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RR VS KKR

Match 28, 19-Apr-2026

155/9 20.0 oversRun Rate: 7.75
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161/6 19.4 overs Run Rate: 8.3
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets
Rajasthan Royals First Innings
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Jofra Archer(8 | 5)*
Brijesh Sharma(1 | 3)
V Arora|4|0|37|0
019.619.6: Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, OUT! JOFRA IS RUN OUT! Back of a length, around middle and off, Jofra Archer shuffles across and looks to scoop but misses. Tim Seifert gathers this and throws this towards the bowler as the batters run for a bye. Vaibhav fumbles at first and Jofra turns for the second. Vaibhav Arora picks it up and throws it back to the keeper. Tim Seifert gathers this well and dislodges the stumps at the striker's end with Jofra well short of his crease. This is checked upstairs and the ball appears to be in Tim's gloves as he removes the stumps with the batter far away. A bye and a wicket to close the innings. Rajasthan Royals end with 155 for 9.
6 Over | Run: 155/9 | Run Rate: 7.75
419.519.5: Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, FOUR! Short-pitched delivery, around middle and leg, Jofra Archer hits this to the left of Kartik Tyagi at fine leg and adds four more to the total. Tyagi was looking to field this but fails to flick it back inside the playing area.
119.419.4: Vaibhav Arora to Brijesh Sharma, On a length, down the leg, Brijesh Sharma flicks this to Kartik Tyagi at fine leg for one. 150 UP FOR RAJASTHAN ROYALS!
019.319.3: Vaibhav Arora to Brijesh Sharma, Short and wide of off, Brijesh Sharma swings all over it but fails to get bat on ball.
119.219.2: Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, Yorker, right in the blockhole, on middle and leg. Jofra Archer tucks this away towards deep square leg and takes a run. 
219.119.1: Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, Slower one, into the deck, around middle and leg. Jofra Archer pulls this on the swivel and hits this in the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for two.
018.718.6: Kartik Tyagi to Brijesh Sharma, Full toss, around off, Brijesh Sharma guides this straight to backward point for a dot.
7 Over | Run: 146/8 | Run Rate: 7.68
018.618.5: Kartik Tyagi to Ravi Bishnoi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kartik Tyagi has three in an over. Full and wide of off, Ravi Bishnoi stays leg side to the pitch of it and looks to guide this to the third man region by opening the face of his bat. Ends up edging this back into the hands of Tim Seifert behind the stumps. 
018.518.4: Kartik Tyagi to Ravi Bishnoi, Short and wide of off, Ravi has a go at it but gets beaten on the outside. 
018.418.3: Kartik Tyagi to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Second success for Kartik in this over. A below the knee full toss, on leg. Shimron Hetmyer looks to flick this towards the square leg region but gets a leading edge that hangs over Angkrish Raghuvanshi at deep backward point, who makes no mistake and holds onto it. Hetmyer doesn't want to leave and wants a No Ball call for height but he isn't going to get it.
118.318.2: Kartik Tyagi to Jofra Archer, Jofra hits this length delivery from Kartik a bit too well as he smashes the stumps on the other end. The ball deflects off the stumps and rolls to long on with the batters crossing for a run. A quick check to see if the ball had clipped the hands of Kartik on its way to the stumps and the umpires deem that there wasn't any contact by Kartik.
018.218.2: Kartik Tyagi to Jofra Archer, WIDE! Good length, way too wide outside the tramline on off. Jofra Archer has a swipe at it but misses. Wided.
018.118.1: Kartik Tyagi to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT! Jadeja finds the safest pair of hands and has to walk back. Short and around middle and off, Ravindra Jadeja intentionally plays this behind square on leg but ends up finding Cameron Green at deep backward square leg. Green runs to his left and takes a good diving catch to his left.
117.817.6: Ramandeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja guides this to deep third for a single. 
8 Over | Run: 144/5 | Run Rate: 8.00
117.717.5: Ramandeep Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, DROPPED! The field was set for this ball only but Vaibhav Arora has let Ramandeep Singh down by dropping a sitter. A well-directed bumper, on middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer goes for a pull but mishits it and top-edges this around backward square leg, where Vaibhav Arora was stationed. Vaibhav tracks back and fails to settle himself under it. Vaibhav ends up dropping it and the batters get another single. 
