IPL 2019: KKR post mammoth 218/4 against KXIP

Published : Mar 27, 2019, 7:50 PM IST

Updated : Mar 27, 2019, 10:09 PM IST

Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) have posted a massive 218/4 against Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) in an IPL game here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

IPL 2019: KKR post mammoth 218/4 against KXIP

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Kolkata: Twin fifties from Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa and then a blistering innings from Andre Russell helped Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) post a mammoth 218/4 against Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Put into bat, KKR's explosive opening duo of Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine gave the hosts a great start putting 34 runs on the board before three overs. However, the Knight Riders lost both their openers in a span of few deliveries.

Also Read:Watch preview: KKR set to take on KXIP at Eden Gardens

Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana stitched an incredible partnership of 112 runs to help KKR set a great platform for the rest of the batters to follow.

Andre Russell, Nitish Rana,KKR, KXIP,IPL

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Later, Andre Russell's blitzkrieg innings helped the hosts set a massive target of 219 for KXIP.

Pic Courtesy: twitter.com/IPL

For the visitors, Mohammed Shami was the standout bowler even though he was expensive in his last over.

Also Read:Watch preview: KKR set to take on KXIP at Eden Gardens

Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana stitched an incredible partnership of 112 runs to help KKR set a great platform for the rest of the batters to follow.

Pic Courtesy: twitter.com/IPL

Later, Andre Russell's blitzkrieg innings helped the hosts set a massive target of 219 for KXIP.

Pic Courtesy: twitter.com/IPL

For the visitors, Mohammed Shami was the standout bowler even though he was expensive in his last over.

Intro:Body:

Kolkata: Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) skipper Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and have decided to field against Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) in Indian Premier League(IPL) game here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Ravichandran Ashwin: We are a team that always wanted to be competitive. We are looking forward for another great contest today. We'll bowl first. It might do a little bit first up. David Miller is getting back into the side. Viljoen comes in for Sam Curran. Varun Chakravarthy makes his debut.

Dinesh Karthik: It's always a happy occasion playing here in Kolkata. We'd have bowled first. We are sticking with the same XI.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna

Kings XI Punjab(Playing XI): Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Andrew Tye, R Ashwin(C), Mohammed Shami, Hardus Viljoen, Varun Chakravarthy

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IPL 2019: KKR post mammoth 218/4 against KXIP

Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) have posted a massive 218/4 against Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) in an IPL game here at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

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