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An amazing game of cricket which saw both teams go tooth and nail for a win.
Despite Sandeep Sharma rocking KKR with a double-wicket maiden, Andre Russell rose to the occassion and slammed a match-winning 66 which took the game away from KXIP.
Yusuf Pathan played second fiddle with a fine 28 and was unbeaten till the end.
KKR will gladly take two points here, whereas KXIP will have to go back to the drawing board post this defeat.
Man-of-the-Match is Andre Russell for his superb effort with the bat.
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Over 17.5
KKR - 159 for 6 win by four wickets
WINNING SHOT! Chawla glides that to third-man...and KKR clinch a fine win!
KKR - 155 for 6
He goes for 66...and takes KKR on cusp of win.
WELL PLAYED!
BOWLED! Russell's adventure ends...Johnson's 145 km/her fireball shatters his stumps.
1 from 15.
Single.
Russell is on 66.
2 from 16 needed.
KXIP and Johnson have almost thrown in the towel here.
WIDE!
Over 17
KKR - 152 for 5
End of Over.
FOUR! Smashed down the track with audacity by Russell.
KKR within touching distance here!
8 from 19 needed.
Single again.
9 from 20 needed.
Pathan is on 25.
Single.
10 from 21 needed.
Russell is on 60...take a bow Knight!
Stellar Knights!!..#KKRvsKXIP
— Ritvij Pathak (@discipleoforton) April 18, 2015
12 from 22 needed.
Single.
FOUR! Edged away to third-man by Russell...Anureet can't believe it!
Russell has swung fortunes in their favor.
KKR have the game here to win now!
Over 16
KKR - 139 for 5
End of Over.
WHADDA DROP! And Maxwell drops an absolute sitter here...KXIP have lost the plot by the looks of it!
SIX! 87 meters...flies into the stands!
The duo have stitched a 70-run partnership here.
WELL PLAYED!
And Russell reaches fifty...amazing shot through extra-cover off Perera.
Over 15
KKR - 125 for 5
End of Over.
FOUR! Clever by Pathan...chips that to third-man.
Single off a yorker by Russell.
36 from 32 needed.
KKR are looking good to win this one from here on.
GOOD RUNNING! The duo take two runs off a possible single.
Russell is on 43...great knock!
6.91 is the required run-rate.
38 from 33 needed...close enough.
Anureet is out of ideas.
FOUR! Pathan has flicked that to leg...fine tuned!
Each day..each match.. Turning out to be nail biting.. I don't have any nails left.. #KKRvsKXIP
— chandan (@chandanharitsa) April 18, 2015
Over 14
Amazing match this is, can KKR pull it off?
KKR - 113 for 5
End of Over.
44 from 38 needed.
FOUR! Pathan sends a 140km/hr thunderbolt through extra-cover...amazing hit!
Johnson has had a forgettable match here.
FOUR! Russell is going great guns here!
49 from 41 needed.
Over 13
KKR - 103 for 5
19 off the over.
Russell is on 37...fine knock in pressure.
56 from 44.
FOUR! Smashed through the off...Super Russell!
62 from 46 needed.
FOUR AND SIX! 10 off Axar...Russell is on a rampage here!
Over 12
KKR- 84 for 5
End of Over.
Russell is desperately going for the big hits..but Perera is maintaining a clever length.
8.76 is the run-rate needed.
73 from 51 needed.
Perera is the bowler here.
FOUR!
KKR still can win this one...but wickets are the problem!
77 from 53 needed.
Over 11
KKR- 77 for 5
Dot ball.
79 from 55 needed.
KKR need more of those now.
FOUR! Punched to square-leg...another beauty from Russell.
Russell is KKR's hope for now..he has to deliver.
FLIES AWAY! Russell smacks one through covers...a fire ball at that!
KKR have a huge task to win this one now!
Johnson is back in the attack.
88 from 59 needed.
Over 10
KKR - 68 for 5
End of Over.
KKR desperately need to get their act right.
FOUR! Russell smacks that to covers off Perera..the fielder dived for it...but could not reach for it!
