Umesh Yadav bowled his best spell in the history of IPL
pacer Umesh Yadav Andre Russell claimed 4/23 before scoring an unbeaten 70 to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by six wickets with 33 balls to spare. IPL 2022 match at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.
Yadav took four wickets for 23 runs in his four overs. Tim Southee Asked to bat first, Punjab Kings were bowled out for 137 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 31 runs in nine balls but once out, PBKS collapsed like nine pins.
Knight Riders looked in trouble at 51/4 Ajinkya Rahane (12), Venkatesh Iyer (3), captain Shreyas Iyer (26) and Nitesh Rana (0) were back in the dugout. Russell came to his rescue, hit sixes and Sam Billings guided him to victory.
Russell, who worked mostly for sixes, hit eight hits and two fours on the boundary rope as he remained unbeaten on 70 off 31 balls. He and Sam Billings (24 not out) put on 90 runs for an incomplete fifth wicket partnership as KKR reached 141/4 in 14.3 overs.
Brief Score: Punjab Kings 187 all out in 18.2 overs (Bhanuka Rajapakse 31, Kagiso Rabada 25; Umesh Yadav 4/23, Tim Southee 2/26) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 141/4 in 14.3 overs (Andre Russell 70 not out, Sam Billings 24 not out, Shreyas Iyer 26; Rahul Chahar 2/13) by six wickets
IPL 2022: Umesh Yadav, Andre Russell shine as KKR beat PBKS by 6 wickets to top points table
Umesh Yadav bowled his best spell in the history of IPL
pacer Umesh Yadav Andre Russell claimed 4/23 before scoring an unbeaten 70 to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by six wickets with 33 balls to spare. IPL 2022 match at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.
Yadav took four wickets for 23 runs in his four overs. Tim Southee Asked to bat first, Punjab Kings were bowled out for 137 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 31 runs in nine balls but once out, PBKS collapsed like nine pins.
Knight Riders looked in trouble at 51/4 Ajinkya Rahane (12), Venkatesh Iyer (3), captain Shreyas Iyer (26) and Nitesh Rana (0) were back in the dugout. Russell came to his rescue, hit sixes and Sam Billings guided him to victory.
Russell, who worked mostly for sixes, hit eight hits and two fours on the boundary rope as he remained unbeaten on 70 off 31 balls. He and Sam Billings (24 not out) put on 90 runs for an incomplete fifth wicket partnership as KKR reached 141/4 in 14.3 overs.
Brief Score: Punjab Kings 187 all out in 18.2 overs (Bhanuka Rajapakse 31, Kagiso Rabada 25; Umesh Yadav 4/23, Tim Southee 2/26) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 141/4 in 14.3 overs (Andre Russell 70 not out, Sam Billings 24 not out, Shreyas Iyer 26; Rahul Chahar 2/13) by six wickets