KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their six-match losing streak with a 34-run win over Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring IPL recreation that saw brutal stroke play from power-hitters of both groups.
Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen fired on all cylinders to publish the season's easiest overall, 232 for 2, after sensational knocks from Shubman Gill (76 off 45) and Andre Russell (80 now not out off 40).
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At 58 for four, Mumbai had been down and out but Hardik Pandya reignited their hopes with a wide ranging 91 off 34 balls. In the top, Pandya's dismissal in the 18th over sealed the sport in KKR's favour as Mumbai ended at 198 for seven. The Indian all-rounder's cracking innings comprised nine sixes and six fours.
The much needed win keeps KKR alive in the match as they now have 10 issues from 12 fits. Mumbai stay in the 3rd spot with 14 issues from 12 games.IPL Schedule | IPL Points Table | Scorecard
Staring at elimination, the embattled KKR got off to a fiery start with Gill and Chris Lynn (54) hanging on a 96-run opening stand, their easiest this season, after Rohit Sharma opted to bowl in his 100th event as captain.
Russell, KKR's biggest have an effect on participant of the season, was once in any case noticed upper up the order at No. 3. The West Indies power-hitter ensured that KKR finished on a high with an unbeaten effort.
Russell hammered six fours and eight sixes together with one off the ultimate ball after he denied a couple of singles to skipper Dinesh Karthik in the ultimate over as KKR creamed 75 runs from the ultimate 5 overs and scored 135 in the ultimate 10.
Fielding let down Mumbai Indians giant time with both Lynn and Russell dropped early of their innings by way of Kieron Pollard and Evin Lewis respectively.
The top-order batting was once all in regards to the sheer class of the 19-year-old Gill, who confirmed why he is billed as the future superstar of Indian cricket.
Gill smashed six fours and 4 sixes en path to his second half-century of the season and cast a the most important stand with Russell. The duo shared 62 runs from 35 balls of which Gill had a proportion of 34, while Russell scored 24.
Gill was once at his easiest towards Rahul Chahar and three of his four sixes got here towards the leg-spinner.
Such was once the sheer class of Gill that Russell was once glad to play second fiddle and was once six off 12 balls after being dropped on one.
On a belter of a observe, KKR openers got off to a sensational start and survived the powerplay without losing a wicket.
Slow first of all, Lynn was once 18 off 15 balls when Kieron Pollard spilled a chance from the Aussie at mid-off.
Lynn took off from there on, hammering the spin duo of Krunal Pandya and Chahar to race to his fourth IPL fifty this season off just 27 balls.
Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen fired on all cylinders to publish the season's easiest overall, 232 for 2, after sensational knocks from Shubman Gill (76 off 45) and Andre Russell (80 now not out off 40).
IPL Schedule | IPL Points Table | Scorecard
At 58 for four, Mumbai had been down and out but Hardik Pandya reignited their hopes with a wide ranging 91 off 34 balls. In the top, Pandya's dismissal in the 18th over sealed the sport in KKR's favour as Mumbai ended at 198 for seven. The Indian all-rounder's cracking innings comprised nine sixes and six fours.
The much needed win keeps KKR alive in the match as they now have 10 issues from 12 fits. Mumbai stay in the 3rd spot with 14 issues from 12 games.IPL Schedule | IPL Points Table | Scorecard
Staring at elimination, the embattled KKR got off to a fiery start with Gill and Chris Lynn (54) hanging on a 96-run opening stand, their easiest this season, after Rohit Sharma opted to bowl in his 100th event as captain.
Russell, KKR's biggest have an effect on participant of the season, was once in any case noticed upper up the order at No. 3. The West Indies power-hitter ensured that KKR finished on a high with an unbeaten effort.
Russell hammered six fours and eight sixes together with one off the ultimate ball after he denied a couple of singles to skipper Dinesh Karthik in the ultimate over as KKR creamed 75 runs from the ultimate 5 overs and scored 135 in the ultimate 10.
Fielding let down Mumbai Indians giant time with both Lynn and Russell dropped early of their innings by way of Kieron Pollard and Evin Lewis respectively.
The top-order batting was once all in regards to the sheer class of the 19-year-old Gill, who confirmed why he is billed as the future superstar of Indian cricket.
Gill smashed six fours and 4 sixes en path to his second half-century of the season and cast a the most important stand with Russell. The duo shared 62 runs from 35 balls of which Gill had a proportion of 34, while Russell scored 24.
Gill was once at his easiest towards Rahul Chahar and three of his four sixes got here towards the leg-spinner.
Such was once the sheer class of Gill that Russell was once glad to play second fiddle and was once six off 12 balls after being dropped on one.
On a belter of a observe, KKR openers got off to a sensational start and survived the powerplay without losing a wicket.
Slow first of all, Lynn was once 18 off 15 balls when Kieron Pollard spilled a chance from the Aussie at mid-off.
Lynn took off from there on, hammering the spin duo of Krunal Pandya and Chahar to race to his fourth IPL fifty this season off just 27 balls.
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April 29, 2019
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