27 March
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
218/4 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
190/4 (20 overs)
Robin Uthappa 67* (50)
Varun Chakravarthy 1/35 (3 overs)
David Miller 59* (40)
Andre Russell 2/21 (3 overs)
Kolkata won by 28 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind)
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Varun Chakravarthy (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut. His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.[1]
  • Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) played in his 100th IPL match.[2]
  • Kolkata Knight Riders made their highest total at home in the IPL.[2]
  1. ↑ "Sunil Narine makes it a first over to forget for Varun Chakravarthy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Andre Russell steals the show as Knight Riders make it two in two". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.