IPL 2019: KKR VS KXIP- What cost KXIP their first loss this season?

#2 Getting Russell out on a no-ball

Russell's towering 17-ball 48 pushed KKR to a massive total

Now, if there was one moment which changed the game, it was this one. Russell was struggling on 3 runs off 4 balls in the 17th over when Shami cleaned him up with a beautiful yorker.

However, things turned ugly for Punjab when the ball was declared a no-ball because there were only 3 fielders inside the ring, which was one less than the amount required. The man at fault was Varun Chakravarty who was making his debut.

Things went from bad to worse for Punjab as Russell smashed 21 and 22 in the following overs which made a huge difference in the total score. Had they gotten Russell out, Punjab could have restricted Kolkata to something below 200 which was a par score given the pitch and the batting lineup Punjab had. However, careless captaincy from Ashwin led to this huge game-changing moment which led to the side's loss in the game.

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