04/08Result
3rd match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Apr 8 2018
KKR won by 4 wkts (7b rem)
Player of the Match
Sunil Narine
Sunil NarineKolkata Knight Riders
04/08Result
3rd match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Apr 8 2018
KKR won by 4 wkts (7b rem)
Player of the Match
Sunil Narine
Sunil NarineKolkata Knight Riders

11.38pm Clinical from Kolkata Knight Riders. They first kept RCB to a total that was about 10 runs below par, then they came out and aced their chase, led by Sunil Narine's stunning fifty, the joint fourth-fastest in IPL history. There were cameos right through that innings, Dinesh Karthik and Nitish Rana made nice contributions to carry KKR home on a favourable chasing ground.

RCB have not started very well, their bowlers were taken apart by KKR's batsmen right through. They'll find a way to fight back soon.

That's all the action from the IPL, but head over to ESPN.in to stay up to date with the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. India's gold rush continued on Sunday, including a historic gold medal from the women's table tennis team.

Presentation time.

Sunil Narine is the Man of the Match: "It's good to get the ball rolling right away. I wouldn't see myself as an opening batsman. That's the role I get to play, if I get out the first ball, it's okay."

Dinesh Karthik: "Good to get off to a good start. If AB and Kohli went till the end, it would have been tough, but we got lucky. We all play for the crowd. Love to play for a team like this and a crowd like this."

Virat Kohli: "We were 15 short with the bat, myself included. I played too many dot balls. Me and AB getting out in two balls to a part-timer was game changing as well. We made a good game out of it. Quite a few positives. Difficult for the spinners to bowl on."

18.5
4
Khejroliya to Vinay Kumar, FOUR, Vinay Kumar finishes the match with a swat through mid-on to put Kolkata Knight Riders on the board, toppling KKR with a four-wicket win at the Eden Gardens.
18.4
1
Khejroliya to Karthik, 1 run, a short slower ball down leg, helped along to fine leg
18.3
1
Khejroliya to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, back of a length down leg, clipped to square leg for a run
18.3
1w
Khejroliya to Vinay Kumar, 1 wide, 133 kph, short down leg, that's wide. Waaaaay over the batsman's head. Shouldn't that have been a no-ball?
18.2
1
Khejroliya to Karthik, 1 run, that's the first bouncer of the over, or should be! On middle and leg, pulled down to fine leg for a run.
18.1
1
Khejroliya to Vinay Kumar, 1 run, short and wide outside off, carved away to deep cover. Sundar runs in, and juggles the catch but puts it down. That should have been taken

Vinay Kumar. 9 to win off 12.

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 168/6 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.33, RRR: 4.50)

  • Dinesh Karthik33 (27b)
  • Vinay Kumar0 (0b)
  • Chris Woakes4-0-36-3
  • Umesh Yadav4-0-27-2
17.6
0
Woakes to Karthik, no run, full and wide outside off, the ball bounces over Karthik's drive.
17.5
4
Woakes to Karthik, FOUR, digs it in short again. Karthik is waiting for that and pulls through midwicket for four. Shot.
17.4
W
Woakes to Russell, OUT, Russell holes out! A slower delivery outside off, just inside the tramline. Clears his front leg, and skews the ball off the outside half towards long-off. AB runs back and to his right from mid-off. McCullum runs in from long-on. McCullum will never let the ball go. Nor will AB. They almost collide. But AB takes a good catch eventually.

AD Russell c de Villiers b Woakes 15 (11b 2x4 1x6) SR: 136.36

17.3
0
Woakes to Russell, no run, a slower ball outside off, Russell is through the shot too early, toe-ends the ball back to the bowler.
17.3
1w
Woakes to Russell, 1 wide, called A WIDE! AND ONE BOUNCER! A short delivery on off, loops over Russell's head.
17.2
0
Woakes to Russell, no run, short and wide, Russell backs away, then goes back into the line. But the ball is well executed, just inside the tramline.
17.1
1
Woakes to Karthik, 1 run, back of a length around middle, worked to square leg. Clever from Karthik.

15 off 18

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | KKR: 162/5 (15 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.52, RRR: 5.00)

  • Andre Russell15 (8b)
  • Dinesh Karthik28 (24b)
  • Umesh Yadav4-0-27-2
  • Chris Woakes3-0-30-2
16.6
6
Yadav to Russell, SIX, DRE RUSS! In the slot from Umesh and Russell goes over long-on. In his wheelhouse, he clears his front leg and makes room for that shot. And then executes, way over long-on. Terrific shot.
16.5
4
Yadav to Russell, FOUR, full delivery around middle and leg, Russell backs away and chips the ball over mid-off.
16.4
0
Yadav to Russell, no run, ANOTHER BOUNCER! Just under the shoulder, deems the square leg umpire. It's another short delivery that hurries Russell through the shot. Beaten
16.3
0
Yadav to Russell, no run, excellently bowled. That has to be one bouncer for the over? IT IS. The first one I've seen today. Follows Russell, just beaten
16.3
1w
Yadav to Russell, 1 wide, short delivery down leg, 126 kph, slips down leg, called a wide.
16.2
0
Yadav to Russell, no run, another short delivery, this is under the shoulder though. Russell misses an upper cut.
16.1
4
Yadav to Russell, FOUR, Dre Russ clears his front leg and swats the ball over mid-on. Disdainful, Dre Russ-type heave.

30 off 24. RCB not out of this. But there should have been at least two no-balls on account of two bouncers per over, and two free hits and therefore the game done.

But on we go. Umesh is back.

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 147/5 (30 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.18, RRR: 7.50)

  • Andre Russell1 (2b)
  • Dinesh Karthik28 (24b)
  • Chris Woakes3-0-30-2
  • Washington Sundar4-0-48-1

Time-out.

15.6
1
Woakes to Russell, 1 run, full and wide outside off, 140 kph. Russell clears his front leg and smashes the ball to deep cover.
15.5
0
Woakes to Russell, no run, full outside off, pushed away to cover. His feet are nowhere.

Anyway, here's Dre Russ

15.4
W
Woakes to Singh, OUT, the third bouncer of the over? It's short again, goes past Rinku's pull again. Kohli thinks there is a definite edge on the pull. So he chooses to review. That is definitely at least the second bouncer of the over? RCB keep bowling bouncers and keep getting away with it, not their fault if the umpires are not calling them, obviously. Replays indicate there is an edge on that, so Rinku will have to go. He should have got at least one no-ball this over, though. I've not seen a single one-bouncer signal from an umpire today.

RK Singh c †de Kock b Woakes 6 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100

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KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16SP NarineCA Lynn
2nd49RV UthappaSP Narine
3rd18RV UthappaN Rana
4th55KD KarthikN Rana
5th8KD KarthikRK Singh
6th18KD KarthikAD Russell
7th13KD KarthikR Vinay Kumar