IPL-2022, Match 8, PBKS vs KKR Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Punjab Kings comfortably by 6 wickets with 5.3 overs remaining at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Andre Russell muscled 7 huge sixes into the stands in his 31-ball 70* runs as Kolkata Knight Riders revived from a couple of successive blows in the middle order as KKR chased down the target set by PBKS in just 14.3 overs. Rahul Chahar provide some threat to take away the game with his double blows before registering an impressive bowling figure, but Russell came out of the syllabus for PBKS.
Earlier, Umesh Yadav got his best bowling figures in the Indian Premier League as Kolkata Knight Riders restricted a power-packed Punjab Kings batting line-up to just 137. Umesh finished with the figures of 4 for 23 grabbing 2 in the powerplay and 2 in the middle overs as he was leading the KKR’s bowling department while Tim Southee picked two as KKR finished Punjab batting innings in 18.2 overs.
Brief Scores: Punjab Kings: 137/10 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa 31; Umesh Yadav 4/23) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders: 141/4 (Andre Russell 70*; Rahul Chahar 2/13) by 6 wickets.