44th match, IPL 2018, Highlights, Kolkata won by 31 runs & placed on Top -4.

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Today, Punjab against Kolkata from Indore. Punjab lose the last match against Rajasthan other than Kolkata also lose the last match against Mumbai.

So here, Kolkata 5th position on point table and Punjab on 3rd position of point table. So Do-or-die match for the Kolkata. Let's see who won the battle ? 

44th match of IPL 2018

Date - 12/05/2018

Time - 4:00 p.m.

Venue - Hokar cricket Stadium, Indore

Toss - KXIP won the toss & opted bowl.

Playing XI of Kolkata

Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubhmn Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C/ WK), Andre Russel, Javon Searles, Piyush Chawla, Prasidha krishna, Kuldeep Yadav.

Playing XI of Punjab

Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul (WK), Mayank Agrawal, Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Mujeeb rahman.

Kolkata's openers Lynn & Narine comes at the crease. Mohit bowl the first over.

In first over, Lynn hitted back to back fours and 9 runs comes in over. Lynn was like a hitting mood. Score at 9/0.

In 4th over, Narine smashed 1 six & 1 four against Ashwin and total 13 runs comes in over. Score at 32/0.

In 5th over, First Lynn hitted a six after Narine smashed 2 fours and total 15 runs comes in over against Barinder. Score at 47/0.

In last over of powerplay, Lynn hit a six and completed Fifty runs partnership after bowled by Tye and made 27 runs - 17 balls including 2 fours & 2 sixes. Score at 53/1.

Uthappa comes at 3rd number. In 9th over, Narine complete a fifty runs in 26 balls and made 2nd fifty in IPL season and total 11 runs comes against Axar. Score at 93/1.

In 11th over, Narine hit a 1 four & 2 firing sixes and 17 runs comes against barinder. Score at 123/1.

In 12th over, Tye remove Narine - caught taken by rahul and made 75 runs in just 36 balls including 9 fours & 4 sixes. Russel comes at the crease and uthappa gone by Tye - caught by Mohit and made 24 runs - 17 balls including 2 fours & 1 six. Tye 3 wickets taken in 2 overs. Score at 129/3.

Captain Karthik comes to crease. In 15th over, Karthik smash a four after Russel firing 2 sixes against Axar and 19 runs comes in over. Score at 169/3.

In 16th over, Karthik smashed 2 sixes & 1 four after Russel hit a 1 four and 21 runs comes against Mujeeb who back after injury and also completed Fifty runs partnership between Karthik & Russel. Score at 190/3.

In 17th over, Russel gone by Tye - caught taken by Rahul and made 31 runs in just 14 balls including 2 fours & 3 sixes. Score at 205/4.

Rana comes at the crease. In 18th over, Rana hit a six & 1 four after gone by Mohit and 17 runs comes in over. Kolkata made highest total in season. Score at 222/5.

In 19th over, Karthik brings up first fifty in season and reach fifty in 22 balls. Score at 229/5.

In last over, Karthik gone by Barinder - caught taken by Miller (sub) and made 50 runs in 23 balls including 5 fours & 3 sixes after Searles comes at crease and gill smashes 2 fours then Searles fire the six in last ball. 

Kolkata made huge total was 245 runs with 6 wickets. It was 4th highest total in IPL. Punjab back to chasing the target was 246 runs in 20 overs.

Rahul & gayle comes at the crease and Narine have the bowl and total responsibility on openers.

In First over, Rahul smashing 2 couple of sixes in 2 balls and 15 runs comes in over. He looks mood for hitting boundaries. Score at 15/0.

In 5th over, Fifty runs partnership made by openers in just 4.4 overs. In 6th over, Gayle hit the six after he gone by russel - caught by Karthik and made 21 runs including 2 fours & 1 six. Agrawal comes at crease and gone by Russel in face the first ball and get a golden duck. Score at 57/2.

Karun Nair comes at the crease. In 8th over, First Rahul completed Fifty with upper cut six in 22 balls then Nair gone by Russel - caught up by Krishna and made only 3 runs. Russel taken 3 wickets in 3 overs. Score at 79/3.

Finch comes at crease. In 9th over, Rahul smashed 2 sixes then gone by Narine and made 66 runs in just 29 balls including 2 fours & 7 sixes and Punjab's hope gone to pavalion. Score at 93/4.

Axar Patel comes to the crease. In 12th over, Axar hit a 1 six & 1 four after gone by Kuldeep - caught by Searles and 11 runs comes in over. Axar made 19 runs in 11 balls including 2 fours & 1 six. Score at 119/5.

Ashwin comes at 7th number and half team gone and yet half score left. In 14th over, finch hitted 2 couple of sixes and 15 runs comes in over. Score at 141/5.

96 runs needed in 5 overs. In 16th over, finch hit the six after gone by Searles who taken first wicket in debut match and he made 34 runs in 20 balls including 3 sixes. Tye comes to crease then he and Ashwin hitted each 1 six and 20 runs comes in over. Score at 170/6.

56 Runs needed in 2 overs. Ashwin hit the 2 sixes & 1 four and 18 runs comes in over and reach the 200 runs total. Score at 208/6.

38 runs needed in last over to win the match which like impossible. First Tye gone by Krishna - Karthik take the flying catch and made 14 runs including 1 four & 1 six after Ashwin LBW by Krishna and made 45 runs in 22 balls including 4 fours & 3 sixes and 6 runs comes in over.

Kolkata won the match and Punjab made total 214 runs with 8 wickets in 20 overs. Narine & Karthik smashed fifty and bowling performance were good and Rahul's effort was good but he didn't won the match their side.

Brief ScoreBoard

Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunil Narine - 75 (36) 9×4, 4×6

Dinesh Karthik - 50 (23) 5×4, 3×6

Andre Russel - 31 (14) 2×4, 3×6

Chris Lynn - 27 (17) 2×4, 2×6

Robin Uthappa - 2×4, 1×6

Total - 245/6 (20 overs)

Total Fours - 24 Fours

Total Sixes - 15 Sixes

Andrew Tye - 4 - 0 - 41 - 4

Barinder Sran - 3 - 0 - 48 - 1

Mohit Sharma - 4 - 0 - 40 - 1

Kings XI Punjab

Lokesh Rahul - 66 (29) 2×4, 7×6

R. Ashwin - 45 (22) 4×4, 3×6

Aaron Finch - 0×4, 3×6

Chris Gayle - 2×4, 1×6

Axar Patel - 2×4, 1×6

Total - 214/8 (20 overs)

Total Fours - 12 Fours

Total Sixes - 16 Sixes

Andre Russel - 4 - 0 - 41 - 3

Prasidha krishna - 4 - 0 - 31 - 2

Kuldeep Yadav - 2 - 0 - 29 - 1

Sunil Narine - 4 - 0 - 44 - 1

Javon Searles - 4 - 0 - 52 - 1

Man of the match - Sunil Narine

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