IPL 2021 LIVE: Arshdeep Singh stuns Dinesh Karthik with a superb delivery
IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders are taking on Punjab Kings in a must-win encounter today at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Earlier, Punjab Kings won the toss and opt to bowl first.
The Knight Riders posted 165/7 in their quota of 20 overs. Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with 67 off 49 balls. The southpaw took the attack to the cleaners as he smashed as many as 9 fours and a six.
The youngster drew praises from every nook and corner of the cricket fraternity for his special knock. Rahul Tripathi chipped in with 34 off 26 balls while Nitish Rana scored 31 off 18 balls.
Tripathi struck three fours and a six while Rana hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. Arshdeep Singh took three wickets to his name. Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets while Mohammed Shami took a wicket
Currently, as per the standings, KKR are placed fourth in the IPL 2021 points table. The two-time IPL champions won 5 games and lost six games, securing 10 points at +0.363.
On the other side of the coin, Punjab Kings are sixth in the points table. KL Rahul-led team secured 8 points with 4 wins. They lost as many as seven games at a Net Run Rate of -0.288.
IPL 2021: Arshdeep Singh gets rid of Dinesh Karthik with a peach of a delivery
Arshdeep Singh was the standout performer for Punjab Kings with the ball. He led the bowling unit by example by dismissing three big batsmen.
He got rid of Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, and Dinesh Karthik. Arshdeep bowled a gem of a delivery to Karthik and to which, the latter moved to the left side to play a scoop shot.
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KKR Playing XI
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings Playing XI
KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
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