117.617.4: Ramandeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja goes for the pull but doesn't hit this well and ends up pulling this from the bottom half of his bat. This was within catching distance of Anukul Roy at deep mid-wicket but he fails to pick it up and fields this on the bounce as the batters pick up a single. 
017.517.4: Ramandeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Jadeja's movement across the stumps is playing on the mind of Ramandeep as he once again bowls it full and way too wide outside the tramline on off.
017.417.4: Ramandeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Full and a bit too wide outside off. Ravindra Jadeja looks to get bat on ball but misses and the umpire calls it a wide.
417.317.3: Ramandeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! This has been played really well by Jadeja. Short-pitched, wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja was expecting it as he shuffled early across the stumps. Jadeja pulls this in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for four runs here. 
217.217.2: Ramandeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, On a length, wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja steps across, collapses his back knee and sweeps this to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple. 
117.117.1: Ramandeep Singh to Shimron Hetmyer, Good length, around middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer tucks this through mid-wicket for a single. 
116.716.6: Vaibhav Arora to Shimron Hetmyer, Yorker, around the pads, Shimron Hetmyer milks this through mid-wicket and takes one.
7 Over | Run: 132/5 | Run Rate: 7.76
216.616.5: Vaibhav Arora to Shimron Hetmyer, Top effort by Green! Saves a certain boundary there in the deep. Uses his huge wingspan to good effect. Full toss on middle. Hetmyer heaves it from the inside half, hitting it hard to the right of deep square leg. Green runs across, dives full length to his right, stops it with one hand. Saves two for his side.
016.516.5: Vaibhav Arora to Shimron Hetmyer, WIDE! Slower one, bumper, a bit too high on off. Shimron Hetmyer leaves it all alone. Wided.
116.416.4: Vaibhav Arora to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, around middle and off. Ravindra Jadeja gets up on his toes and dabs this in front of covers for a single. 
016.316.3: Vaibhav Arora to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja stays inside the crease and looks to slash hard at it but misses out. 
116.216.2: Vaibhav Arora to Shimron Hetmyer, Low full toss, around the pads, Shimron Hetmyer flicks this to fine leg and rotates the strike.
216.116.1: Vaibhav Arora to Shimron Hetmyer, Short-pitched, around middle and off, Shimron Hetmyer pulls this in front of square on leg towards deep mid-wicket for a couple. 
015.615.6: Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! As easy as you like from Sunil Narine. Narine slows it up and floats it full onto off and middle. Donovan Ferreira leans on a bit and looks to clip it away. The ball does drift away a bit as it is the carrom ball, and holds in the deck and Ferreira ends up closing the bat face early. The leading edge is found and the ball goes straight back to the bowler and Narine takes a simple return catch. Also, Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat next.
6 Over | Run: 124/5 | Run Rate: 7.75
015.515.5: Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, Bowled flatter and outside off, pushed down towards cover-point.
615.415.4: Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, SIX! Finally, Ferreira has had enough. Tossed up on off, this one drifts in and Donovan Ferreira picks the bones out of it as he whacks it wide of long on for a huge six.
015.315.3: Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, This time it goes the other way. Floated up on off, a bit fuller and this one turns back in. Donovan Ferreira looks to play with a straight bat but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
015.215.2: Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, Oh, even better. Flighted on off, this one turns away with sharp bounce, and Donovan Ferreira is left baffled.
015.115.1: Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, Beauty! Fullish length outside off, drifts away late from the right-hander. Donovan Ferreira looks to drive but is well beaten.
014.614.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shimron Hetmyer, Tossed up on off, drifting in towards middle stump. Hetmyer blocks it down the leg. End of a fine spell from Varun Chakaravarthy, and his figures read - 4-0-14-3.
6 Over | Run: 118/4 | Run Rate: 7.87
114.514.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Donovan Ferreira, Fullish length on off, drifted in. Donovan Ferreira flicks it past square leg and picks up a single.
014.414.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, OUT! BOWLED'EM! A big wrong'un from Varun Chakaravarthy, he lands it fuller and outside the off stump. Riyan Parag takes a step across to the off side and clears the front leg to smoke it over mid-wicket. However, he misses it completely and the ball goes on to rattle the furniture behind. Another meek outing for the RR captain and the Royals slip further to 117/4.
414.314.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Not quite where Parag intended that to go. Flatter one on off, Riyan Parag brings out the reverse sweep but gets a top edge that flies down to the vacant deep third fence and very fine as well for a boundary.
