Match No.45 – KKR Vs PK – Game 2
Match Summary
PK Won the toss and elected to Field
KKR started the game aggressively but lost Shubman Gill 7(7) earlier. Rahul Tripathi joins with Venkatesh Iyer and continuous their aggressiveness. Rahul Tripathi 34(26) lost his wicket to Ravi Bishnoi in 12th over and in 15th over he picked Venkatesh Iyer 67(49) when the score was 120. In death overs Nitish Rana 31(18) played well but lost his wicket to Arshdeep Singh. No other KKR batsmen try to make great shots.
KKR Scores 165/7 in 20.0 overs.
Arshdeep Singh (3/32 – 4.0 overs) and Ravi Bishnoi (2/22 – 4.0 overs) bowled well for Punjab Kings.
PK start the innings slow and steadily. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal played well and they try to make the required run rate in every over. In 9th over Varun Chakravarthy took Mayank 40(27) wicket. In one end Rahul played steady game and in another end Markram 18(16) Deepak Hooda 3(4) cannot stand long time. In death overs Shahrukh Khan played well. Rahul 67(55) out in the final over second ball when they need 4 runs to win. In the very next ball Shahrukh Khan 22*(9) hit a big six and PK gets a remarkable victory.
PK Scores 168/5 in 19.3 Overs
Varun Chakravarthy 2/24 – 4.0 overs bowls well for KKR.
PK Win by 5 wickets.
Player of the Match – KL Rahul.