Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders registered an important victory by defeating Punjab Kings by 5 wickets with the help of a four by Rinku Singh on the last ball of the match in the 53rd and very exciting match of IPL 2023. Andre Russell scored 42 runs in 23 balls at the crucial time. Although Kolkata Knight Riders needed 6 runs to win in the last over, Arshdeep Singh bowled brilliantly, giving 4 runs in the first five balls and made the match very exciting, Kolkata Knight Riders needed 2 runs in the last ball to win, at such a time Rinku Singh sent Arshdeep Singh’s ball out of the boundary line for a four and won the match for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Earlier, while batting, Punjab Kings scored 179 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan played a brilliant inning of 57 runs, Varun Chakraborty took 3 for 26 and Harshit Rana took 2 for 33. Chasing a target of 179 runs, Captain Nitish Rana scored 51, Andre Russell 42, Jason Roy 38 and Rinku Singh scored 21 not out for Kolkata Knight Riders. Rahul Chahar took 2 wickets for 23 runs. Andre Russell was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant batting.
Brief Scores :
Punjab Kings: 7/179 over 20, Shikhar Dhawan 57, Shahrukh Khan 21 not out, Varun Chakravarthy 3/26
Kolkata Knight Riders: 5/182 over 20, Nitish Rana 51, Andre Russell 42, Jason Roy 38, Rahul Chahar 2/23