014.214.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Half a shout for LBW, turned down. Interestingly, Varun Chakaravarthy seems positive and Ajinkya Rahane does take the review. It is the googly from Varun, bowled on a nagging length and angled into the batter. Riyan Parag misses the swipe across the line and gets hit on the pads. No bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing leg stump by a mile. KKR burn a review as it stays Not Out.
014.114.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Good length around off, pushed through quicker, Parag is late to push at it and chops it just past the off stump.
213.613.6: Kartik Tyagi to Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell is a lucky fielder, as the ball just runs out of energy to let him off the hook. Full toss on middle, heaved away wide of long on. Powell sprints to his left but fumbles the ball, which just stops before reaching the ropes and Powell tidies up. Two taken.
6 Over | Run: 113/3 | Run Rate: 8.07
013.513.5: Kartik Tyagi to Shimron Hetmyer, Oh, another well-disguised slower ball. Dug in short and this one cuts across the left-hander. Hetmyer is taken aback as he sets up to pull and gets it off the cue end of the bat to the left of the keeper.
113.413.4: Kartik Tyagi to Riyan Parag, A slower bumper, on off, comes in around shoulder height. Riyan Parag rolls the wrists nicely and stabs the pull through square leg, picking up another single. Nelson on the board for the Royals now.
013.313.3: Kartik Tyagi to Riyan Parag, Fuller in length, around the fifth stump line, Parag gets halfway forward and drives it just to the left of the cover fielder, who makes the stop.
013.213.2: Kartik Tyagi to Shimron Hetmyer, Hammered into the pitch, a touch short and over 145 kph, Hetmyer looks to whip it over short fine, but misses. The ball thuds into the thigh pad and rolls away behind square leg for a leg bye.
013.113.1: Kartik Tyagi to Shimron Hetmyer, Just back of a length, on off, moves away a bit at 144.2 kph. Hetmyer gets behind the line of the ball and plays it down the pitch.
112.612.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shimron Hetmyer, Hetmyer wants two, but Rinku Singh is just too quick. Dragged length, on middle and leg, Hetmyer stays back and nudges it away in front of square leg for a single.
6 Over | Run: 109/3 | Run Rate: 8.38
112.512.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Hit away hard but straight to the fielder. Quick and short, outside off, Parag rocks back and smacks it down to deep point for one more.
112.412.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shimron Hetmyer, Good length, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer leans onto the back foot and swats it down to long on for just a single.
012.312.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shimron Hetmyer, Shortish length on off, darted in, Hetmyer presses back to defend.
112.212.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Nagging length around off, this one holds the line, Parag clips it across to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.
112.112.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Shimron Hetmyer, Pushed through flatter outside off, spins in, Hetmyer stays back and jabs it out past point for a single.
211.611.6: Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, Another short ball, outside off. Riyan Parag plays off the back foot and punches it between long off and deep extra cover for a couple of runs. 
6 Over | Run: 104/3 | Run Rate: 8.67
111.511.5: Sunil Narine to Shimron Hetmyer, Dropped short, on off, Shimron Hetmyer hangs deep and punches it wide of long off for a single.
111.411.4: Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, On a length at the stumps, this is tucked off the back foot to long on for a single.
111.311.3: Sunil Narine to Shimron Hetmyer, Fuller and on off, Shimron Hetmyer lets the ball to turn and cuts it to deep point for a single. 100 UP FOR RR!
011.211.2: Sunil Narine to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! HIT FLAT AND CAUGHT! Narine fishes out Jaiswal and this is a huge moment in the game. Narine dangles up the carrot and offers a good bit of flight around the off stump, on a fuller length. It is the off break and Yashasvi Jaiswal sees a bit of width, presses in front to crash that over cover, but ends up hitting it too hard and early, off the toe end. It goes flatly to Ajinkya Rahane at extra cover, who takes a good, sharp catch to his right. 81/0 becomes 99/3 for the Rajasthan Royals.
111.111.1: Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, Much fuller, just outside off. Riyan Parag smothers it to the point region and they cross over.
110.610.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Short and on off, Parag goes deep in the crease and punches it to long on for a run. A very successful over for KKR. A wicket and just 3 runs from it.
6 Over | Run: 98/2 | Run Rate: 8.91
010.510.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Off break, short and on middle. Blocked onto the pitch.
010.410.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Full length ball, turning into the middle stump line. Parag nudges it to short mid-wicket.
010.310.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! STUMPED! KKR gradually clawing their way back in the middle phase as Varun has two to his name. Good piece of glove work by Seifert. Full and around off. Jurel attempts the reverse sweep, loses his balance and topples over. Seifert is quick to gather and whips the bails off and is confident that Jurel is out of the crease. The umpires send it for a review. The replay confirms that Jurel is out by a fair margin. Rajasthan Royals are 97/2.
110.210.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter ball, full and on middle and leg. Jaiswal sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.
110.110.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Dhruv Jurel, Pushed fuller and on off. Dhruv Jurel presses ahead and eases it into the point region for a quick single.
19.89.6: Ramandeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Slower delivery, on a length, on off. Jurel hangs back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
8 Over | Run: 95/1 | Run Rate: 9.50
19.79.5: Ramandeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slower dipping full ball, around off, Jaiswal smashes it down to long off for a run.
09.69.5: Ramandeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Short and way too wide outside off. Jaiswal leaves.
69.59.4: Ramandeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Innovative and mighty effective! Full from Tyagi, on the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal shuffles across the stumps, gets low and scoops it aerially behind. Gets a good piece of wood on it and it clears the fence behind the stumps towards fine leg for half a dozen runs. Despite falling over on the pitch, Jaiswal manages to stay in control of the shot.
09.49.4: Ramandeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Too full and too wide outside off. Jaiswal leaves it alone. Wide called.
19.39.3: Ramandeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Fuller one, around off, nipping away slightly. Dhruv Jurel gets on the front foot and laces it down to long off for a single.
29.29.2: Ramandeep Singh to Dhruv Jurel, Top effort from Tyagi! Short and angled into the body at 124 kph. Jurel swivels and controls the pull, working it behind square on the leg side for a couple to get off the mark. Tyagi does well running to his right from deep square leg, sliding near the rope and flicking it back into play. The TV umpire has a look to see whether he had any body part or his left boot is in contact with the cushions, while holding the ball. But after checking a few replays, it is deemed a clean save. Two taken.
19.19.1: Ramandeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside the off stump. Jaiswal waits for the slower one and rolls his wrists as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
08.68.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Dhruv Jurel, A length ball, on the stumps, tucked to the mid-wicket region.
6 Over | Run: 81/1 | Run Rate: 9.00
08.58.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Dhruv Jurel, Tossed up around off, Dhruv defends it on the off side.
08.48.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Another breezy knock from Sooryavanshi, but he misses out on his half century by a whisker. And that's 200 T20 wickets for Varun Chakaravarthy as well, according to the on-air commentators. Dishes out a googly at 97.8 kph, full on middle. Sooryavanshi crouches and swings hard across the line, looking to go against the spin. Loses shape completely, gets a thick top edge, and it balloons high towards deep mid-wicket where it is taken by Ramandeep Singh. The ball was swirling in the air and despite tumbling to his left, Singh manages to cling on to it. Rajasthan Royals are 81/1.
08.38.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A slight appeal for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved. Googly at 95.5 kph, full and down leg. Jaiswal shapes for the reverse sweep, fails to connect, and takes one on the pads. The ball rolls away to short fine, a leg bye taken. KKR don't review.
08.28.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another googly, on a length outside off. 93.7 kph. Jaiswal looks to force it through the off side off the back foot but is beaten on the outside edge.
18.18.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, A googly to begin with, on off, Vaibhav heaves it to long on's left for a single.
17.67.6: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Pitched up, around off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi drives this to sweeper cover for a run to end this over. 
6 Over | Run: 79/0 | Run Rate: 9.88
17.57.5: Kartik Tyagi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and wide of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets right on top of the bounce and punches this to deep point for a single. 
17.47.4: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Good length on middle and leg, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tucks this to the left of long on for one. Rovman Powell puts in a good effort gliding to his left to keep it down to one.
47.37.3: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! A teaser for Rinku Singh in the deep and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi benefits from it. Full and wide of off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stays on his back foot and slices this towards the deep point region. The ball is within catching distance to Rinku Singh as he runs in from the fence and puts in a dive, but fails to either gather it or field and has to pick it up from over the fence. 
17.27.2: Kartik Tyagi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length from Tyagi, around middle and off. Yashasvi Jaiswal pats this in front of mid off and they cross over for a single.
07.17.1: Kartik Tyagi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to drive this on the up but misses out completely and the ball bounces just in front of Tim Seifert behind the stumps.
