Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Scorecard, IPL 2021
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 1 October 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders batting
1st innings, run rate 8.25
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Venkatesh Iyerc Deepak Hooda b Ravi Bishnoi |
67 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 136.7 |
 Shubman Gillb Arshdeep Singh |
7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Rahul Tripathic Deepak Hooda b Ravi Bishnoi |
34 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 130.8 |
 Nitish Ranac Mayank Agarwal b Arshdeep Singh |
31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 172.2 |
 Eoin Morgan (c)lbw b Mohammed Shami |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Dinesh Karthik (wk)b Arshdeep Singh |
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Tim Seifertrun out (Mohammed Shami) |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Sunil Narinenot out |
3* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 3, lb 1, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 165/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-18 Shubman Gill 2.2 ov, 2-90 Rahul Tripathi 11.3 ov, 3-120 Venkatesh Iyer 14.4 ov, 4-124 Eoin Morgan 15.5 ov, 5-149 Nitish Rana 17.4 ov, 6-156 Tim Seifert 18.4 ov, 7-165 Dinesh Karthik 19.6 ov
Did not batPunjab Kings bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Fabian Allen |
4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
 Mohammed Shami1 wd |
4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
 Arshdeep Singh2 wd |
4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 |
 Nathan Ellis1 wd |
4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 |
 Ravi Bishnoi |
4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
Punjab Kings batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.62
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lokesh Rahul (c) (wk)c Shivam Mavi b Venkatesh Iyer |
67 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 121.8 |
 Mayank Agarwalc Eoin Morgan b Varun Chakaravarthy |
40 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 148.1 |
 Nicholas Pooranc Shivam Mavi b Varun Chakaravarthy |
12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.4 |
 Aiden Markramc Shubman Gill b Sunil Narine |
18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 112.5 |
 Deepak Hoodac Rahul Tripathi b Shivam Mavi |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Shahrukh Khannot out |
22* | 9 | 1 | 2 | 244.4 |
| Fabian Allennot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 6 (lb 2, w 3, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 168/5 (19.3 ov) | ||||
1-70 Mayank Agarwal 8.5 ov, 2-84 Nicholas Pooran 10.4 ov, 3-129 Aiden Markram 15.3 ov, 4-134 Deepak Hooda 16.3 ov, 5-162 Lokesh Rahul 19.2 ov
Did not batKolkata Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Southee1 wd |
4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 |
 Shivam Mavi |
4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
 Varun Chakaravarthy |
4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Sunil Narine2 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Venkatesh Iyer1 nb |
2.3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Nitish Rana |
1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Kings, bowl
- Start
- Fri 1 Oct, 15:00 UK
- Competition
- IPL 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Questions
When is Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings?
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings starts at 15:00 UK time (19:30 in India) on Friday 1 October 2021, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, part of IPL 2021; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings head to head?
Kolkata Knight Riders lead the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings head to head at 16-9 from 27 T20 meetings, with 2 no results, and the latest, on 6 April 2026 at Eden Gardens, ended without a winner.
What is Kolkata Knight Riders's recent form?
Kolkata Knight Riders have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Delhi Capitals on 24 May, 163 to 203/5.
What is Punjab Kings's recent form?
Punjab Kings have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W L L L L; most recently they beat Lucknow Super Giants on 23 May, 200/3 to 196/6.
What is a good score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is around 156, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 40% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.