HIGHLIGHTS | IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, Match 8 Scorecard As It Happened

Mumbai: Hello and welcome to the highlights cricket coverage of match no.8 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai. 

Andre Russell Powers KKR To Comfortable Win By 6 Wickets. There was a twist in the tale as Rahul Chahar gets two wickets in an over. Captain Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana departed in quick succession. KKR lost Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer early in pursuit of 138. Shreyas Iyer key for chase.

Punjab Kings scored 137/10 at the end of 20 overs. KKR need 138 to win.Umesh Yadav breathing fire at the moment with 4 wickets in his belt. Young Bawa failed to impress in his second consecutive match.  

Kolkata bowlers have struck at regular intervals in this innings. Raj Bawa has walked in to bat after Shikhar Dhawan departed for 16(15). Umesh Yadav is at his best today, gets the big wicket of Liam Livingstone. 

Bhanuka Rajapaksa departs after playing an entertaining cameo of 31(9).  Umesh Yadav strikes early and gets Mayank Agarwal with a peach. Bhanuka Rajapaksa join Shikhar Dhawan in the middle.

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and have elected to field first. They have brought in Shivam Mavi in place of Sheldon Jackson. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have roped in Kagiso Rabada in place of Sandeep Sharma.  

Playing XI

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa(w), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Raj Bawa, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sam Billings(w), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

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