runs from that over. KKR on the attack big time.

Lynn and Narine were full of intent early, in direct contrast to Kings XI. The KKR openers were keen to take the attack to the bowlers and put pressure on them from the outset. So far this tournament the Punjab bowlers have folded when really challenged, they will need to hold firm tonight defending a below par total.

Gautam Gambhir has scored 250 runs from five innings at Mohali in IPL at an average of 62.50. His average of 62.50 at the venue in IPL is the second best among all the players who have scored atleast 200 runs against them in IPL. Moreover, he holds the record of scoring second most no. of fifty-plus scores (6) against Kings XI Punjab in IPL.

After 4 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 39/1 ( Chris Lynn 21 , Gautam Gambhir (C) 0)

Mohit into the attack. Gets hammered by Sunil Narine for two back to back boundaries through extra cover. But Punjab get rid of Narine just at the right moment. A slower delivery and Narine was early on the shot. Plays onto his stumps. Gautam Gambhir is the new man at the crease. Eight runs from the over.

Narine b Mohit Sharma 18(10)

After 3 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 31/0 ( Sunil Narine 10 , Chris Lynn 21)

Sandeep continues. The second ball is full. Lynn just outside the leg stump and smashes one straight for four. Two more runs from that over. The KKR openers kept relatively quiet in the over. Not a mean feat by Sandeep.

After 2 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 25/0 ( Sunil Narine 9 , Chris Lynn 16)

Matt Henry to bowl the second over. The first delivery is on a length. Lynn flashes at it gets an outside edge and the ball flies between the slip and wicket keeper and races to the boundary. Fortuitous, but KKR would take them in whichever way they come. The 4th ball is banged in short. Lynn pulls, gets a top edge and the ball flies to the fine leg fence. Brutal attack by the KKR openers again. 11 runs off the over.

Underwhelming score from Kings XI, they just couldn’t get any momentum going in their innings and that’s been typical of their season. No consistency or momentum. Another poor powerplay really hurt them and just when Maxwell looked like he was getting going he was dismissed. Punjab will now have to fight tooth and nail against an imposing KKR batting line-up to keep their season alive. Matt Henry’s inclusion will help but they’ll need the whole attack to be at their best against Lynn, marine, Gambhir and co.

Only once a team has won batting first after scoring less than 170 runs at Mohali in IPL since 2014. SRH won after scoring 150 runs against KXIP in 2015.

After 1 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 14/0 ( Sunil Narine 9 , Chris Lynn 5)

Narine is in the middle and time for bowlers to take cover. The first ball is hammered through cover with disdain. Narine goes over extra cover on the next ball. Two back to back fours to start with. Looks like this is going to be another leather hunt for the bowlers. Sandeep comes back with a good yorker. Perhaps this is the length to bowl at Narine. Lynn cracks a wide delivery for four. 14 runs from the first over.

Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn out in the middle to start for KKR. Sandeep Sharma has the new ball for Punjab.

Punjab missing Amla. Too many cameos. Needed someone to bat through bulk of 20 overs and help team to around 185-90

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 9, 2017

After 20 overs,Kings XI Punjab 167/6 ( Axar Patel 8 , Rahul Tewatia 15)

Good last over from Ankit Rajpoot who gave away just nine runs under pressure. Rahul Tewathia hit a fine boundary to give Punjab a hope of reaching 170, but Rajpoot responded well to prevent Punjab gaining that extra bit of edge. Kolkata will be happy with the score, but Punjab will feel they can make a game out of this if they bowl well

Another good cameo from the captain but so much more was required from Kings XI’s star player. His side needed something of substance rather than a flash in the pan cameo which has been the story of Maxwell’s IPL so far. He just couldn’t resist the temptation to go again and Kuldeep outfoxed him with the wide googly. Sometimes ego needs to be checked for the sake of the team and Maxwell hasn’t been able to do that.

Glenn Maxwell has hit 21 sixes in IPL 10 which is the joint second most by any player so far. Robin Uthappa has also hit the same no. of sixes as Glenn Maxwell in IPL 10.

After 19 overs,Kings XI Punjab 158/6 ( Axar Patel 7 , Rahul Tewatia 9)

Ten runs off Chris Woakes’ last over. Rahul Tewathia with back-to-back boundaries makes it a decent over for Punjab and gives them hope of going past 170 which would be a competitive total for them to defend

OUT! Swapnil Singh 2 (2) b Woakes

After 18 overs,Kings XI Punjab 148/5 ( Axar Patel 6 , Swapnil Singh 2)

Fourteen runs off the Kuldeep Yadav over but the chinaman gets the big wicket of Saha who is stumped, after hitting Kuldeep for a six on the fourth delivery. Kolkata on top

Punjab missing Amla. Too many cameos. Needed someone to bat through bulk of 20 overs and help team to around 185-90

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 9, 2017

OUT! Saha st Uthappa b Kuldeep Yadav 38(33)

Saha dances down the track. Kuldeep fires it wide. Saha misses and Uthappa does the rest behind the stumps.

