KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2023: Rinku Singh is the hero once again!! Kolkata Knight Riders win by 5 wickets

Rinku Singh is the hero once again!!

KKR snatches another thriller and Rinku does it once again. 

Punjab have some questions to answer, especially over not giving Harpreet Brar to bowl again on a turning track after conceding just four runs.

With this win, Kolkata have moved to the 5th spot.

Arshdeep nails the wide yorker and Russell can't get under it but runs to take a single. 

Jitesh lobs it over the stumps and passes it to Arshdeep who waits and then throws it at the non striker's end. 

Russell run out (Jitesh Sharma/Arshdeep Singh) 42(23) [4s-3 6s-3]

Nitish Rana went for a switch hit as Chahar dished out a googly. 

But the ball went about 90 degrees to the left of where he would have wanted. 

Livingstone from long-off ran to his right to complete a sliding catch.

Nitish Rana c Livingstone b Rahul Chahar 51(38) [4s-6 6s-1]

Iyer danced around before playing the shot!

He shuffled away and then charged out but Chahar spotted it.

Venkatesh went through with his shot and but the fileder at long-off took a fine catch. 

Venkatesh Iyer c Livingstone b Rahul Chahar 11(13)

Harpreet Brar strikes and he puts a finger on his lips to silence the crowd! (A Ghambir-Kohli incident again?)

Roy had shuffled and Harpreet Brar bowled it full around leg stump. 

Roy went for the big sweep but Shahrukh Khan at deep mid-wicket takes a safe catch.

Roy c Shahrukh Khan b Harpreet Brar 38(24) [4s-8]

The review was not needed!

The slower one from Nathan Ellis does the trick and Gurbaz's shuffle leads to his downfall.

He tried to play it across but missed and the ball hit on the pads. 

Gurbaz lbw b Nathan Ellis 15(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

4th catch by Gurbaz!!

It is a flighted googly outside off and Sam Curran went across the ball with the sweep.

He got a top-edge and the ball found Gurbaz to take the high ball. 

Sam Curran c Gurbaz b Suyash Sharma 4(9)

Chakaravarthy has his third!

Rishi Dhawan went low to slogsweep but missed it.

The ball hits the top of off-stump.

Rishi Dhawan b Chakaravarthy 19(11) [4s-1 6s-1]

Nitish Rana comes on and gets the big wicket!

Dhawan comes down the track to loft but miscues it and it was a easy catch for long-on. 

Dhawan c Vaibhav Arora b Nitish Rana 57(47) [4s-9 6s-1]

Dhawan gets to fifty in style!

He has seen his teammates be sent back, but he will need to play a skipper's knock right now.

Another for Chakaravarthy!

The ball drifts away nicely and Jitesh Sharma edges it.

It was a good catch again by Gurbaz as it was a thick deflection. 

Jitesh Sharma c Gurbaz b Chakaravarthy 21(18) [6s-2]

The legbreak from Chakaravarthy saw Livingstone square up on the back foot.

He misses the defence and the ball hits on the back leg.

Review showed impact is in line and it is just clipping off-stump. 

He takes the review but does not lose it. 

Livingstone lbw b Chakaravarthy 15(9) [4s-3]

2nd for Harshit Rana!

It was a full and wide outside off and the batter went for a big drive and edges it behind. 

He looks at Dhawan and grimaces as he walks back. 

Rajapaksa c Gurbaz b Harshit Rana 0(3)

Tremendous catch by Gurbaz albeit on the 2nd attempt!

Prabhsimran flicks his bat and got a thick leading-edge.

The ball flew to Gurbaz's right and the keeper only got a touch on his first attempt but he kept his eyes on it to catch the rebound. 

Prabhsimran c Gurbaz b Harshit Rana 12(8) [4s-3]

Punjab Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat.

One change for PBKS, Bhanuka comes in place of Short. 

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh