Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Yashasvi Jaiswal blazed away to an unbeaten 47-ball 98 as Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
Kolkata Knight Riders scored 149 for eight after being asked to bat first. Venkatesh Iyer top-scored for KKR with 57 off 42 balls after openers Jason Roy (10) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (18) could not convert their starts at the Eden Gardens, both falling to seasoned left-arm pacer Trent Boult.
In-form leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal finished with excellent figures of 4/25, continuing his fine run of form. In reply, RR completed the chase in 13.1 overs. Sanju Samson smashed 48 off 29 balls.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders
149/8 (20.0)
Rajasthan Royals
151/1 (13.1)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 56 )
Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets
Spectacular cricket from Yashasvi Jaiswal helps Rajasthan Royals demolish Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets. The Royals chased the 150 target in 13.1 overs.
Sanju Samson starts Anukul's over with an 86-metre-long Maximum! He goes for another sixer and successfully sends the ball straight into the stands. And, he also ends the over with sixer. RR need 23 runs off 54 balls.
Sunil Narine lost the chance to send Samson back after dropping a seemingly simple catch. Jaiswal and Samson are on the crease powering the team in the 150-run chase. RR 101/1 (9)
The powerplay has ended and fireworks were witnessed in this PP. Jaiswal scored the fastest 50 as Rajasthan scored 78 runs within the powerplay. RR need 72 runs in 84 balls.
There is no bowlers who is finding success in stopping or even pausing Yashasvi Jaiswal (62 runs off 23 balls) as he steers the ball across the ground. RR 68/1 (5)
Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored the fastest 50 (in just 13 balls) in the history of IPL. The batter went into carnage mode by hitting 4s and 6s across the ground. RR 54/1 (3)
Butler and Jaiswal gets confused while running between wickets. Result: Russell hits directly on the stumps and Butler departs. However, top class batting from Jaiswal continues as he ends the over with a Maximum. RR 40/1 (2)
Jaiswal starts the chase with a bang. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2 and 4! Nitish Rana faces the wrath as RR 26/0 (1)
Rajasthan Royals put up a great show of fielding and bowling. They halted Kolkata Knight Riders at 149 with Chahal taking four wickets in his 4-over quota.
Ace spinner Yuzvendra Chahal bags his fourth wicket of the match by dismissing Kolkata hitter Rinku Singh for 16. KKR 142/7 (19)
Sandeep Sharma bowls a tight over giving only 8 runs in the over. Rinku Singh hits a maximum in the 5th delivery. KKR 139/6 (18)
Yuzi Chahal takes a big wicket in the first delivery. Trent Boult take a good catch as Venkatesh Iyer departs after pushing the team to a better position with his 57 runs off 42 balls. Chahal dismisses Shardul Thakur on his fourth delivery. KKR 131/6 (17)
Half-century comes up for Venkatesh Iyer off 39 balls. Iyer hits a 79-meter-long sixer to Asif on the third delivery. Rajasthan fielders are putting up an amazing show. KKR 127/4 (16)
Andre Russell hits a 83-metre-long sixer in the second delivery of Asif but is taken down by the pacer in the next ball. The catch by Ashwin at the backward point did the job! Big hitter Russell departs for 10. Rinku Singh comes in to play. KKR 110/4 (14)
Kolkata has touched the 100-run mark in this over, the credit goes to Venkatesh Iyer's explosive hitting. He starts Chahal's over with a sixer, followed by two boundaries. KKR 100/3 (13)
Yuzvendra Chahal has become the highest wicket taker in the history of IPL after he dismisses Nitish Rana, his 184th wicket. Hetmyer takes a good catch. The host team's batting woes continue in the second half of their inning. Andre Russell comes in to play. KKR 79/3 (11)
Iyer gives a good start by hitting 2 consecutive sixers and Kolkata skipper ends the over with a boundary. KKR 76/2 (10)
Match 56. 8.2: Joe Root to Nitish Rana 4 runs, Kolkata Knight Riders 55/2
KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Gurbaz OUT, Kolkata Knight Riders 29/2
KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Roy OUT, Kolkata Knight Riders 14/1
Match 56. 0.4: Trent Boult to Jason Roy 4 runs, Kolkata Knight Riders 6/0
Rajasthan Royals XI: J Buttler, Y Jaiswal, S Samson (C & WK), J Root, S Hetmyer, D Jurel, Asif K M, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, T Boult, S Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders XI: J Roy, V Iyer, R Gurbaz (WK), S Narine, N Rana (C), R Singh, A Russell, S Thakur, A Roy, H Rana, V Chakaravarthy
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (WK/C), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy
Throughout the IPL, no other venue has witnessed a higher average first-innings total than Eden Gardens, which stands at an impressive 205 runs. According to ESPN, the spin bowlers have had more success here than their pace counterparts, having claimed 31 wickets at an economy rate of 8.49. Meanwhile, the fast bowlers have taken 29 wickets but at a higher economy rate of 10.47.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of KKR vs RR from Eden Gardens. The match will start at 7.30 pm and the toss will take place at 7 pm IST.