06.66.6: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Narine cramps Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as he bowls this a tad fuller and around middle and leg. VS punches this back to the bowler.
6 Over | Run: 71/0 | Run Rate: 10.14
16.56.5: Sunil Narine to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length dragged back by Narine, around off. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches this through the covers for one run. 
26.46.4: Sunil Narine to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Yashasvi nudges this through square leg for a brace. 
46.36.3: Sunil Narine to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Hammered away in the gap for four. Flighted, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal prods in front, gets right on top of the bounce and drives this to the left of sweeper cover for a boundary. 
06.26.2: Sunil Narine to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed up, around leg. Yashasvi Jaiswal presses in front to flick this away but misses and gets hit on the front pad.
16.16.1: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Short of a length, around off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits this through mid-wicket and rotates the strike. 
05.105.6: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to cut this off his back foot but misses out. Finally, the 10-ball over comes to an end from Cameron Green. 
10 Over | Run: 63/0 | Run Rate: 10.50
05.95.6: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Fourth wide from Green in this over as he bowls this full and wide outside the off stump. 
45.85.5: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Innovative from Yashasvi. Full and wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal shuffles a long way across looking for a ramp at first but once the ball was bowled a bit close to him, Jaiswal changes his mind and scoops this over the fielder at short third for a boundary. 
15.75.4: Cameron Green to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Back of a length, around off, Sooryavanshi cuts this a bit uppish but on the half-volley to the right of Vaibhav Arora at point and rotates the strike.
05.65.4: Cameron Green to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, WIDE! Green comes over the stumps and bowls it wide outside the off stump again. Vaibhav leaves it and the umpire calls it a wide yet again.
05.55.4: Cameron Green to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, WIDE! Another one that goes wide outside the tramline on off. Called wide again.
65.45.3: Cameron Green to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes big again. Pitched up, around middle and off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stays deep inside the crease and gets right underneath it before clubbing this onto the boundary cushion at the long on region for a biggie. The on-field umpire wants to have a look whether it landed on the cushions on the full and it is confirmed that it's a six through the replay.
15.35.2: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide yorker, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal guides this to the short third fielder and takes a quick single. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would have been in real trouble had the ball hit the stumps at the striker's end with the throw coming in from the fielder. A bit lethargic there, Sooryavanshi. Vaibhav was charging across the crease at an angle when the direct hit attempt whistled past. Had the throw been on target, he was gone for all money.
05.25.2: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Full toss landing outside the tramline around off. Yashasvi Jaiswal doesn't offer any stroke at it.
65.15.1: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Dispatched from the get-go. Green bowls a short-pitched delivery, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal picks the length early, settles himself deep inside the crease and pulls this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region. 
04.64.6: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Quicker one, into the sticks, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi backs away a shade and thumps this to covers for a dot. Just one scoring stroke off this over, which was a biggie.
6 Over | Run: 41/0 | Run Rate: 8.20
04.54.5: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Flicker this time, on middle and leg. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pushes this straight back to Narine.
04.44.4: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Narine drags the length back, around off, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets onto his back foot and cuts this square but straight to point.
04.34.3: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Quicker one, around off, Vaibhav once again goes for a big slog over mid-wicket but gets beaten this time.
64.24.2: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX! Up and over for a biggie. Floated full, around middle and leg, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi clears his front foot and plants it towards the leg side and slogs this over the fence to the left of deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 
04.14.1: Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, A lot fuller, around off, going across the batter. Vaibhav strides onto his front foot and looks to go for a push towards the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge. 
13.63.6: Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Back of a length, around off, punched down towards cover for one.
6 Over | Run: 35/0 | Run Rate: 8.75
43.53.5: Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Cleverly done, 14 off the over already. Too short, on leg and angling across. Sooryavanshi has the smarts to sway out of the line and gets low to ramp it down to the vacant deep third fence for another boundary.
13.43.4: Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, That's well fielded by Anukul Roy. Fractionally short again, not all that wide, cut away down into the turf and to the right of backward point, where Roy makes a half stop. The batters get a single.
13.33.3: Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Arora keeps the length short but shifts the line towards middle and leg, Sooryavanshi nudges it across to mid-wicket and picks up a single.
43.23.2: Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! That's gone through as well. Shortish length, outside off, Sooryavanshi looks to play a controlled cut but does so uppishly and down past the left of the backward point fielder for four more runs.
