IPL 2024

In the new era of IPL matches being churned out with more than 200 runs, Narine's explosive knock-off propelled the KKR side to a dominating score of 235/6 in their allotted 20 overs, which remains the highest total at the Ekana Stadium so far.

“It’s tough to pinpoint just one thing right now. It’s clear we struggled to build innings partnerships and consistently lost wickets. However, our bowlers performed admirably under the circumstances,” Pandya remarked post-match.

In a match characterized by a battle between bat and ball, Venkatesh Iyer rescued KKR from a precarious position at 57/5 by crafting a gritty 70 off 52 balls, steering his team to a modest total of 169. KKR's spin duo, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, mirrored each other's performance with impressive figures of 4-22 each, restricting Mumbai Indians to 61/4.

The match saw Nitish Reddy's remarkable innings, where he smashed an unbeaten 76 off just 42 balls, supported by Travis Head's 58 off 44 deliveries. Their partnership propelled SRH to a formidable total of 201/3. Bhuvneshwar set the tone early on, striking twice in a sensational opening over and ultimately restricting RR to a nerve-wracking finish.

Punjab Kings' chase was anchored by the efforts of Jonny Bairstow and Rilee Rossouw, both of whom scored crucial 40s to the cause. Bairstow, with a 46 and Rossouw a 43, along with a solid partnership between Shashank Singh and Sam Curran, ensured that PBKS chased down the target with ease, finishing the day with seven wickets in hand and 13 balls to spare. This would be the fifth win on the trot against CSK for PBKS, which propelled them up into the seventh spot on the points table.

Langer added that a scan will be performed on the young player.

Lucknow was tasked with the chase of a modest 145 on a not-so-fast wicket. Lucknow lost an early wicket as Nuwan Thushara opened the attack by dismissing Arshin Kulkarni for a golden duck. KL Rahul took up the role of anchorman, which was cautious by accumulating runs and showing full intent to stay till the end, depending on other batsmen.