What an over that was by Sandeep! Double wicket Maiden.! #KXIPvsKKR #KKRvsKXIP
— ViratKohli @imVkohli (@iamnishanta) April 18, 2015
Over 9
KKR - 63 for 5
End of Patel's over.
It is now upto Andre Russell and Pathan to rescue KKR.
Over 8
KKR - 60 for 5
Sandeep misses his hat-trick.
Dot ball.
KKR - 60 for 5
Plumb by Sandeep!
ten Doeschate is gone for a golden duck!
WICKET AGAIN! Sandeep is on fire!
KKR - 60 for 4
WICKET! And he perishes..edges it to Saha.
Gambhir is surprisingly still on 11!
Sandeep is back to bowl.
96 from 76 needed.
Yusuf Pathan the new batsman.
Over 7
KKR - 60 for 3
End of Over.
KKR - 60 for 3
He goes for 23.
WICKET! Yadav perishes after another one of those chips go wrong...edges it to keeper Saha.
FOUR! Yadav cleverly cuts that to third-man off Perera...good timing!
Over 6
KXIP - 53 for 2
End of Over.
SIX! Hoicked into sqaure-leg by Yadav...amazing hit!
KXIP will bank on Johnson to get another wicket here.
SIX! Smashed into the third-man area by Yadav...awesome shot!
the previous over was more like book cricket ! with every turn of page its 4 or 6 !!! #KKRvsKXIP #IPL2015
— Cricket Gateway (@cricketgateway) April 18, 2015
Johnson is brought into the attack.
Over 5
KKR - 38 for 2
End of Over.
FOUR! chips that to third-man.
Suryakumar Yadav walks in to bat.
KKR - 34 for 2
WICKET! Pandey is gone for 12...Sandeep has wicket No 2.
FOUR AND FOUR! Pandey is looking in the mood here...slams two good boundaries off Sandeep!
Over 4
KKR - 26 for 1
End of Over.
GOOD BALL! And Anureet replies with a bouncer.
GOOD SHOT! Flies towards square-leg for four...Gambhir looking good!
Anureet is back in the attack.
Over 3
KKR - 21 for 1
End of Over.
Pandey is the new batsman.
Sandeep on fire!
KKR - 16 for 1
Uthappa goes for 13.
WICKET! Uthappa is plumb...Sandeep's delivery catches him bang on!
Sandeep back in the attack.
Over 2
KXIP - 16 for 0
Single to end the over.
KXIP need an early wicket here...Gambhir's one at that!
Good start for KKR so far.
FOUR! Uthappa glances it to fine-leg...good shot!
Now #KKR batsmen need to get these runs quickly and win this match for me. #KKRvsKXIP #KXIPvsKKR
— Adarsh Agarwal (@adi_1323) April 18, 2015
Single by Gambhir.
Anureet is the new bowler.
Over 1
KKR - 8 for 0
End of Over.
FOUR! Lovely flick to the leg side by Uthappa.
CLOSE! Gambhir escapes a run-out appeal...Sandeep was quick as a gazelle there!
Gambhir is in good form..two fifties in the tournament so far.
Dot ball.
Two runs.
Sandeep to Uthappa.
Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa walk in to bat.
Good end to the KXIP innings considering the fact that they had a horror start. Glenn Maxwell (33) and George Bailey (60) made sure that they atleast reached a total that can be defended.
Now it remains to be seen as to whether KKR have the arsenal to clinch this one.
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Over 20
KXIP - 155 for 9
WICKET! Johnson hits that straight to Gambhir at Point...he goes for 1.
KXIP - 154 for 8
RUN OUT! Bailey goes for 60...that was never two runs.
And he gets the Orange Cap as for now!
Bailey is on 59 post that six.
SIX! That goes over long-off...the fielder can't hold on to it...'Bailed out'!
Single.
Morkel to Johnson.
Over 19
KXIP - 146 for 7
WICKET! And Patel perishes for 2...eaiest of catches at long-on.
Axar Patel is the other batsman.
