Kolkata Knight Riders claimed their second win of the tournament on the back of Umesh Yadav’s stunning bowling display and Andre Russell’s power-packed knock towards the end of the match. Andre Russell single-handedly blew away Punjab Kings bowlers with his 31-ball 70* in the chase of 139. The KKR all-rounder came to bat when KKR had lost four wickets for 51 runs in 7 overs. From there on, Russell took his time and built a partnership with Sam Billings to bail KKR out of trouble. Earlier, Umesh Yadav took 4 wickets to restrict PBKS to a mere 138.
Punjab Kings had set a target of 138 for Kolkata Knight Riders after Kagiso Rabada smashed 25 runs off 16 deliveries at the end of PBKS innings. Bhanuka Rajapaksa top-scored for Kings with 31 off just 9 balls. However, other Punjab batters failed to make a meaningful contribution.
Here are some of the highlights of the match:
1. Shivam Mavi gets his revenge against Bhanuka Rajapaksa after batter hits hat-trick of sixes against the KKR pacer
KKR 😍 #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/HJ2TyUX0fS
— Amanpreet Singh (@AmanPreet0207) April 1, 2022
2: KKR’s Tim Southee runs from long-on, dives to complete catch inside the 30-yard circle
Tim Southee 😍 #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/2WiqXXtJWq
— Amanpreet Singh (@AmanPreet0207) April 1, 2022
3. Punjab’s Harpreet Brar holds on to difficult catch against KKR in Match 8 of IPL 2022
It juggles but holds onto the catch at point. Venkatesh Iyer departs. #IPL2022 #VenkateshIyer #KKRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/PTihWjwElm
— Amanpreet Singh (@AmanPreet0207) April 1, 2022
4. Mayank Agarwal fumes in anger at Shahrukh Khan for not moving rightly in the field
We have seen Angry Mayank there 😱 #IPL2022 #MayankAgarwal #PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/iN9Q4o4DZT
— Amanpreet Singh (@AmanPreet0207) April 1, 2022
5. Russell smashes a huge six
WrestleMania is tomorrow!
Tonight, it's Russell Mania 🔥🔥
That shot came so close to me!!!#IPL2022 #KKRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/ezXVx4TAzs
— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) April 1, 2022
6. KKR claim their second win of IPL 2022
A thumping win for @KKRiders 💪 💪
The @ShreyasIyer15 -led unit returns to winning ways as they beat #PBKS by 6⃣wickets👏 👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/JEqScn6mWQ #TATAIPL | #KKRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/UtmnpIufGJ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 1, 2022
