IPL 2020 KKR vs KXIP Highlights: Mandeep, Gayle take KXIP to victory

KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field. KKR managed 149/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Mandeep and Gayle kept the momentum and eased the pressure with power hitting

7:35 PM

KKR live score after 1 Over: 9-1 | Nitish out

 

 

Over Summary: 1 W 1 1 6 0  ; Kolkata Knight Riders: 9-1 

 

Glenn Maxwell opens the bowling atatck, Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana open for KKR

 

 

Ball 6: No run

 

Ball 5: SIX!! Tripathi hits it to deep mid wicket

 

Ball 4: Gill picks one

 

Ball 3: Maxwell to Tripathi, 1 run

 

Ball 2: OUT! Nitish looks to sweep at fine leg but gets caught by Gayle at short position

 

Ball 1: Maxwell to Shubman Gill, 1 run

7:31 PM

Nitish Rana caught!

7:28 PM

Match starts shortly, stay tuned

7:03 PM

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik(w), Eoin Morgan(c), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

7:02 PM

Kings XI Punjab Playing 11

KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

7:02 PM

No changes in KXIP playing 11

7:01 PM

Toss update: KXIP wins toss, opt to bowl

6:58 PM

6:57 PM

Toss update: Toss in a few minutes, stay tuned

6:57 PM

Toss update: Toss in a few minutes, stay tuned

6:56 PM

Gavaskar praises Rahul's captaincy, credits Kumble for KXIP turnaround

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar has attributed Kings XI Punjab's impressive turnaround of fortunes in the IPL to the captaincy of KL Rahul and the fighting spirit of head coach Anil Kumble.

 

Down in the dumps after five successive losses, KXIP scripted a remarkable comeback, notching up four wins on the trot to grab the fifth place with 10 points in the IPL standings. They are in with a chance to make the playoffs with three more games to go.

 

"You know, they have just found the winning way! They seem to have lost that at the start of the tournament," the former India skipper said in Star Sports' show Cricket Live.

 

"Remember, every time they were close to winning and they went into the super over in their first-ever game and then again, after that they were losing in the final overs.

 

"Then, somewhere down the line, they found that key, that takes them to a win and the last few games, they have played exceptional cricket."

6:34 PM

KKR vs KXIP playing 11 prediction

 

 

Kolkata Knight Riders

 

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (C), Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna and Varun Chakravarthy

 

Kings XI Punjab

 

KL Rahul (C&WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh

6:05 PM

KKR vs KXIP head to head

 

 

Total matches: 26

 

KXIP won: 18

 

DC won: 8

 

No result: 0

5:47 PM

Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders

 

Dinesh Karthik (C), Shivam Mavi, Tom Banton, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Nitesh Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Chris Green and Rahul Tripathi

 

Kings XI Punjab

 

KL Rahul (C), Karun Nair, Mohammed Shami, Nicholas Pooran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, K Gowtham, J Suchith, Glenn Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Tajinder Dhillon, Prabhsimran Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin

5:37 PM

Preview

Belatedly getting into the groove with four wins on the trot, Kings XI Punjab will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling when they take on a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders in a mid-table IPL clash here on Monday.

 

KXIP are placed fifth on the points table having won five games from 11 outings, while KKR are a notch better, occupying the fourth spot with 12 points.

 

A win for Punjab will elevate them to the top four, while a victory for KKR will take them to 14 points, the same as the top three teams in the contest, strengthening their playoff chances.

 

With the race to play-offs heating up, both sides know the value of a win on Monday.

 

KXIP had roared back to form, snapping their five match losing-streak with a win over third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then the KL Rahul-led side has not looked back, defeating the top two sides in the tournament -- Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals -- besides Sunrisers Hyderbad.

 

However, they must also win their remaining matches for a shot at the playoffs.

 

KXIP's bowling has been their weakest link. Barring Mohammad Shami and Ravi Bishnoi, none of the bowlers have inspired confidence, especially in the death overs.

 

But when their batting unit failed to put runs on the board on Saturday, the KXIP bowlers produced an excellent display of death over bowling against Sunrisers Hyderabad. They defended 126 by taking five wickets in the final two overs to eke out an incredible win.

 

KXIP have the in-form batsmen in skipper Rahul, who is the leading run scorer of the tournament, and Mayank Agarwal. The presence of flamboyant Chris Gayle has inspired the team, and since his inclusion in the playing XI, the Punjab-based outfit has not lost a single game.

 

Nicholas Pooran, too, has looked dangerous but the shaky form of Glenn Maxwell remains a concern.

 

Agarwal missed the match against SRH due to a bruised knee but the opener is expected to be back for the clash against KKR.

 

KKR will also be all fired up after their comprehensive win over the formidable Delhi Capitals and would be desperate to keep the winning momentum going.

 

After the embarrassing eight-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore, the two-time champions did well to regroup and inflict a 59-run defeat on the Capitals, who occupy the second spot in the points table.

 

Promoted to open the innings, Nitish Rana revelled in his new role and smashed a whirlwind 81 while sharing a game-changing 115-run stand with Sunil Narine (64). Leg- spinner Varun Chakravarthy then tore apart the DC middle-order with a five-wicket haul.

 

If KKR wish to seal a play-off spot, their batsmen need to step up, shrug off their inconsistency and win matches for the team. Barring Rana (81) and Narine (64), everyone else failed against DC.

 

The KKR bowlers have done well to fashion victories and the addition of Lockie Fergusen has only strengthened the pace attack, which also includes Australian Pat Cummins.