KXIP vs KKR Highlights IPL 2020: Kolkata Knight Riders Beat Kings XI Punjab By 2 Runs

This was a game of thrills. What a champion bowler Suni Narine is. KXIP needed 21 off the final 3 overs when he came to bowl with Nicholas Pooran and KL Rahul firing. He bowled Pooran and gave away only two runs. Prasidh Krishna then followed it with a two-wicket over, including the big wicket of KL Rahul. Krishna gave away six runs leaving Narine 14 to defend in the final over. He conceded a boundary in his third delivery but removed Mandeep Singh and helped KKR to a 2 run win. 

KKR have won the game by 2 runs. Can you believe it? Kings XI Punjab needed 21 runs from 18 deliveries with nine wickets in hand and they have lost it by 2 runs. KXIP needed seven runs from 1 ball and six to take it to the super over with Glenn maxwell at the crease. Maxwell struck it big and over long-off but it a four. And KKR wins by 2 runs. 

Out! Sunil Narine has won the match for KKR. Dramatic scenes here. KXIP needed 8 runs from 2 deliveries and Mandeep Singh had to go big. He went and found substitute fielder Chris Green at deep mid-wicket. Mandeep c (sub)Chris Green b Narine 0(1)

Out! Another one goes and this is the big wicket of KL Rahul. he Punjab skipper departs for a fine 74 off 58 deliveries. This was a low full toss outside off and Rahul tried to hit it straight over the bowler's head. But the ball took a big edge and crushed into his stumps. Rahul b Prasidh 74(58)

Out! Suddenly the wickets are falling in a heap for Kings XI Punjab. Prasidh Krishna gets his second wicket and dismisses Prabhsimran Singh. The young batsman tries to smash a short delivery but only manages to find Nitish Rana at cover. Simran Singh c Nitish Rana b Prasidh 4(7) 

Out! Nicholas Pooran is bowled and out. Sunil Narine gets his first wicket in the match. Pooran looks to go big and go all the way but is clean bowled by Narine. Prabhsimran Singh is the new man in for KXIP.  Pooran b Narine 16(10)

Surely Kings XI Punjab are in the driver's seat now. Nicholas Pooran has come to the crease after Mayank Agarwal's dismissal and has already smashed 16 from 9 deliveries, including a boundary in this over from Varun Chakravarthy. Punjab need 22 from 18 balls with nine wickets in hand.

Out! KKR finally gets a wicket but has it come too late for them? Mayank Agarwal departs after trying to smash a fourth-stump delivery towards the shorter leg-side boundary. Shubman Gill takes a simple catch at deep mid-wicket off Prasidh Krishna. Agarwal c Shubman Gill b Prasidh 56(39)

Kings XI Punjab need 71 more runs to win from 48 balls. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are nearing the century-run stand. Required run-rate is well under Punjab's control and looks like they are inching closer to their second win of the tournament.

Good start this for KXIP. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have added 67 runs for the opening wicket. Rahul is batting on 36 while Agarwal is on 31. KXIP need 98 more runs to win from 66 balls.

Good start this for KXIP openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.  They have been watchful thus far and that's the way to go forward on this pitch. KXIP need a solid partnership to begin with.

Kolkata Knight Riders end on a positive note with Dinesh Karthik scoring 58 off 29 balls. The KKR captain slammed eight fours and two sixes to take his team to a respectable total. Do join us back for KXIP's chase. 

Shubman Gill and Dinesh Karthik have provided Knight Riders with the much-needed impetus towards the end. Both the batsmen crossed the 50-run mark. While Gill is back in the hutch Karthik is out there looking for final onslaught. 

OUT! Eoin Morgan departs. He was looking to up the ante but perishes in the process. Ravi Bishnoi picks the wicket as Glenn Maxwell takes the catch at long-on. E Morgan c Maxwell b Ravi Bishnoi 24(23)

Halfway through and Knight Riders have made some recovery, but KXIP bowlers have lept things in control thus far. The wicket appears not that easy to bat on. Expect KKR to accelerate after 2-3 overs.

Eoin Morgan and Shubman Gill are looking to build a partnership. And Knight Riders desperately need one here. So far these two have added 24 off 21 balls. 

OUT! Things not going KKR's way. Nitish Rana is run out. He was looking for a single and set off from non-striker's end. Shubman Gill was not interested and before Rana could turn back it was too late. Nitish Rana run out (Shami/Pooran) 2(4)

OUT! Good start this for Kings XI Punjab. Mohammed Shami bowls Rahul Tripathi. The right-handed batsman was struggling and hs struggle ends. R Tripathi b Shami 4(10)

KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Simran Singh(w), Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.