IPL 2020 LIVE Score, KXIP vs KKR Today's Match Live Updates: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal Get Kings XI Punjab Off To Solid Start
KXIP vs KKR IPL Live Score 2020, Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal got their side off to a flying start, adding 47 runs inside the powerplay.
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal got Kings XI Punjab off to a solid start, adding 47 runs in the first six overs in reply to a 165-run target set by Kolkata Knight Riders. Agarwal was the more attacking of the two as he smashed two boundaries and a maximum in a Prasidh Krishna over. Earlier, Dinesh Karthik led from front, scoring 58 off 29 balls, as KKR posted 164/6 in their 20 overs. Opener Shubman Gill continued with his good run this season and held the KKR innings together scoring 57 off 47 balls. Eoin Morgan, promoted up the order to bat at No. 4., was also among the runs scoring crucial 24 runs. Earlier, Kings XI Punjab bowlers pushed KKR on the backfoot, restricting them to 25/2 in the powerplay. After opting to bat, KKR found it tough against KXIP new ball bowlers, especially Shami and Arshdeep Singh, who bowled tight lines and caused them a lot of trouble. Shami cleaned up Rahul Tripathi to give Kings XI Punjab the first breakthrough. KKR suffered another major blow after a huge mix-up in the very next over sent Nitish Rana packing. Young medium pacer Arshdeep Singh was the most economical among the lot in the first six overs, conceding just two runs in his two-over spell. Eoin Morgan, promoted up the batting order, combined with Gilll to stitch a small partnership. Just when things were looking good for them, Ravi Bishnoi got rid of Morgan to hand KKR a major blow. However, from there on Dinesh Karthik played like a true leader and guided them to a fighting total. (LIVE SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Match 24 Live Updates of Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Straight From Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- 18:23 (IST)KXIP openers on top!Varun Chakravarthy concedes five runs in his second over but what's important from KXIP's point of view is that none of the KKR bowlers have managed to put them under any serious trouble.
- 18:17 (IST)FOUR!An outside edge from Mayank Agarwal flies wide of short third man fielder and runs all the way to the fence.
- 18:15 (IST)Spinner from both ends!Dinesh Karthik has introduced spinner from both ends as Sunil Narine comes into the attack, replacing Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
- 18:14 (IST)50-run stand for opening wicket!Mayank Agarwal pushes a short of a length delivery towards long-on and completes a single, bringing up the 50-run stand for the opening wicket.
- 18:12 (IST)Spinner in to the attack!Looking for a breakthrough, Dinesh Karthik has handed the ball to his mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
- 18:07 (IST)FOUR!KL Rahul covers the bounce of the ball and pulls the short delivery from Kamlesh Nagarkoti into the gap at midwicket for his third boundary.
- 18:04 (IST)FOUR!A wayward short delivery from Pat Cummins and KL Rahul gets into a good position and gets his gloves on it, sending it towards the fine leg fence.
- 17:59 (IST)SIX!A wide half-volley from Prasidh Krishna and Mayank Agarwal moves across to the leg stump and send it over extra-cover fence for first maximum of the innings.
- 17:57 (IST)FOUR!Mayank Agarwal drives a full length delivery straight to the non-striker who does well to get himself out of the way. The ball races away to the long-on fence along the ground.
- 17:55 (IST)FOUR!A length delivery from Prasidh Krishna and Mayank Agarwal chips it over mid-on for his first boundary.
- 17:49 (IST)An eventful over from Prasidh Krishna!An eventful second over comes to an end. It has everything, good bowling, a miscued shot, a dropped catch, and an injury to the player.
- 17:46 (IST)FOUR! Dropped! KL Rahul gets a life!KL Rahul decides to go aerial and the slow delivery meant he ended up lofting it high in the air Andre Russell managed to get his hands to the ball but couldn't get hold of it. What's worse was that the ball travelled to the fence and he Russell injured himself trying to stop it.
- 17:38 (IST)The chase begins!KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are out in the middle to start the chase and Pat Cumminns will start the attack for KKR.
- 17:26 (IST)KXIP need 165 to win!Another class inning from Shubman Gill and Dinesh Karthik's quick-fifty helped KKR post 164/6.
Innings Break!
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Half-centuries by Gill and DK propel #KKR to a total of 164/6 on the board.
Will #KXIP chase this down?
Scorecard - https://t.co/1hhn0mYJ1t #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Bn43bA0TrU - 17:23 (IST)WICKET! Karthik run out!Dinesh Karthik pulled the ball towards the midwicket and wanted to come back for the second, fell short despite a full-length dive and Prabhsimran Singh does the rest.
- 17:20 (IST)FOUR!A back of a length delivery from Chris Jordan allows Dinesh Karthik to allows him to swing his bat hard and he does so nicely. The upper-cut shot almost sailed over the third man fence.
- 17:13 (IST)WICKET! Andre Russell c Prabhsimran Singh b Arshdeep Singh 5(3)!Arshdeep Singh bowls a wide yorker, ball takes a faint edge and goes into the hands of wicket-keeper Prabhsimran Singh. Russell departs cheaply yet again.
