In the 53rd IPL match where the Hosts KKR faced off against the Visitors PBKS in a last-ball thriller contest. Shikhar Dhawan-led PBKS scored 179 runs after winning the toss first against Nitish Rana-led KKR on Monday.
The left-handed batter Shikhar Dhawan scored a half-century. Apart from him, Shah Rukh Khan played a quick cameo of 21 off 8 balls. In response, KKR scored 182 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs and won the match by 5 wickets and climbed fifth in the points table after 11 matches.
While chasing the target of 180 runs, 2-time IPL winners got off to a steady start. The opening pair shared a partnership of 38 with the courtesy of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and impact player Jason Roy. KKR’s first wicket fell on the fourth ball of the 5th over. Nathan Ellis removes Gurbaz’s by claiming him LBW.
RRR secured win for KKR
The Afghan batter played an inning of 15 runs in 12 balls, smashing 1 four and 1 six. KKR got a second blow on the second ball of the 8th over. The left-arm pacer Harpreet Brar got Jason Roy caught out by Shahrukh Khan. The Kiwi batter scored 38 off 24 balls with the help of 8 fours.
Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer shared a 51 runs partnership for the 3rd wicket. KKR lost its 3rd wicket on the fourth ball of the 14th over. The left-handed batter Iyer scored 11 runs off 13 balls and could capitalise the pitch properly.
The left-spinner Rahul Chahar got him caught out by Livingstone on the long-off while going Ariel’s route. After this, Rana scored 50 off 37, but he returned to the pavilion on the very next ball. Livingstone also caught Rana’s catch on Rahul Chahar’s ball. In the last over, Russell played a blistering inning of 42 off 23 balls before taking KKR to cross the line for them. The left-handed batter Rinku Singh scored 21 off 10 balls and Shardul remained unbeaten without opening the account.
When KKR needed 6 off 6 balls Rinku Singh was the star for KKR in this win who smacked a boundary on the last ball of the match when the Riders needed 2 off 1 ball and guided his side to cross the line. With the win KKR stands in 5th place with 5 wins out of 11 matches, and PBKS moved to 7th in the points table following this defeat.