Kolkata Knight Riders
Morgan places faith in KKR's top order to deliver against RCB
With the two-time champions set to take on the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sharjah Cricket Ground later on Monday, captain Morgan said that the mood in the camp was "quite confident" and "we are looking forward to the game immensely".
IPL 2021 playoffs qualification: KKR front-runners in race for final spot
The Virat Kohli-led side on Sunday became the third side to qualify for the playoff -- with 16 points in 12 matches -- after beating Punjab Kings. No other team can reach the 16-point mark while Delhi and Chennai are jostling for the top spot after having sealed 18 points from 12 games each. Kolkata Knight Riders -- 4th position with 12 points
IPL 2021: Bowlers and Gill hand Kolkata a crucial win over Hyderabad
It wasn't a straightforward chase of 116 for Kolkata, who were watchful in their first four overs. Venkatesh Iyer and Rahul Tripathi fell cheaply in the first ten overs. But Shubman Gill displayed a subtle shift in gears to make up for the slowness in the scoring rate. Sedate till the last ball of eleventh over, Gill hit Kolkata's first boundary after power-play by coming down the pitch and hitting through mid-wicket off Khan.
SRH's Umran Malik bowls fastest ball by an Indian pacer in IPL 2021
Malik came into SRH playing XI in place of pacer Sandeep Sharma and he impressed everyone with his raw pace in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Dubai. KKR and New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has bowled the fastest delivery of the IPL 2021 so far, clocking 152.75 kph.
IPL 2021: Bowlers help Kolkata restrict Hyderabad to 115/8
After electing to bat first, Hyderabad had a bad start with Wriddhiman Saha trapped in front of the wicket by Tim Southee on the second ball of the innings. Jason Roy never looked to be settled at the crease, despite two fours. In the fourth over, Roy mishit to mid-on off Shivam Mavi.
Harder to hit spinners than fast bowlers in Sharjah: Karthik after KKR's win
In a low-scoring match, Kolkata Knight Riders registered their fifth win in the tournament, and third in the UAE, as they defeated Delhi Capital by three wickets chasing 127 on a difficult track. Nitish Rana's unbeaten 36 and Sunil Narine's 21-run cameo down the order enabled the two-time champions notch up two points at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium to take their tally to 10 points from 11 games.
IPL 2021: Iyer, Tripathi and bowlers help Kolkata thrash Mumbai by seven wickets
With this win, Kolkata has now registered two out of two wins in their UAE leg of the tournament and are now at fourth place in the points table with eight points from nine matches. Kolkata was off to a flier with Venkatesh Iyer smacking Trent Boult for a six over deep square leg. He then smacked Adam Milne for a six followed by two fours in the second over.
My celebrations are muted because I don't want to get carried away: Varun
Chakravarthy first got rid of the dangerous Australian player Glenn Maxwell for 10, and then accounted for Sachin Baby (7) and Hasaranga de Silva (0) as the Virat Kohli led RCB were bundled out for just 92 runs in 19 overs.
KKR's Morgan, McCullum could be in trouble for 2018 tweets
Morgan and Buttler apparently used the word 'sir' to mock Indian fans during the social media interaction. "Screenshots have also been shared of a message by Buttler in which he says 'I always reply sir no1 else like me like you like me' and, separately, Morgan includes Buttler in a message which says, 'Sir you're my favourite batsman'," claimed a report.
KKR batsman Tim Seifert tests positive for Covid, stranded in India
"Tim Seifert has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be travelling back to New Zealand on the charter flight with New Zealand's other Indian Premier League players, support staff and commentators," said a statement from New Zealand Cricket on Saturday. The opening batsman, currently in Ahmedabad, will be flown to Chennai where he will undergo treatment in the same hospital where Australian Michael Hussey is being treated.
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