The IPL match is going on between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, both are equally matched teams in the tables, they are currently on the same page.
The stage was all set at the Holkar Stadium of Indore for both the team and before the match started, Kolkata Knight Riders were invited to bat first as the toss was won by Kings XI Punjab.
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Kolkata Knight Riders made a flying start with their openers Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn. Sunil Narine, has been giving some class performances since the start of the league. He has scored 75 runs off the 36 balls he has faced till now.
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The skipper of KKR, Dinesh Karthik scored a half century off 23 balls. While the other players, Robin Uthappa (24), Andre Russell (31), and Chris Lynn (27), stretched the totals scores to 245 runs. The team scored a huge total of 245 runs tonight.
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The bowlers of KXIP tried their best but couldn’t slow down the thrilling knocks by the KKR batsmen. Andrew Tye, Kings XI Punjab’s ace bowler took four big wickets today.
Here’s how twitterati reacted to the first innings of KKR, have a look:
Highest totals in IPL:
263/5 RCB v PWI, Bengaluru, 2013
248/4 RCB v GL, Bengaluru, 2016
246/5 CSK v RR, Chennai, 2010
245/6 KKR v KXIP, Indore, 2018 *#KXIPvKKR #IPL2018— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) May 12, 2018
Kolkata Knight Riders 245/6 (20.0 overs)
– Highest Team Score for KKR
– Highest Team Score vs Kings XI Punjab
– 4th Highest in IPL History#KXIPvKKR #IPL2018— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) May 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/_whatsinaname/status/995276164997378049
So the @KKRiders owner will be happy to see the fighting spirit back among his boys. Breathtaking batting display by Karthik and other #KKR batsmen as the purple army sets @lionsdenkxip a target of 246 runs. #KXIPvKKR
— Debasis Sen (@debasissen) May 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/cricfreakz/status/995275743914614789
KKR’s total of 245/6 today,
– Fourth highest in IPL history
– Their highest in IPL
– Highest v KXIP in IPL #KXIPvKKR— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 12, 2018
Well played @DineshKarthik and his @KKRiders boys. Each one contributed incl the last ball 6. From their lowest against @mipaltan to their best today, this is sport for you. Redemption song. #KXIPvKKR
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 12, 2018
Gayle is the anti-Bolt #KXIPvKKR
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/imjsk27/status/995274507865608192
https://twitter.com/rameshsrivats/status/995263630408007681
245/6 – that’s a mammoth score. Only a Gayle special can take KXIP close to it.
— Abhay Gupta (@Abhay00) May 12, 2018
Kxip collapse on 140 and let us see Zinta vs Viru. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 12, 2018
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