CricketKolkata Knight Riders Tops The Points Table After Crushing Punjab Kings
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Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the top of the points table. The team (KKR) defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets in a one-sided match. Andre Russell scored an unbeaten 70 and Umesh Yadav bagged 4 wickets for 23 runs.

Andre Russell played an aggressive innings to give Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) their second win in IPL 2022. In the 8th match of the current season of T20 League (IPL 2022), KKR defeated Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) by 6 wickets on Friday night. With the victory, KKR’s team has reached the top of the points table (IPL 2022 Points Table).

Batting first in the match, Punjab Kings scored just 137 runs. Fast bowler Umesh Yadav took 4 wickets for 23 runs. He became the Player of the Match for the second time in the current season. While chasing, Kolkata Knight Riders faced trouble early in the innings.

However, Kolkata chased down the target in 14.3 overs with 6 remaining wickets. Russell scored an unbeaten 70 off 31 balls. He hit 2 fours and 8 sixes with a strike rate of 226.

Talking about the IPL points table, KKR have won 2 matches out of 3 matches. The team has 4 points. Their run rate is 0.843. The team got elevated from 5th to No. 1. Previous no. 1 Rajasthan Royals have played one match and they were victorious in it.

The team’s run rate is 3.050 and it is in second position. After this, all the teams from number 3 to 7 have 2-2 points. But their ranking has been affected due to net run rate. Delhi Capitals ( 0.914) is at number three, Gujarat Titans ( 0.286) at number four and Lucknow Super Giants (-0.011) at number five.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has played 2 matches with a victory and a loss. The team with net run rate of (-0.048) is at number six. At the same time, Punjab Kings slipped from 3rd to 7th after a crushing defeat. Their run rate has become -1.183. The other 3 teams are still waiting for the first win. Defending champion Chennai Super Kings (-0.528) is 8th, 5-time champion Mumbai Indians (-0.924) 9th and Sunrisers Hyderabad (-3.050) is at the bottom.

A total of 10 teams are participating in IPL 2022. However, all the teams have to play 14-14 matches as before. Due to Corona, 70 matches of the league round are being held at 4 venues in Maharashtra.