IPL 2022: Watch - Tim Southee takes a stunning catch to dismiss Kagiso Rabada
The ongoing match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings has been enjoyed by the fans with a lot of twists and turns. This match is scheduled to play at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Winning the toss, the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders, Shreyas Iyer asked the opposition to bat. Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings for their side, as Umesh Yadav removed the opposition in the first over of the game for 1 run.
But Bhanuka Rajapaksa showed his fearless attitude and took on the opposition bowlers in the powerplay overs. He scored a fiery 31 off just 9 balls that included 3 fours and three sixes and has been removed by Shivam Mavi.
Then Tim Southee provided another breakthrough by sending back Shikhar Dhawan for 16 runs. After his dismissal, Umesh Yadav once again strikes for his team and removed the dangerous English batter, Liam Livingstone, for 19 runs.
Summary of the ongoing match:
Their lower-order didn't perform up to the expectations and lost 8 wickets for just 102 runs. However, Kagiso Rabada tried his best by coming down the order and scoring 25 runs which helped his side to post a decent total of 137 runs on the board.
Umesh Yadav shined with the ball, picking up 4 wickets and giving away only 23 runs in his spell. At the end of the first half, the right-arm pacer got the purple cap and said, "Feels very happy and lively.
Coming back after a long time and doing well feels sweet. To do things that you wish for, it's a great feeling. My job is to do well in the powerplay and take wickets," Umesh Yadav was quoted as same as in Cricbuzz.
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"If I do that, it benefits the team. I think it's a chaseable score. Our first game here had a slightly sticky surface but it's played better today and we shouldn't have many hiccups chasing the score down," he added.
Chasing the total, Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer opened the innings as usual and returned to the dressing room after being dismissed for 12 and 3 runs.
As of now, Shreyas Iyer and Sam Billings have taken the charge and are expected to finish this match of their own. Besides, during the game, Tim Southee took a fantastic catch in the spell of Andre Russell to dismiss Kagiso Rabada who was looking well for Punjab Kings in the end.
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