The match ended with Russell’s wicket
After the 15th over, Kolkata Knight Riders had 95 runs for 9 wickets. Andre Russell was on the strike. He had hit 16 runs to Yuzvendra Chahal, who was in rhythm two overs ago. Marco Yansen bowled Russell on the very first ball. As soon as he became bold, the entire Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium woke up. The happiness of each fan of Punjab Kings was being seen.
Captain Iyer was not stopping
After the team’s victory, captain Shreyas Iyer’s reaction was worth watching. Started running after closing the fist of both hands. He was also shouting continuously. The same situation was with other players of Punjab Kings. Iyer failed with the bat in this match. His account could not even open. But on the basis of change in captaincy and bowling, he gave Punjab Kings the fourth win of this season.
Punjab Kings reached Top-4
Punjab Kings have hit the top-4 in the points table after this victory. The team is at number four in the table with 8 points in 6 matches. The Gujarat Titans, running at number one, also have only 8 points in 6 matches. There is only a difference of net run rate in the number four team already. On the other hand, this is the fourth defeat of defending champion KKR in 7 matches. The team is ranked sixth in the table with 6 points.