00:00With the Pace Bowling Department depleted, the Knight Riders needed their batters to
00:04post a defendable total, but the Super Giants got one of their key batters, removing Finn
00:09Allen at 15 for 1.
00:11And it's taken right on the edge of the circle, it's not to be today.
00:15Skipper Ajinkia Rohane and Anchorage Raghuvanchi pulled things together with a stand of 84.
00:21Both men were closing in on half-centuries but were dismissed in the span of nine deliveries.
00:27Cameron Green and Rodman Powell were tasked with pushing the total along and were standing
00:31tall.
00:34They added a valuable unbroken 70-run stand with Green making 32 and Powell 39, asking the
00:40Knight Riders with their weakened pace attack to defend 181 for their first IPL victory.
00:46The Super Giants looking for consecutive wins started briskly.
00:50Super timing, lovely pick-up shot.
00:53Mitchell Marsh and Aidan Makram were upping the tempo in the power play.
00:57It doesn't matter if it's not the fast-baller.
00:59But Vaibav Aroa found the breakthrough removing Makram at the start of the fifth over.
01:04Mid-wicket under it and takes it comfortably.
01:07And he got Marsh two balls later with the score 42 for 2.
01:11And when Green had Richard Pant caught at 73 for 3, the Knight Riders were on top.
01:16What a start.
01:17What a start.
01:18Niklas Puran teased his potential with a massive six.
01:21He's playing that and he got it just toward the fielder.
01:24But he lasted only 15 deliveries.
01:27He's miscued it.
01:30The catch is easily taken.
01:31Ayush Badoni though was a real threat as he got to his half-century.
01:35He's balled so well up to this point and here's a gimme to allow Ayush Badoni to get to a
01:41very,
01:41very well-compiled half-century.
01:44But he was dismissed at the very next ball on 54 as the Super Giants were wilting at 125 for
01:506.
01:51However, they still had a fighting chance as Makul Choudry was single-handedly pushing for
01:56the victory.
01:57There's one.
01:57His second maximum in the final over setting up a final ball decider as the scores were
02:03tied.
02:05Mokul Choudry with the stupendous half-century.
02:10And KKR's bowling weakness would prove crucial on the final delivery.
02:14No, missed it.
02:16My goodness.
02:18They've got there.
02:20They've got over the line.
02:21Lotno Super Giants winning by three wickets leaving the Kolkata Knight Riders winless after
02:27three matches.
02:28Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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