Kolkata Knight Riders recovered from initial jitters to successfully chase down a modest 124-run target against Punjab Kings in 16.4 overs in an IPL match at the Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera, Ahmedabad on Monday. For Punjab, opener Mayank Agarwal top-scored with a painstaking 31 off 34 balls but Chris Jordan's 30 off 18 balls took them past 120-run mark. Prasidh Krishna has best figures of 3 for 30 while Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine also chipped in with a couple of wickets each. While chasing, KKR were in trouble at 17 for 3 before Rahul Tripathi (41 off 32 balls) and skipper Eoin Morgan (47 not out off 40 balls) put them on course with a 66-run fourth wicket stand. Earlier, KKR captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl. KKR fielded an unchanged side while pacer Chris Jordan replaced left-arm spinner Fabien Allen in the Punjab team. Brief Scores:Punjab Kings: 123 for 9 in 20 overs (Mayank Agarwal 31, Chris Jordan 30; Prasidh Krishna 3/30, Sunil Narine 2/22). KKR: 126 for 5 in 16.4 overs (Rahul Tripathi 41, Eoin Morgan 47 not out). Catch the highlights of Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders here:
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7:30 PM IST: KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal to start for Punjab Kings, Shivam Mavi has the ball in hand for KKR. Scroll down for live commentary
7:16 PM IST:
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Shahrukh Khan, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
7:02 PM IST: Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and opted to bowl first. KKR are unchanged in this match. Punjab Kings have made one change: Chris Jordan comes in place of Fabian Allen
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6:55 PM IST: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Match 21st of IPL between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Stay tuned for toss