And reaches fifty...way to go skipper...quick two to reach the mark.
Good knock by the Aussie!
Bailey is on 48.
Narine comes in to bowl.
Over 18
KXIP - 140 for 6
End of Over.
FOUR! Bisects two fielders at long-on...amazing hit!
He is on 44.
FOUR! Bailey is acclerating...cuts that to squar-leg...fine shot.
Yadav gets his third wicket of the night...good going!
KXIP - 131 for 6
He goes for 11.
WICKET! Gurkeerat holes out at long-on off Yadav.
Over 17
KXIP - 129 for 5
SIX! Bailey ends the over with another biggie.
SIX! Gurkeerat slams that straight down the track...good hit off Chawla!
Over 16
KXIP - 115 for 5
End of Over.
Maxwell's wicket has slowed down the run-rate.
Bailey is on 31...can he pull off some big hits here?
Narine to bowl this over.
And they move for a strategic time out !!! most required one for @lionsdenkxip #KKRvsKXIP
— Cricket Gateway (@cricketgateway) April 18, 2015
Over 15
KXIP - 112 for 5
Sedate over.
Chawla to bowl this over.
Can Gurkeerat and Bailey do something here for KXIP?
Over 14
KXIP - 107 for 5
WICKET! Perera goes for 9...careless shot held by Pandey easily.
FOUR BYES! Perera fails to connect and the ball flies behind the keeper for a boundary.
SIX! Perera slams Russell into the stands near third-man...awesome shot!
Over 13
KXIP - 95 for 4
Dot ball.
Bailey is on 26...he needs to stay till the fag end.
A trickle of singles in this over.
Chawla back in the attack.
Over 12
KXIP - 91 for 4
End of Over.
Maxwell's wicket may hurt KXIP now.
Thishara Perera is the new batsman.
KXIP - 90 for 3
KKR have the big wicket here!
WICKET! And Russell takes a fine catch at cover-point...Maxwell is gone for 33
Bailey is looking in good knick...has played ideal foil to Maxwell so far.
FOUR! Bailey strikes that to long-on...Russell cannot prevent a boundary.
KXIP have slowly inched back into the game post a horror start.
WIDE BALL from Yadav.
Over 11
KXIP - 83 for 3
Six off the over.
Chawla is going good so far...good line to both batsmen.
Superman Andre Russell has been good in the field and with the ball. Waiting to see you explode with the bat #ipl8 #KKRvsKXIP #ipl2015
— Krystal (@kryssybiebs) April 18, 2015
Single.
Chawla to Maxwell.
Over 10
Fifty partnership up.
KXIP - 77 for 3
Two runs to end the over.
GOOD BALL! Russell ties Maxwell up with a slower one...clever!
Maxwell is on 26 and Bailey is on 16.
Let us wait and watch!
The great Australian hope?
FOUR! Maxwell smacks that through the leg-side off Russell...good hit!
Glendeep Singj Maxwell DROPPED! You better believe it. #PepsiIPL #KKRvsKXIP
— afsism (@im_afsi) April 18, 2015
Over 9
KXIP - 64 for 3
End of Over.
FOUR! That one trickles behind the keeper....Maxwell tried to reverse hit but failed!
FOUR! Maxwell shows some aggro...punches that through extra-cover...good shot!
Narine back in the attack.
Over 8
KXIP - 54 for 3
Single.
DROPPED! Pathan drops a sitter at deep-mid wicket...life line for Maxwell.
Russell to bowl this over.
Maxwell is playing defensive cricket...unusual for a player like him!
Maxwell playing defensive cricket, batting cautiously. What has happened?? #KKRvsKXIP
— HoldingWilleyCricket (@holdingwilley) April 18, 2015
Over 7
KXIP - 50 for 3
End of Over.
Maxwell-Bailey...the great Australian hope for KXIP now?
Narine to bowl this over.
Over 6
KXIP - 48 for 3
Dot ball.
KKR have the momentum now.
Dot ball...another leave by Maxwell.
