IPL 2024, KKR vs PBKS Match Highlights: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets

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Punjab Kings exceptional batting display outplayed Kolkata Knight Riders to beat them by 8 wickets.

Shashank Singh completes his 50 in 23 balls as he hits two back-to-back sixes on Harshit. PBKS 242/2 in 17.3 overs.

Punjab Kings have their eye on 262 run target as they march ahead to 228/2 after 17 overs. Bairstow completes his century and Shashank Singh playing an absolutely wonderful innings.

Jonny Bairstow played an exceptional innings and completed his century in balls as Punjab Kings are chasing 262 against the mighty KKR.

Punjab Kings have scored 201/2 after 15 overs as Bairstow nears his century along with Shashank Singh supporting him in the chase of 262 runs against KKR.

Shashank Singh hits two sixes off Chakravarthy in the 14th over to announce that he has entered the field with his bat. Punjab Kings 196/2 after 14 overs.

Punjab Kings 178/2 as Rossouw gets out on 26. Narine gets the breakthrough in 13th over for KKR.

Andre Russell leaked 24 runs in the 12th over as Jonny Bairstow took him to task with three sixes. Punjab Kings are chasing 262 runs against KKR.

Punjab Kings are looking good in their chase against the KKR as they score 149/1 in 11 overs. Jonny Bairstow is playing an excellent innings with scoring 73* from 33 balls.

Punjab Kings are half-way mark in their innings and they have scored 132/1 in 10 overs. Punjab Kings are chasing a target of 262 runs set by Kolkata Knight Riders.

Punjab Kings score 120/1 at the end of 9 overs as Bairstow brings up his 50 in quick time. This is his best score in the IPL 2024 so far.

Punjab Kings are going well with 108/1 in 8 overs as Rossouw and Bairstow are in the middle for their team chasing 262.

Rossouw joins Bairstow in the middle after Prabhsimran's dismissal at 54. PBKS 94/1 after 7 overs.

PBKS 93/1 after 6 overs, gets run out while sneaking a run from runners end. Jonny Bairstow starts taking chances and hit some big shots in the over.

Prabhsimran SIngh completes his 50 in 18 balls as Punjab Kings trying to chase 262 against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow scored some quick runs in chasing 262 runs against the KKR.

Punjab Kings have scored 45/0 after 3 overs as Prabhsimran Singh continues scoring quick runs against the KKR bowlers.

Prabhsimran Singh opens his arms as he hit two sixes in the second over to take Punjab Kings to 22/0 after 2 overs.

Punjab Kings have scored 8/0 after 1 over as Jonny Bairstow and Prabhsimran Singh are out in the middle to open the innings for Punjab Kings.

Jonny Bairstow and Prabhsimran Singh are out in the middle to open the innings for Punjab Kings. Dushmantha takes the ball to bowl first over for KKR.

Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 261/6 in their 20 overs with splendid batting display by Sunil Narine, Phil Salt and Shreyas Iyer. Punjab Kings bowlers were taken to task by these batsmen who hit shots all over the park, supporting to good batting was some sloppy fielding and dropped catches by the Punjab Kings players. PBKS will have to chase 262 runs to win this match.

KKR have scored 249/4 after 19 overs. Just one over left in the innings.

Shreyas Iyer hits three sixes and a boundary off Curran to end the 18th over. KKR 239/3 after 18 overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 215 runs at the end of 17 overs as Shreyas Iyer joins Venkatesh in the middle after Russell got out.

Andre Russell got out on 24 in 12 balls as KKR are marching towards a huge score against the Punjab Kings.

Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 203 runs in 16th over.

KKR have scored 190/2 at the end of 15 overs as Russell and Venkatesh are out in the middle to take the proceedings forward after Salt and Narine.

KKR have scored 176/2 at the end of 14 overs as Russell and Venkatesh are out in the middle to take the proceedings forward after Salt and Narine.

Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 169/2 at the end of 13 overs. Both the openers are back in the pavilion now and the team seem to be targeting a score of 240-250 for Punjab Kings to chase.

Philip Salt gets out bowled on 75 of 37 balls after hitting two back-to-back sixes on Curran.

Kolkata Knight Riders have scored 151/1 at the end of 12 overs. They are headed towards a big score against the Punjab Kings.

Narine gets out at 71 of 32 balls, caught by Bairstow and bowled by Chahar. KKR 138/1 in 10.2 overs.

