The 44th match of IPL 2018 was won by Kolkata Knight Riders beating Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs. The team won the match by scoring a huge total of 245 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders is currently sitting on the fourth position with 12 points.
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Before the match started, Kolkata Knight Riders were invited to bat first as the toss was won by Kings XI Punjab.The first innings of the match made a flying start with their KKR openers Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn.
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Sunil Narine, has been giving some class performances since the start of the league. Today he played another brilliant knock by scoring 75 runs off the 36 balls.
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 a huge 245 runs. Yes,
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. KKR players scored a huge total of 245 runs tonight.
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In the second innings, KL Rahul, the star player of KXIP gae another brilliant performance by scoring 66 runs off 39 balls. Chris Gayle scored 21 runs off 17 balls.The skipper of the team, R.Ashwin scored 45 runs in 22 balls, while Aaron Finch scored 34 runs off the 20 balls.
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Andre Russell took three big wickets today and Prasidh Krishna took 2 wickets today. The KKR players gave a brilliant performance in all the three departments of the match and won the match by 31 runs.
Here’s how twitterati reacted to the brilliant performance by KKR, have a look:
What insane hitting Indore is witnessing today….Pitch is good but not as flat as the #KKR batsmen have made it look. Highest IPL 2018 score on the cards. #KXIPvKKR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 12, 2018
It took 10 years for Kolkata Knight Riders to surpass their total of 222/3 in the first ever IPL match.
However, no KKR player has scored a century after Brendon McCullum’s 158* in that game. #IPL2018 #KXIPvKKR
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) May 12, 2018
2⃣0⃣0⃣ up for us!
Well, that didn’t take long! ?#KXIPvKKR #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 12, 2018
KXIP – 214/8, 20 Overs
A high scoring game comes to an end at the Holkar Stadium as we win by 31 runs.#KXIPvKKR #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/lakshmanclassy/status/995306655012212743
Not a good win..Batting was superb..Bowling was very poor .Specially Javon and Kuldeep..??Next 2 match aise kheloge toh playoff nhi jaoge For sure..???
— kaustabh kumar (@KaustabhKumar) May 12, 2018
Great win for us
Finally we got back to wining side
Really happy after the disastrous loss last tym— mariya attari (@mariyaattari) May 12, 2018
That’s why Ami KKR…
— Biki Nayak (@BikramN20240030) May 12, 2018
#KXIPvKKR still can’t believe if it is the same team that played against mumbai indians last Wednesday! ??
— Akshara (@arahska) May 12, 2018
Don’t underestimate the power of #KKR ? #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KXIPvKKR #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/Qdo9eBBaCj
— Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club (@SRKUniverse) May 12, 2018
Most sixes in an IPL match
33 RCB v CSK, Bengaluru, 2018
31 DD v GL, Delhi, 2017
31 CSK v KKR, Chennai, 2018
31 KXIP v KKR, Indore, 2018 *
30 CSK v RR, Chennai, 2010#KXIPvKKR #KXIP #KKR #IPL #IPL2018— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) May 12, 2018
Looks like #KKR missed on that massive advantage of NRR over here..
Can’t forget the #NetRunRates are gonna be the decider for the No. 4 spot this time..#KXIPvKKR #IPL2018
— CricIndeed (@CricIndeed) May 12, 2018
KXIP came very close.
South Indians performed well. Karthik, Rahul, Ashwin & Narayan. (Narine) #KXIPvKKR
— Ganeshan (@ganeshan_iyer) May 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/995305344107659267
#KXIPvKKR still can’t believe if it is the same team that played against mumbai indians last Wednesday! ??
— Akshara (@arahska) May 12, 2018
Excellent comeback today by @KKRiders after the previous game against MI. Requires a lot of character to come back from a loss like that. Kings 11 meanwhile have gotten themselves into a tricky situation after beginning well in the tournament #KXIPvKKR
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 12, 2018
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