Look! IPL 2021 in UAE - Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets

Keep play-off hopes alive with thrilling win at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Published: October 02, 2021 11:07 Imran Malik, Assistant Editor

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Bollywood star Preity Zinta, co owner of the Punjab Kings, during match 45 of the Indian Premier League between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Venkatesh Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders hits a boundary. Iyer hit 67 off 49 but captain Eoin Morgan once again failed with the bat, scoring just two, as KKR posted 165-7. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Arshdeep Singh of Punjab celebrates the wicket of Shubman Gill of Kolkata. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Ravi Bishnoi of Punjab Kings celebrates the wicket of Iyer. Iyer hit nine boundaries and one six, before he was caught in the deep by Deepak Hooda. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Mohammad Shami of Punjab appeals for the wicket of Eoin Morgan, captain of Kolkata who faced just two balls in another disappointing display with the bat. He has been dismissed for single figures in each of his four innings since the tournament resumed in the UAE, after it was postponed in India because of COVID-19. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Captain KL Rahul of Punjab - the top run-scorer in this year's IPL - scored a patient 67 off 55 as his side chased down the target with three balls to spare. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Rahul faced 55 balls and scored four 4's and two 6's on his way to a solid 67 before Iyer claimed his wicket but the damage was already done. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Sunil Narine of Kolkata celebrates the wicket of Aiden Markram of Punjab. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Shahrukh Khan of Punjab takes a single. Punjab needed four off four, but the match finished in remarkable fashion. Khan hit the ball towards mid-wicket and Tripathi spilled a simple catch with the ball dropping over the boundary for six. Punjab kept their Indian Premier League play-off hopes alive with a thrilling five-wicket win. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders players shake hands at the end of the match. KKR remain in the fourth-place play-off spot, with Punjab in fifth. Both teams are on 10 points, but KKR have a superior net run rate. Image Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

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