Sunil Narine and Philip Salt continue their thrashing of Punjab Kings bowlers as they score 137/0 in 10 overs. Sunil Narine hit two sixes in Harshal Patel's over.

Philip Salt brings up his fifty in 25 balls against the PBKS.

KKR opener Sunil Narine completes his 50 in 23 balls with one dropped catch at 16 runs. KKR 105/0 after 8 overs.

KKR 83/0 after 7 overs. Punjab Kings seem to have grease in their hands as they have dropped three catches already in the first 7 overs.

At the end of 6 overs, KKR have scored 76/0 with Salt and Narine go for shots all over the park. Curran dropped Salt on 34 at the mid off position. This was second dropped catch of the innings.

At the end of five overs, KKR have scored 70/0. Salt and Narine continue with their scoring quick runs to take PBKS bowlers to task.

KKR at 59/0 at the end of 4th over. Kagiso Rabada introduced in the attack to give away 21 runs of his first over. Salt and Narine both took him to task in the over.

Harshal Patel comes in to bowl third over and he gave away 18 runs in this over. Phil Salt hits him for two sixes and a boundary in the over. KKR 38/0 after 3 overs.

Sunil Narine dropped by Brar on 16. An easy chance in square area dropped as the dangerous duo continue with their stint.

Sunil Narine hits the first six of the match towards backward square leg on Arshdeep Singh in second over. A full toss fifth ball hit for a four straight down the ground by Narine. KKR 20/0 at the end of two overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders are 7/0 at the end of 1 over. Sunil Narine gets off the mark with a boundary in the over.

Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are out in the middle to open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders. Sam Curran takes the ball to bowl the first over for Punjab Kings. Here we GO!

Sam Curran (C), Jonny Bairstow (In place of Liam Livingstone), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Dushmantha Chameera (In place of Mitchell Starc), Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

Punjab Kings have won the toss and decided to bowl first against KKR. Kolkata Knight Riders are hosting Punjab Kings in match number 42 of the IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The night match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST.

Mitchell Starc has looked unidimensional, relying more on pace and has been reluctant to bowl the slower ones as the batters have negotiated him easily especially in the death overs. For KKR to go all the way, Starc will have to get his mojo back and play a lead role in the bowling department, for the likes of Narine and Varun Chakravarthy to dominate in the middle overs.

Sunil Narine (286 @176.54 SR) and Phil Salt (249 @169.38 SR) have been phenomenal at the top, Andre Russell (155 @184.52), skipper Shreyas Iyer (190 @126.66) have all been among the runs. Even Rinku Singh, who has just faced 67 balls in 7 games has a strike-rate of close to 160.

As per spin-bowling coach Sunil Joshi, Shikhar Dhawan is slated to regain fitness for PBKS' next match only. The implications of this for the batting lineup remain uncertain. It's unclear whether Sam Curran will resume opening duties or if either Rilee Rossouw or Jonny Bairstow will pair up with Prabhsimran Singh.

KKR has consistently made strategic substitutions, swapping out a batsman for either a fast bowler or a spinner based on the prevailing conditions and the game's situation. In most instances, Rinku Singh has been sidelined during the fielding innings, replaced by either Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, or Suyash Sharma. This pattern is likely to persist.

Rilee Rossouw, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada

Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

In the head-to-head battle between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in IPL matches, Knight Riders have a clear advantage with 21 wins in 32 matches played against Punjab Kings with 11 wins.

The temperature is likely to be at 36 degree celcius at the start of the match. The humidity is also likely to be around 80 per cent, which means dew will become a big factor in the second half of the match. There is no chance of rainfall in Kolkata on April 26.

The batters of KKR, particularly the opening pair, have flourished on the high-scoring tracks in Kolkata, and a comparable pitch is anticipated for Friday's match. In Kolkata, fast bowlers have maintained an economy rate of 10.74, contrasting with spinners' 9.31. A significant portion of this discrepancy can be attributed to the effectiveness of Sunil Narine, who has claimed six wickets in 16 overs with an economy of 6.25, and Varun Chakravarthy, who has secured five wickets in 16 overs with an economy of 9.81.

Batting friendly surface, high scoring games are what Eden Gardens offer to the contesting teams. It’s a night match so dew can be a factor for bowlers in the second innings. The team winning the toss would like to bowl first and chase a target avoiding the dew factor for its bowlers.

The IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network. Viewers can also watch the live stream of the KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 match on the JioCinema app and website.

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw

Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to host Punjab Kings in match number 42 of the IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The night match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST.