New Delhi: On Monday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) finally ended their losing streak and won their second match of the IPL 2021. They defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. KKR captain Eoin Morgan got back to form with an unbeaten 47.
Morgan won the toss and decided to bowl first. KKR’s fielders and bowlers were almost on point and this brought the wickets of PBKS skipper KL Rahul in the sixth over and Chris Gayle in seventh over.
KL Rahul's poor form continued on this ground as he marched to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs off 20. Nicholas Pooran and Mayank Agarwal tried to build the partnership but the KKR spin bowlers did not allow them to do so.
Chris Jordan tried his best to take the Kings’ to the respectable total. Jordan made 18-ball 30 with the help of three maximums. However, the other batsmen did not help him much and Kings finished with the target of 123 runs.
To Chase 124, Kolkata lost three wickets early. Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, and Shubman Gill marched back to the pavilion before the score touched 20. However, captain Morgan rescued his team and played a responsible knock of 47 runs.
Ravi Bishnoi took an unexpected catch and became the major talking point of the match. He was standing at deep fine-leg, covered close to 30 meters, and perfectly timed his dive to take a blinder of a catch. After this, a former cricketer shared a tweet, “The catch of EVERY IPL tournament. Wow wow wow - Bishnoi.”
The catch of EVERY IPL tournament. Wow wow wow - Bishnoi
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) April 26, 2021
See the social media reactions after the match:
When KL Rahul realises that today's match will be played in Narendra Modi Stadium pic.twitter.com/AoQaH4AZPW
— Kisslay Jha(@TrollerBabua) April 26, 2021
What the hell is wrong with SHUBMAN GILL #PBKSvKKR Reason: pic.twitter.com/MDFLrHwii6
— Gaurav Gupta (@g48660305) April 26, 2021
Everyone focussing on KL "Rahul" flopping in Narendra "Modi" stadium. #IPL
— Chinaman. (@DenofRohit) April 26, 2021
Meanwhile "Rahul" Tripathi : pic.twitter.com/JwUgwNpgHy
PBKS fan watching Gayle batting #PBKSvKKR pic.twitter.com/2UNuaT035p
— Vicky (@Stephan53457462) April 26, 2021
Every #PBKS fan... pic.twitter.com/QtphBfQUwc
— Rahul Kumar (@rahulk_10_19) April 26, 2021