After 17 overs,Kings XI Punjab 134/4 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 29 , Axar Patel 4)

Narine finishes off his spell, once again with wonderful figures. Just 27 runs given away. His last over cost six off those and came at a time when Punjab were desperate for runs.

After 16 overs,Kings XI Punjab 128/4 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 27 , Axar Patel 0)

Thirteen runs off that Kuldeep Yadav over, but also the wicket of Glenn Maxwell. Kolkata would have taken that had it been offered to them before the over. Maxwell perished going for one too many. After hitting  Kuldeep for consecutive sixes over long and mid-wicket, Maxwell tried to clear the off-side boundary amd was brilliantly caught by Chris Woakes. Axar Patel is the new man in for Punjab

OUT! Glenn Maxwell 44 (25) b Kuldeep Yadav c Chris Woakes

After 15 overs,Kings XI Punjab 115/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 26 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 32)

Punjab get 10 runs off Sunil Narine’s over. Saha gets a boundary over extra cover off the second ball. Glenn Maxwell couldn’t the West Indian away, but Punjab managed to get ten runs which is a good return against Narine

With five overs to go it is time for KXIP to really launch now, both Maxwell and Saha will have to start attacking. Ten runs an over won’t be enough, they will need at least 12. They will ideally want a score of above 180 and that will require a strong finish. The wicket seems good, so now is the time to take the attack to the KKR bowlers and try and put the pressure back on the opposition. 

After 14 overs,Kings XI Punjab 105/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 20 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 28)

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack for Kolkata and he bowls a decent first over at the stage. Maxwell and Saha were a bit watchful of the chinaman and were content with ones and twos. Eight runs come off it

After 13 overs,Kings XI Punjab 97/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 15 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 26)

Ankit Rajpoot comes into the attack. Wriddhiman Saha gets a fortuitous boundary off the second delivery as he top-edges it one over the wicket keeper. Saha then gives the strike to Maxwell who is beaten while trying to cut a ball too close to his body. However, Maxwell picks his spot brilliantly to find the gap between square leg and mid-wicket to find another boundary. Another good over for Punjab. They need more of these

After 12 overs,Kings XI Punjab 86/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 10 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 21)

Finally the Kings XI Punjab break shackles and it’s non other than Glenn Maxwell who leads their charge. A six over long on off the third delivery was followed by another one over square leg. Nineteen runs come off the De Grandhomme over. Good one for Punjab

After 11 overs,Kings XI Punjab 67/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 7 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 6)

Chris Woakes has been excellent so far. He has given away just ten runs in his three overs and picked up a wicket as well. The eleventh over just cost Kolkata 4 runs. There was no room provided by the Englishman to Maxwell and Saha who had to be content with singles

After 10 overs,Kings XI Punjab 63/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 5 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 5)

Kings XI Punjab are under pressure. The run rate is less than six runs per over and the Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers are not giving away too many runs. Maxwell and Saha are both explosive batsmen, but the situation demands them to be a bit cautious. That though will lead them to go for it at some point. Good over for Kolkata. Just five runs off it

Kings XI have dug themselves a bit of a hole now, going to take something special to saelve their season. Maxwell is capable of that something special and it’s now or never for the captain to step up and deliver the goods for his team. If ever they needed a captains innings of substance, it’s now. 

After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 58/3 ( Wriddhiman Saha (W) 4 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 1)

Chris Woakes with another top over. Just three runs came off it and more importantly for Kolkata the wicket of Shaun Marsh. Glen Maxwell came to the crease and showed respect to Woakes, picking up just one run off the three remaining deliveries

OUT! Shaun Marsh b Chris Woakes 11 (10)

After 8 overs,Kings XI Punjab 54/2 ( Shaun Marsh 11 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 3)

It was a good over from Colin de Grandhomme till the last two balls that went for boundaries. The first one was highly fortuitous as it flew off the inside edge of Shaun Marsh’s bat, second one a cracking drive from Marsh. Nine rns off the over

After 7 overs,Kings XI Punjab 45/2 ( Shaun Marsh 3 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 2)

Chris Woakes into the attack. Good move from Gautam Gambhir. Punjab with two new batsmen at the crease after the loss of their openers. Woakes bowls an excellent over conceding just 4 runs. Kolkata coming back into the game well after a couple of expensive overs

After 6 overs,Kings XI Punjab 41/2 ( Shaun Marsh 1 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 0)

Excellent over from Narine after going for runs in his first over. Martin Guptill was struggling to score quick runs after the first over and Narine put him under pressure. Guptill was trapped in front of while trying to sweep a quicker one from Narine. An even PowerPlay, but Kolkata with the momentum

I was a big advocate of getting Guptill into this side but he has failed to have an impact on the IPL once again. Really seems to struggle against spin and on slower surfaces. Saha now in at four is an interesting choice, still don’t know why Maxwell doesn’t come in at four and take on the responsibility like a captain should. 