Arshdeep Singh with the big wicket of Andre Russell.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/8gduKrgJHG
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020 - 17:11 (IST)FOUR!An outside edge goes in between short third man and the wicket-keeper and runs away to the fence.
- 17:07 (IST)WCIKET! Shubman Gill runout!A brilliant piece of fielding gives a major relief to KXIP as Shubman Gill departs after scoring 57 off 47 balls.
- 17:04 (IST)Back to back boundaries! 50 for Karthik!Dinesh Karthik hits back to back boundaries to bring up his 19th IPL half-century off 22 deliveries.
Captain #KKR brings up a fine half-century off 22 deliveries.
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This is his 19th FIFTY in IPL.#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/Hf51S7uCnR - 16:59 (IST)FOUR!Dinesh Karthik swung his bat hard and the outside edge flew past the short third-man fielder and runs away to the fence.
- 16:57 (IST)SIX!Chris Jordan bowls right in the slot and Dinesh Karthik goes deep inside his crease and clears the long-off fence.
- 16:56 (IST)FOUR!A slow off-cutter from Chris Jordan and Dinesh Karthik lofts it over covers for a terrific boundary.
- 16:56 (IST)Four! 50-run partnership!Dinesh Karthik ends the over with another boundary on the on side, making it a 14-run over. Arshdeep bowled way too short and Karthik pulled it nicely in the gap towards midwicket.
That's a 50-run partnership between @RealShubmanGill & @DineshKarthik.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
Live - https://t.co/1hhn0mYJ1t #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/7ldXRaufMy - 16:53 (IST)FOUR!A full delivery wide of off stump and Dinesh Karthik lofts it over cover for another boundary. The timing was such that the ball almost sailed over the fence.
- 16:51 (IST)FOUR!Arshdeep Singh bowls a slower bouncer and Dinesh Karthik pulls it along the ground between long leg and backward square leg.
- 16:46 (IST)FOUR!Shubman Gill makes full use of a short delivery from Ravi Bishnoi and send it behind square on the leg side to complete his half-century.
- 16:45 (IST)SIX!Dinesh Karthik ends Mujeeb Ur Rahman's spell with a sic over long on fence. 16 runs came off his last over as Mujeeb's expensive spell comes to an end. He returned figures of 0/44.
- 16:38 (IST)KKR 75/3 after 13 overs!KKR were KXIP getting their innings back on track but the wicket of Eoin Morgan came as a major blow to them and now it's up to players like Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell to get them to a fighting total. KKR are 75/3 after 13 overs.
- 16:32 (IST)FOUR!A short and wide delivery from Mujeeb Ur Rahman is driven nicely by Shubman Gill and the teh exquisite timing on the shot helped it beat fielder in the deep.
- 16:30 (IST)WICKET! Morgan c Maxwell b Bishnoi!Ravi Bishnoi gets the better of England skipper Eoin Morgan, who wanted to hit over the short off-side boundary but the bat mistimed it completely. He departs after scoring 24 off 23 balls.
- 16:27 (IST)Expensive Mujeeb!Both KKR players have targeted KXIP mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, collecting 24 runs off his first two overs.
- 16:24 (IST)SIX!A flighted delivery from Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Eoin Morgan sends it over midwicket fence for a six.
- 16:23 (IST)50 up for KKR!Shubman Gill cuts the short and wide ball from Mujeeb towards point and take a quick single, bringing up 50 on board for KKR.
- 16:20 (IST)KKR 49/2 after 9 overs!Kolkata Knight Riders are certainly on the backfoot having only managed 49 runs in nine overs. However they need to focus on building a partnership and Eoin Morgan and Shubman Gill hold key for them.
- 16:14 (IST)FOUR!Eoin Morgan does what he does best -- play unorthodox cricket shots to great effect. Morgan reverse sweeps it nicely in the gap, ball beats the deep backward point fielder and runs away to the fence.
- 16:02 (IST)FOUR!Mohammed Shami bowls a half-tracker, which doesn't bounce enough allowing Eoin Morgan to cover the bounce and he pulls it nicely along the ground for his first boundary. With that he also gets off the mark.
- 15:59 (IST)FOUR!Chris Jordan errs in his line and Shubman Gill makes most of it as he plays it nicely towards square leg to collect his second boundary of the innings.
- 15:53 (IST)WICKET! Mix-up costs runout!A mix-up between Shubman Gill and Nitish rana has cost KKR another wicket. There was no communication between both the batsmen and they both ended up at the one end. Nicholas Poorna had all the time in the world to walk up to the stumps and dislodge the bails himself.
A mix-up out there in the middle as Rana and Gill both end up on the same side.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020
Rana has to depart.
Live - https://t.co/1hhn0mYJ1t #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/empFMc4EON - 15:46 (IST)WICKET! Rahul Tripathi b Shami 4 (10)!Mohammed Shami breaches the gap between Rahul Tripathi's bat and pad and sends the timber flying in the air to give his side first breakthrough. Tripathi was not looking comfortable during his short stay at the crease.
@MdShami11 | #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/aKtKDjkPHD
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