WELL LEFT! Morkel fires another fire ball which Maxwell leaves alone.
Maxwell needs to revive KXIP now.
Single.
MAXWELL ON FIRE! A Six and Four off Morkel...way to go!
Over 5
KXIP - 37 for 3
End of Over.
Terrific catch by Chawla there!! Sehwag gone. On to Bailey again..#KKRvsKXIP
— Saurav Jha (@sauravjha_) April 18, 2015
Chawal's catch was a good one at that!
FOUR and FOUR! Two amazing shots off Russell...Bailey looks to get in groove here.
Skipper Bailey walks in.
KXIP - 27 for 3
WICKET! Sehwag is gone for 11...Russell gets the danger man here...an easy catch to Chawla.
FOUR! Sehwag beautifully times that to square...good shot!
Over 4
KXIP - 23 for 2
Dot ball.
Glenn Maxwell is in to bat.
KXIP - 23 for 2
WICKET! And Saha perishes...a wild mis-hit flies into Pathan's hands at slips.
Single.
FOUR! And Sehwag glances that to third-man...Chawla fails to prevent the boundary.
Dot ball again...Morkel fires a 147.7 km/hr delivery in...great ball!
Sehwag tried to flick that to leg but missed.
Dot ball.
Morkel to Sehwag.
Over 3
KXIP - 18 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
SIX! And Saha brings up the first big one of the match...top edge flies over square-leg.
Two runs.
Yadav to Saha.
FOUR! Saha flicks that to square-leg...fine shot!
Dot ball.
Yadav to Saha.
Over 2
KXIP - 6 for 1
End of Over.
Sehwag is looking jittery here...top edges that one.
Single again.
100th IPL Match For Viru. Expecting #ViruStorm ! #KKRvsKXIP
— [«°AK`MohaMaD`°»] (@Tweet_Mohamad) April 18, 2015
Single.
Sehwag needs to get some early runs here.
Can they build on it?
KKR have got an early breakthrough here.
Single.
Morkel to Sehwag.
Over 1
KXIP - 2 for 1
Single.
Saha is the new batsman.
KXIP - 0 for 1
WICKET! Vijay goes for a duck...nudges it to Russell at silly-mid on.
Yadav has started off well here.
Dot ball again.
Dot ball.
GOOD BALL! A fine outswinging one beats Vijay who tries to connect.
Yadav to Vijay.
Umesh Yadav to bowl the first over.
Veer vs Zaara #KKRvsKXIP #WinItKKR #KKR
— Afzal (@iamafzal_) April 18, 2015
Murali Vijay and Sehwag have walked in to bat for KXIP.
Starting XI's
KXIP - Vijay, Sehwag, Saha, Maxwell, Bailey (C), Perera, Patel, Gurkeerat, Johnson, Anureet, Sandeep
KKR - Uthappa, Gambhir (C), Pandey, Yadav, Pathan, ten Doeschate, Russell, Chawla, Narine, Morkel, Yadav
TOSS TIME- KKR win the toss and are fielding first.
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 14 of IPL 8 which has Kings XI Punjab facing Kolkata Knight Riders at the MCA International Stadium in Pune.
Here is the Match Preview for the big game which starts on 20:00 IST.
KKR have a bit of controversy heading into the contest thanks to star player Robin Uthappa getting into an alleged scuffle with RCB's Sarfaraz Khan in their previous encounter.
Despite KKR having had to bear brunt of a Chris Gayle special against RCB, still the form of players like Andre Russell will give them hope.
KXIP on the other hand lost out to Delhi Daredevils and will look to revive their campaign with a win on 'home territory'.
Meanwhile, KKR have the good form of skipper Gautam Gambhir to bank on and the south-paw will look to get the momentum going after two fifties so far in the tournament.
KXIP who played out an amazing thriller earlier with Mumbai Indians, will look on skipper George Bailey to fire, and the Australian has every reason in the world to do so given KXIP have to get their campaign back on track .
With both teams looking to get a vital win on cards tonight, do brace yourself for a potential thriller!
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