OUT! Martin Guptill 12 (16)  lbw b Sunil Narine

Wriddhiman Saha’s strike rate of 150.23 against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL is the second highest among all the batsmen who have faced atleast 200 balls against them in IPL. However, in IPL 10, he has only scored 89 runs from eight innings at an average of 11.13.

OUT! Martin Guptill 12 (16)  lbw b Sunil Narine

After 5 overs,Kings XI Punjab 39/1 ( Martin Guptill 11 , Shaun Marsh 0)

Happening over! Manan Vohra picked up from he left in the last over and started the over with a two and back-to-back boundaries. First over mid-wicket and second one on the offside. Umesh who seemed rattled by Vohra’s combative play sent a wide down the leg side, before Vohra gloved one to Robin Uthappa to give Kolkata a wicket against the run of the play. Eleven runs came off the over, but also an important wicket for Kolkata

Sunil Narine has taken 23 wickets against Kings XI Punjab in IPL which is the most by any bowler against them. He is the only spinner to take a five-for against them in IPL. 

Steady yet unspectacular start for Kings XI. Once again their lack of intent in the powerplay is baffling. They have been one of the poorer sides early on, and maybe they are trying to preserve their wickets. However when the field is up is the easiest time to score, and both Guptill and Vohra are capable of taking the bowlers on. At least one of them should be going hard during the powerplay because their team is going to need a big score tonight. 

OUT! Manan Vohra 25 (16) b Umesh Yadav c Robin Uthappa 

Umesh’s delivery gets a faith touch off Vohra’s glove on the way to Robin Uthappa

After 4 overs,Kings XI Punjab 28/0 ( Martin Guptill 11 , Manan Vohra 15)

Sunil Narine into the attack for Kolkata and it’s a bad start for the West Indian all-rounder. Manan Vohra failed to put a real loose delivery to the boundary on the first ball, but didn’t fail to do so on the second one which was there for hitting as well. Vohra then played a clever late cut to get another boundary off the third ball. Narine thought he had his man on the last ball when there was a big appeal for LBW, but the umpire turned it down. Good over for Punjab

After 3 overs,Kings XI Punjab 19/0 ( Martin Guptill 11 , Manan Vohra 6)

Eight runs from another Umesh Yadav over. The Indian pacer was good with his line apart from the second ball that went for a wide. Martin Guptill has looked in good touch so far, although he has just one boundary under his belt. Punjab restricted to ones and twos at the moment as Kolkata pacers have not allowed them any loose deliveries

After 2 overs,Kings XI Punjab 11/0 ( Martin Guptill 9 , Manan Vohra 2)

Colin de Grandhomme bowled the second over for Kolkata and it was a good one. Just three runs came off it. Guptill who started off well in the first over wasn’t allowed any loose deliveries from de Grandhomme. Manan Vohra is yet to face a lot of deliveries in this innings

Kolkata Knight Riders have a 14-6 record against Kings XI Punjab in IPL. Moreover, Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated Kings XI Punjab in each of the last eight matches between the two teams.

After 1 overs,Kings XI Punjab 8/0 ( Martin Guptill 8 , Manan Vohra 0)

Martin Guptill and Manan Vohra open the batting for Kings XI Punjab. Umesh Yadav bowled the first over for Kolkata. Good start for the hosts, and especially Martin Guptill who picks up a boundary down the leg side, before a beautiful cover drive fetches him two runs. Eight runs come off it

Finally Matt Henry gets a game in this must win encounter for Kings XI. Win and the season is still alive, lose and it’s goodnight for 2017. Bowling, particularly defending a score has been an issue for the Kings and it won’t get any easier tonight against a strong KKR side. Henry’s inclusion will bolster the bowling but first the batsmen need to provide a platform. The in form Amla is a big loss as he has left the tournament, it’s time for the likes of Guptill and Maxwell to finally stand up and deliver. 

Here are the two line-ups 

KXIP XI: Manan Vohra, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Wriddhiman Saha, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Matt Henry, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Swapnil Singh

KKR XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot

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TOSS! Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first

Hello and welcome to Live coverage of IPL 2017 match between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Kings XI Punjab need to win all their remaining matches to have any chance of making the play-offs. Kolkata Knight Riders on the other hand need just one win to confirm their place in the play-offs. So stick around catch all the action from this high-stakes affair from Mohali