IPL 2019, KXIP vs KKR: Kolkata beat Punjab by 7 wickets

A Tye to D Karthik, Good length ball on middle and leg, Karthik turns it down to fine leg and gets a single.

Strategic break. 27 needed off 24 balls with 7 wckets in hand. The game is clearly in Kolkata's favour but we have seen teams blow it up from here in the past. Kolkata have a well-set, young Shubman Gill along with the experienced and calm-headed skipper, Dinesh Karthik. Kolkata will hope these two can see it through. Punjab will need a miracle to save this one. Andrew Tye to bowl after the break.

Sam Curran to S Gill, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.

Sam Curran to S Gill, A wide ball outside off, Gill slashes hard but misses

Sam Curran to S Gill, Outside off, punched straight to cover.

Sam Curran to S Gill, Full on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.

Sam Curran to D Karthik, A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a run.

Sam Curran to S Gill, Outside off, punched through the covers where skipper Ashwin dives and makes a wonderful stop. Even has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and cannot stop the single.

Sam Curran is back on. 2-0-16-0 so far.

M Shami to S Gill, Full on leg side, Gill looks to flick it but misses. The ball goes towards fine leg and they sneak through a leg bye.

The skipper Dinesh Karthik is in.

M Shami to A Russell, OUT! Punjab have got the big fish they wanted. Shami has given them the big wicket. Mayank Agarwal breathes a sigh of relief. Shorter delivery on the body, Russell goes for the pull but top edges it. The ball goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Andrew Tye keeps his eyes on the ball and settles under it to take the catch. It was in his bowling that Russell was dropped. But he helps out his colleague. Can Punjab crawl their way back into this one now?

M Shami to A Russell, Good length ball on middle and leg, Russell looks to play it across the line but misses.

M Shami to A Russell, FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Give Russell some room and he will not miss it. Length ball outside off, Russell smacks it through covers for a boundary. 50-run stand comes up between the two off just 28 balls.

M Shami to A Russell, Shorter delivery on middle and leg, Russell looks to pull it over mid-wicket but misses.

M Shami to S Gill, Good length ball on the pads, Gill works it behind square for a single.

Mohammed Shami returns. 2-0-10-0 so far.

STAT ALERT - Andre Russell completes 500 runs in the League this season, becoming the third player to do so after David Warner (692 runs) and KL Rahul (522 runs).

A Tye to A Russell, DROPPED AND SIX! Mayank Agarwal is the culprit. Full outside off, Russell swings his bat at it. He does not time it well and Mayank Agarwal inside the ropes at wide long off looks to catch it with the fingers pointed to the sky. The ball somehow hits his palm and goes away into the ropes. The umpire go upstairs to see whether it hit the rope or ground first and replay shows it hit the ropes.

A Tye to A Russell, Bouncer! Good one from Tye. It is on the body, Russell ducks underneath it.