IPL 2019 KKR vs KXIP: Kolkata Knight Riders finished at 218-4 courtesy Nitish Rana and Andre Russell

KKR finished at 218-4 in 20 overs after Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first. Along with Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine opened the innings for KKR. Narine was looking in good touch as he scored 24 off 9 balls before Hardus Viljoen took his wicket. Chris Lynn went before Narine as he was dismissed by Mohammed Shami for 10 off 10.

Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana set the stage for KKR as they made a 60-ball 100 partnership between them. Rana was on fire before he was dismissed by debutant Varun Chakravarthy for 34-ball 63. Robin made his half-century as he scored 50-ball 67. Andre Russell came in demolished Punjab's bowling attack as he hit 17-ball 48 before getting out in the last over by Andrew Tye.

Mohammed Shami bowled Andre Russell out but he got another chance as there were only three fielders inside the  30 yard boundary. 

Mohammed Shami, Hardus Viljoen, Andrew Tye and Varun Chakravarthy took one wicket each for Punjab. Part-timer Mandeep Singh went for 18 runs from 1 over and registered the highest economy amongst the lot.