Until the final two overs, Impact Sub Ashutosh Sharma made the most of a let-off and hit 20 runs off the last nine balls he faced, enabling Kings to move into high gear. Throughout the innings, every time a partnership seemed to be forming, a wicket fell, often due to batters falling for cross-bat shots to short balls that got big on them. Kings were 38 for 1 after the powerplay, 53 for 4 after ten overs, and 86 for 5 after 15.
Ashutosh, Rabada, and Curran made the game tight from that point.