KOLKATA: If Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin didn't be apologetic about controversially running out Rajasthan Royal's Jos Buttler in their final match in Jaipur on Monday, he must be doing so after making a field-placement error against Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens right here on Wednesday.
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Local boy Mohammad Shami shattered KKR dangerman Andre Russell's wickets with a very good yorker within the 17th over of the innings after the hosts had been asked to bat first through Ashwin. Russell started strolling back being brushed aside for 3 off 5 balls. But to everyone's marvel, the sector umpire known as the West Indies all-rounder back and signaled a 'no-ball' as KXIP had 3, as an alternative of the required four fielders, throughout the inside circle.
Ashwin, who used to be hit for five sixes in his four overs, used to be noticed venting his frustration as it grew to become out to be a pricey mistake.
Russell, who returned to take recent guard to the loud cheers of Eden crowd, grabbed the opportunity with both palms. He then started dealing in fours and sixes as KKR accumulated 57 runs off the final 3 overs.
Russell hit Andre Tye, who changed Sam Curran within the playing XI, for two sixes and two fours to collect 22 runs within the 18th over. He then took revenge on Shami, treating the pacer with disdain, hitting 3 consecutive sixes and one four within the very subsequent over. He, then again, departed within the final over looking to transparent the sector as soon as back, handiest to be caught on the mid-wicket boundary as Agarwal timed his bounce to perfection.
By then, despite the fact that, the match used to be virtually sealed through KKR as they publish 218/four, the very best IPL score on the Eden Gardens, surpassing the 210/6 scored through Mumbai Indians against KKR final yr.
KXIP had been never truly within the match as they controlled to place up 190 for four, losing through 28 runs. The hosts went back to their preferred opening pair as a fit-again Sunil Narine walked out with Chris Lynn. The duo started on a brisk note with Narine welcoming debutant Varun Chakravathi, who fetched Rs 8.four crore within the IPL public sale this yr, with 3 sixes and one four, collecting 25 runs in the second over.
Another debutant, South African pacer Hardus Viljoen, cut short Narine's cameo in his first over, forcing the left-hander to top-edge a short ball. KKR had misplaced Lynn within the earlier over, bowled through Shami, leaving Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana to secure the innings. Left-handed Rana quickly cut free, finding the boundary virtually at will.
The 110-run third-wicket stand used to be after all damaged when left-handed Rana fell for a well-made 63 (34 balls, 2x4, 7x6). Varun got here back to capture the prized wicket as Mayank Agarwal took a well-judged running catch on the long-off boundary line. The Russell-Uthappa fourth-wicket stand yielded 67 runs off 32 balls with the previous getting 48 off just 17 deliveries that included 3 fours and 5 sixes. Uthappa hit six fours and two sixes to remain undefeated on 67 off 50 balls.
However, Russell used to be not completed yet. The Jamaican got here back to do more damages with the ball, claiming KXIP's final match heroes Chris Gayle (20) and Sarfaraz Khan (13).
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Local boy Mohammad Shami shattered KKR dangerman Andre Russell's wickets with a very good yorker within the 17th over of the innings after the hosts had been asked to bat first through Ashwin. Russell started strolling back being brushed aside for 3 off 5 balls. But to everyone's marvel, the sector umpire known as the West Indies all-rounder back and signaled a 'no-ball' as KXIP had 3, as an alternative of the required four fielders, throughout the inside circle.
Ashwin, who used to be hit for five sixes in his four overs, used to be noticed venting his frustration as it grew to become out to be a pricey mistake.
Russell, who returned to take recent guard to the loud cheers of Eden crowd, grabbed the opportunity with both palms. He then started dealing in fours and sixes as KKR accumulated 57 runs off the final 3 overs.
Russell hit Andre Tye, who changed Sam Curran within the playing XI, for two sixes and two fours to collect 22 runs within the 18th over. He then took revenge on Shami, treating the pacer with disdain, hitting 3 consecutive sixes and one four within the very subsequent over. He, then again, departed within the final over looking to transparent the sector as soon as back, handiest to be caught on the mid-wicket boundary as Agarwal timed his bounce to perfection.
By then, despite the fact that, the match used to be virtually sealed through KKR as they publish 218/four, the very best IPL score on the Eden Gardens, surpassing the 210/6 scored through Mumbai Indians against KKR final yr.
KXIP had been never truly within the match as they controlled to place up 190 for four, losing through 28 runs. The hosts went back to their preferred opening pair as a fit-again Sunil Narine walked out with Chris Lynn. The duo started on a brisk note with Narine welcoming debutant Varun Chakravathi, who fetched Rs 8.four crore within the IPL public sale this yr, with 3 sixes and one four, collecting 25 runs in the second over.
Another debutant, South African pacer Hardus Viljoen, cut short Narine's cameo in his first over, forcing the left-hander to top-edge a short ball. KKR had misplaced Lynn within the earlier over, bowled through Shami, leaving Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana to secure the innings. Left-handed Rana quickly cut free, finding the boundary virtually at will.
The 110-run third-wicket stand used to be after all damaged when left-handed Rana fell for a well-made 63 (34 balls, 2x4, 7x6). Varun got here back to capture the prized wicket as Mayank Agarwal took a well-judged running catch on the long-off boundary line. The Russell-Uthappa fourth-wicket stand yielded 67 runs off 32 balls with the previous getting 48 off just 17 deliveries that included 3 fours and 5 sixes. Uthappa hit six fours and two sixes to remain undefeated on 67 off 50 balls.
However, Russell used to be not completed yet. The Jamaican got here back to do more damages with the ball, claiming KXIP's final match heroes Chris Gayle (20) and Sarfaraz Khan (13).
Russell, Uthappa thump Kings after Ashwin blunder gifts Kolkata second win at Eden
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