IPL 2021 KKR vs PBKS highlights: Punjab steals a win in last-over thriller

Punjab Kings (PBKS) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by five wickets in Match 45 of 14th edition of Indian Premier League at Dubai International Stadium on Friday.

KKR scored 165 for seven with opener Venkatesh Iyer scoring 67 off 49 balls.

Punjab chased down the target in 19.3 overs with K L Rahul (67 off 55) leading from the front. Shahrukh Khan smashed an important 22 not out off nine balls.

Earlier Venkatesh Iyer hit a fluent 67 while Nitish Rana produced a fiery 31 off 18 balls before Punjab Kings (PBKS) managed to stop Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at 165 for seven in Match 45 of 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) at Dubai International Stadium.

Invited to bat, the in-form KKR batsmen controlled the proceedings for a major part of their innings and had it not been some excellent death over spells by Mohammed Shami (1/23) and Arshdeep Singh (3/32), KKR would have got a bigger score on the board.

Iyer and Tripathi (34 off 26 balls) raised a 72-run stand, stroking the ball around with ease. Rana's cameo was also crucial for KKR.

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KKR vs PBKS playing 11
 
KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (capt), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Tim Seifert, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy.
 
Punjab Kings playing 11:  KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.

Punjab Kings' scorecard

Batter	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
KL Rahul	c Mavi b Venkatesh	67	55	4	2
Mayank Agarwal	c Morgan b Chakravarthy	40	27	3	3
Nicholas Pooran	c Mavi b Chakravarthy	12	7	0	1
Aiden Markram	c Gill b Narine	18	16	0	1
Deepak Hooda	c Tripathi b Mavi	3	4	0	0
Shahrukh Khan	not out	22	9	1	2
Fabian Allen	not out	0	0	0	0
Total: 168-5 in 19.3 Overs
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Tim Southee	4	0	39	0
Shivam Mavi	4	0	31	1
Varun Chakravarthy	4	0	24	2
Sunil Narine	4	0	34	1
Venkatesh Iyer	2.3	0	30	1
Nitish Rana	1	0	7	0

 
Kolkata Knight Riders' scorecard

Batter	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Venkatesh Iyer	c Hooda b Bishnoi	67	49	9	1
Shubman Gill	b Arshdeep Singh	7	7	1	0
Rahul Tripathi	c Hooda b Bishnoi	34	25	3	1
Nitish Rana	c Mayank b Arshdeep	31	18	2	2
Eoin Morgan	lbw b Shami	2	2	0	0
Dinesh Karthik	b Arshdeep Singh	11	11	0	0
Tim Seifert	runout (Shami)	2	4	0	0
Sunil Narine	not out	3	3	0	0
Total: 165-7 in 20 Overs
Fabian Allen	4	0	38	0
Mohammed Shami	4	0	23	1
Arshdeep Singh	4	0	32	3
Nathan Ellis	4	0	46	0
Ravi Bishnoi	4	0	22	2

KKR's chances for IPL 2021 playoffs qualification
 
If KKR lose to Punjab today but win its  final two games - against Hyderabad and Rajasthan - it may still qualify for the final four with 14 points, possibly without having to rely on NRR if other outcomes go its way. However, at least one of Royal Challengers Bangalore or Mumbai Indians must finish below 16 in order for them to be in contention with 14 points. The run rate of the KKR is currently the best among the teams in this group, which should benefit if it comes down to this.

IPL 2021 playoffs scenario for Punjab Kings

However, the playoffs scenario for Punjab Kings is not easy. PBKS will have a chance if it wins its final three games and finish on 14, but it may not be enough because four clubs - the current top three plus the Mumbai Indians - can still finish with 16 or more points. If PBKS lose, it will almost probably be eliminated, while it is still possible for the teams ranked fourth through seventh to finish with 12 points apiece, however unlikely it may seem.

11:31 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 19.3 Overs: 168-5 | Punjab Kings wins

Punjab Kings: 168-5 ; Shahrukh Khan (22)

Venkatesh Iyer [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 3: Shahrukh smashes towards deep mid-wicket and Tripathi nearly caught the ball but he parried it over the boundary line for SIX and Punjab Kings WINS.

Fabian Allen, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 2: Rahul departs in a search of big run.

 

Ball 1: Shahrukh digs out the yorker for a single.

11:27 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 19 Overs: 161-4 | Punjab Kings needs 5 runs in 6 balls

Over Summary: 4 0 0 1 1 4 ; Punjab Kings: 161-4 ; Shahrukh Khan (15), KL Rahul (67)

Mavi continues

Ball 6: Rahul smashes FOUR

 

Ball 5: Shahrukh collects a single.

 

Ball 4:  A single taken by Rahul.

 

Ball 3: Rahul gets holed out to deep extrain search of big runs. But umpires are looking into it. DOT
 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Rahul steers through third man for FOUR.

11:14 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 18 Overs: 151-4 | Punjab Kings needs 15 runs in 12 balls

Over Summary: 1 1 1 4 1 B1 ; Punjab Kings: 151-4 ; Shahrukh Khan (14), KL Rahul (57)

Tim Southee [3.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: ONE BYES TAKEN

 

Ball 5: Shahrukh collects a single towards point region.

