Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings IPL highlights: Skipper Nitish Rana scored a half-century, while West Indian middle-order batter Andre Russell and Rinku Singh played some fine strokes at the back end as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Punjab Kings by five wickets in a last-ball IPL thriller. Chasing 180 for victory, KKR scored 182/5, with Russell playing a pivotal role in the game, hitting three sixes in Sam Curran’s 19th overs to bring his team closer to the target.
Rinku then scored a four off the last ball of the innings to signal KKR’s victory. Earlier, KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy grabbed three wickets for 26 runs but Punjab Kings still managed a fighting 179/7 with skipper Shikhar Dhawan scoring a half century.
Dhawan (57 off 47 balls) was also involved in a 53-run partnership with wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma (21) and laid the foundation for later-order batters to set a competitive total.
Punjab Kings (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prabhsimran Singh | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Harshit Rana | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (c) | c Arora b Rana | 57 | 47 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 121.27 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Harshit Rana | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Liam Livingstone | lbw b Varun | 15 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Jitesh Sharma † | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Varun | 21 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 116.66 |
| Sam Curran | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Suyash Sharma | 4 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Rishi Dhawan | b Varun | 19 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 172.72 |
| M Shahrukh Khan | not out | 21 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 262.50 |
| Harpreet Brar | not out | 17 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 188.88 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3, nb 2, w 4) | 13 | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 8.95) | 179/7 | |||||
| Did not bat: Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Prabhsimran Singh, 1.6 ov), 2-29 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 3.4 ov), 3-53 (Liam Livingstone, 5.3 ov), 4-106 (Jitesh Sharma, 12.3 ov), 5-119 (Shikhar Dhawan, 14.4 ov), 6-139 (Rishi Dhawan, 16.5 ov), 7-139 (Sam Curran, 17.2 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Arora | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.66 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harshit Rana | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 11.00 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nitish Rana | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kolkata Knight Riders (T: 180 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | c Shahrukh Khan b Harpreet Brar | 38 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 158.33 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | lbw b Ellis | 15 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Nitish Rana (c) | c Livingstone b Chahar | 51 | 38 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 134.21 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Livingstone b Chahar | 11 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Andre Russell | run out (†Sharma/Arshdeep Singh) | 42 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 182.60 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 21 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 210.00 |
| Shardul Thakur | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 3) | 4 | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 9.10) | 182/5 | |||||
| Did not bat: Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.4 ov), 2-64 (Jason Roy, 7.2 ov), 3-115 (Venkatesh Iyer, 13.4 ov), 4-124 (Nitish Rana, 15.2 ov), 5-178 (Andre Russell, 19.5 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Dhawan | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14.66 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harpreet Brar | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MATCH FLOW
- Punjab Kings innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 58 runs, 3 wickets)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (32 balls), Extras 5
- Over 5.3: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – J Madanagopal, Batter – LS Livingstone (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings – 79/3 in 9.0 overs (S Dhawan 32, JM Sharma 11)
- Over 9.1: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – J Madanagopal, Batter – JM Sharma (Struck down)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (71 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (S Dhawan 25, JM Sharma 21, Ex 4)
- S Dhawan: 50 off 41 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings – 131/5 in 16.0 overs (SM Curran 4, R Dhawan 11)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Punjab Kings – 179/7 in 20.0 overs (M Shahrukh Khan 21, Harpreet Brar 17)
- Over 19.6: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wide, Umpire – J Madanagopal, Batter – Harpreet Brar (Struck down)
- Kolkata Knight Riders innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 4.4: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – J Madanagopal, Batter – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 67/2 in 8.0 overs (N Rana 10, VR Iyer 2)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (N Rana 38, VR Iyer 11, Ex 1)
- N Rana: 50 off 37 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 124/4 in 15.2 overs (AD Russell 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (AD Russell 33, RK Singh 16, Ex 1)
MATCH DETAILS
| Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Toss | Punjab Kings, elected to bat first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2023 |
| Player Of The Match | Andre Russell |
| Match days | 08 May 2023 – night (20-over match) |
| KKR Player Replacement | Impact player: Jason Roy for Suyash Sharma (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| PBKS Player Replacement | Impact player: Nathan Ellis for Bhanuka Rajapaksa (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| Umpires | Akshay TotreDRSJayaraman MadanagopalDRS |
| TV Umpire | Ulhas Gandhe |
| Reserve Umpire | Mohamed Rafi |
| Match Referee | Sanjay Raul |
| Points | Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Punjab Kings 0 |
