Gowtham, Archer strike
May 08, 2018 22:13
KXIP 20-3 (4 ovs) vs RR 158-8 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
The batsmen had crossed and Rahul then takes a single.
Nath is the new man in and plays out a dot to finish the over.
Archer continues and the batsmen take a single each off the first two balls.
A dot ball later, Nair is gone. He tries to go after the bowling and mistimes it. Unadkat completes a good catch to send the batsman back for 3. Punjab lose 3 wickets inside the Powerplay overs.
Nair is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single to the leg side.
Rahul then slaps the ball to long-on for a single.
Nair then hares down the pitch for a single as Rahane misfields allowing Nair to complete the run.
Dot to end the over as 4 runs and 2 wickets come off the over.
Ashwin is the new man and is beaten off the 2nd ball. He is bowled off a slower ball for a duck.
KXIP are two down here.
Gowtham continues and wow! He gets Gayle here.
Gowtham drops it wide of leg stump, Gayle tries to go after it, misseds it, Buttler gets a good take and then just whips the stumps to stump out Gayle.
Jofra Archer comes into the attack and Gayle starts with a single.
Rahul then plays 3 dots.
He then miscues and gets two runs to deep point.
Next ball, he uses the pace of the ball to play it over backward point for a huge six.
KL Rahul and Chris Gayle open the innings as Gowtham opens with a dot.
Next ball big shout for LBW but Rahul survives.
Next ball, he just comes down the track and smashes it over the covers for a four.
Rahul then plays out 3 dots as 4 runs come off the over.