 

Ball 4: Shahrukh hammers through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Rahul collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Shahrukh collects a single.

 

Ball 1:  Rahul collects a single.

11:09 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 17 Overs: 142-4 | Punjab Kings needs 24 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary: 1 2 W 2 6 0 ; Punjab Kings: 142-4 ; Shahrukh Khan (8), KL Rahul (55)

Shivam Mavi [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Shahrukh Khan smashes SIX towards backward square leg.

 

Ball 4: Shahrukh Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 3: Hooda hits the slow delivery on the pads straight to deep mid-wicket, GONE. Hooda c Tripathi b Shivam Mavi 3(4)

 

Ball 2: Hooda collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: Rahul collects a single.

11:00 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 16 Overs: 131-3 | Narine scalps Markram

Over Summary: 0 Wd 6 Wd W 1 1 0 ; Punjab Kings: 131-3 ; Deepak Hooda (1), KL Rahul (54)

Narine bowls his last over of the match.

Ball 6: Deepak Hooda fails to score

 

Ball 5: Rahul collects a single towards long-on.

 

Ball 4: Deepak Hooda, right handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single towards sweeper cover.

Ball 3: Markram slaps hard straight to deep extra cover, GONE.  Markram c Shubman Gill b Narine 18(16) [6s-1]
 

Ball 3: WIDE

Ball 2: Markram smashes SIX towards mid-wicket.
 

Ball 2: WIDE

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:57 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 15 Overs: 121-2

Over Summary: 2 0 1 Wd 6 1 1 ; Punjab Kings: 121-2 ; Aiden Markram (12), KL Rahul (53)

Southee continues and leaks 12 runs. Meanwhile, Rahul completes his fifty with a SIX. 

10:46 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 14 Overs: 109-2 | Punjab Kings needs 57 runs in 36 balls

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 1 1 ; Punjab Kings: 109-2 ; Aiden Markram (8), KL Rahul (46)

Sunil Narine [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack and  concedes six singles. TIMEOUT

10:42 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 13 Overs: 103-2

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 6 1 ; Punjab Kings: 103-2 ; Aiden Markram (5), KL Rahul (43)

Venkatesh Iyer [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack and concedes 11 runs, including a SIX to Rahul.

10:37 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 12 Overs: 92-2

Over Summary: 2 1 0 2 1 1 ; Punjab Kings: 92-2 ; Aiden Markram (3), KL Rahul (34)

Nitish Rana, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and concedes seven runs.

10:33 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 11 Overs: 85-2 | Chakravarthy scalps Pooran

Over Summary: 1 1 6 W 1 0 ; Punjab Kings: 85-2 ; Aiden Markram (0), KL Rahul (30)

Chakravarthy continues...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Rahul drives towards long-off for a single.

Aiden Markram, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 4: Pooran slices towards deep cover and finds Shivam Mavi. GONE. Pooran c Shivam Mavi b Chakaravarthy 12(7) [6s-1]

 

Ball 3: Pooran smashes SIX.

 

Ball 2: Rahul collects a single towards long-off.

 

Ball 1: Pooran collects a single.

10:25 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 10 Overs: 76-1

Over Summary: 2 1 0 1 1 0 ; Punjab Kings: 76-1 ; Nicholas Pooran (5), KL Rahul (28)

Sunil Narine [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack and concedes five runs.

10:20 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 9 Overs: 71-1 | Chakravarthy scalps Mayank

Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 W 1 ; Punjab Kings: 71-1 ; Nicholas Pooran (1), KL Rahul (27)

Chakravarthy continues...

Ball 6: Nicholas Pooran, left handed bat, comes to the crease and drives towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 5: Mayank hits straight to Morgan at extra cover, GONE.  Mayank c Morgan b Chakaravarthy 40(27) [4s-3 6s-3]

 

Ball 4: Rahul collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Mayank collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Rahul collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Rahul smashes FOUR.

10:17 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 8 Overs: 63-0

Over Summary: 0 2 1 1 1 N 6 ; Punjab Kings: 63-0 ; Mayank Agarwal (39), KL Rahul (21)

Venkatesh Iyer, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: FREE HIT, Mayank smashes SIX.

Ball 6: NO BALL

 

Ball 5: Rahul collects a single

 

Ball 4: Mayank collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Rahul collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Rahul collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:09 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 7 Overs: 51-0

Over Summary: 1 1 1 L1 0 1 ; Punjab Kings: 51-0 ; Mayank Agarwal (32), KL Rahul (17)

Chakravarthy continues and concedes five runs.

10:07 PM

KKR vs PBKS live score after 6 Overs: 46-0

Over Summary: 1 6 1 2 1 2 ; Punjab Kings: 46-0 ; Mayank Agarwal (31), KL Rahul (14)

 

Sunil Narine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Mayank collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: A single for Rahul.

 

Ball 4: Rahul collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 3: Mayank collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Mayank smashes straight down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 1: Rahul collects a single.