Kolkata beats KXIP Punjab

Russell made a great contribution to the batting of Kolkata. After another wicket hunting Photo: AFP
In the previous match of Kings XI Punjab, Ravichandran Ashwin was hit with a lot of criticism after being dismissed by the 'Mancad'. If the captain of Punjab could not overcome this pressure? The question arises, because after the controversy, Ashwin could not do well with Ashwin on the field. And he could not get Ashwin out of the pressure after winning the toss in the run-up to his teammates. Chasing 218 runs for 4 wickets in Kolkata, Punjab lost 28 runs.
In the challenge of getting runs in the run, Punjab had two 'trump cards' - Chris Gayle and David Miller. Gayle returned 20 runs in the fifth over. Lokesh Rahul (1) and Sarfaraz Khan (13) fell in the eighth over of the innings. At the end of the over, Punjab needed 158 runs in 72 balls. The team needed only 103 runs from the last 42 balls. Miller and Mayank Agarwal then added fifty runs for the fourth wicket. That means Punjab was still in the game with 7 wickets in hand.
But Russell and Kuladip Yadav put Punjab under heavy pressure in the next two overs with 8 and 9 runs respectively. The team needed to score 86 runs for the last 30 balls. Miller-Agarwal then added 73 runs in 45 balls, but the last five overs faced the real challenge. And Punjab defeats Agarwal at the start of this challenge. Kolkata's spinner Piyush Chawla picked up Agarwal (58 off 34 balls) for the second wicket of the 16th over. Miller-Agarwal scored 74 runs in 47 balls. Punjab also came out from the match.

Although Miller was still on the wicket, he could not make any effort as the score was much higher than the ball. The last 18 balls needed 67 runs in Punjab. The target was reduced to 42 by 6 runs in the last over. Punjab innings stopped at 190 runs for 4 wickets. Durbip Singh and Miller's 56 * combined only reduced the gap between Punjab and Pakistan. Miller was unbeaten on 59 runs with 3 fours and 5 fours. Andre Russell took two wickets for 21 runs in Kolkata.
Earlier, Robin Uthappa (67 off 50 balls) and Nitish Rana (63) were at the crease and the second wicket in the end with Andre Russell getting 48 runs in 48 balls. But Russell got the 'life' gift to Ravichandran Ashwin's 'leadership quality'! Punjab's fast bowler Mohammad Shami bowled Russell's wicket in the fierce Yorkshire at the end of the 17th over. But the umpire said 'no ball'! Ashwin was informed that only three fields inside the thirty-yard circle, where the minimum four should be. Rasel took advantage of this life to score 5 sixes and three fours. And Ashwin was also at a very costly (4-0-47-0).
Not much at the expense of the captain but the IPL debut was not as good as Punjab spinner Varun Chakraborty. The leg-spinner left the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) last season. His claim, can offer six types of delivery. Punjab may have bought Varun for this greedy 42 times higher price than his base price (Rs. 8.4 crores). But in the first over of the IPL debut, the spinner in Punjab understood how difficult it is to place the IPL. Varun gave away 25 runs in his first over in an innings in TNPL. In the end, however, took 1 for 35 runs in 3 overs.