43.13.1: Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! That's flown away to the fence. Short and wide outside off, Sooryavanshi frees his arms and smashes it wide to the left of the deep backward point fielder and picks up a boundary.
02.62.6: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up even fuller and just outside off, Jaiswal plays a punchy drive but straight to cover. Four dots in a row to close out the over.
6 Over | Run: 20/0 | Run Rate: 6.67
02.52.5: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fuller this time, closer to the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to drive on the up but gets an inside edge back onto the pads.
02.42.4: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slower one, into the pitch and outside off, Jaiswal looks to cut but ends up jammig it back into the turf.
02.32.3: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good stop. Full and angled into the pads, flicked away towards square leg for a dot ball.
42.22.2: Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Oh, that's nicely played. Shorter now, angled back in from outside off, Jaiswal leans back and lets the ball come on before ramping it down to deep third for a boundary.
12.12.1: Cameron Green to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Back of a length and outside off, bashed into the pitch, Sooryavanshi hangs back and taps it through the short third region for a run.
11.61.6: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, On a good length, at 146.8 kph and just too straight in line. Sooryavanshi works it off the pads and to deep mid-wicket for a single. Steady start for the Royals, 15/0 after 2.
6 Over | Run: 15/0 | Run Rate: 7.50
01.51.5: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Keeps the line around leg and bowls it on a hard length at 140.1 kph, Sooryavanshi looks to turn it away but ends up getting it off the handle of the blade and back onto the pitch.
01.41.4: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tyagi hits the length hard and bowls it on leg, Sooryavanshi tucks it down to mid-wicket.
41.31.3: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Oh, that's frustrating for the bowler as the slip just moved out before this delivery. Pitched up in the channel, shaping away, Sooryavanshi leans on to stroke it on the up but gets an outside edge that goes through the vacant slip cordon and into the deep third fence.
01.21.2: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dug in shorter now, on off, Sooryavanshi leaps up with the bounce and keeps it down into the off side.
41.11.1: Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR! Nicely timed. A full ball on leg stump, shapes in, Sooryavanshi keeps his shape well and just clips it across through mid-wicket for a boundary.
00.60.6: Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tidy first over from Vaibhav Arora, just 6 off it. Fullish length, pushed across middle and leg, Jaiswal stays back to defend it off.
6 Over | Run: 6/0 | Run Rate: 6.00
00.50.5: Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length, angled across from around middle stump. Jaiswal waits back and plays it late, dabbing it down to short third.
40.40.4: Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Hammered away. Marginally short but way too wide of the off stump, Jaiswal throws his hands at it and smacks it past point for the first boundary of the game.
00.30.3: Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Top delivery! Good-length delivery, on off and middle, this one skips through with good bounce and holds its line as well. Jaiswal is beaten on the inside edge as he looks to drive.
10.20.2: Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tap and run, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is off the mark as well. Back of a length again, on off, Sooryavanshi dabs it gently into the off side and jogs across for an easy single.
10.10.1: Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Off the mark straightaway. Arora begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, angling it across the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs back and taps it behind point for a single.
Kolkata Knight Riders Second Innings
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Rinku Singh
Anukul Roy
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619.419.4: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, SIX! Rinku Singh ends KKR's drought of wins this season. Brijesh bangs it in short and around leg, at shoulder height. Rinku gets underneath it, swivels, and pulls it extremely fine over long leg. Just enough to clear the rope for a six. With this, Rinku gets off to his FIFTY and brings his A-game when needed the most. Remember, he was dropped by Burger while batting on 8 runs, and one would now feel that was the turning point of the game. Regardless, a knock of high quality from Rinku Singh. KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS WIN BY 4 WICKETS!
019.319.3: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, Full and outside leg. Rinku swings and misses, takes it on the pad. Anukul is already charging through for a single but is sent back in a hurry. Brijesh collects in his follow-through but holds his throw. Anukul dives at the non-striker's end just in case. Dot ball.
419.219.2: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, FOUR! That is Rinku at his very best. Full and angled across outside off. Rinku drives hard on the front foot over cover, finds the middle, and it bounces through to the fence. SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW!
419.119.1: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Is that the game for KKR? Brijesh errs in line and length both. This is short with pace taken off, and angled onto the leg stump. Rinku Singh waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it behind square to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.
218.618.6: Jofra Archer to Anukul Roy, Excellent bit of running between the wickets! Archer fires in a full toss, almost knee-high, around off. Anukul Roy is late on the shot due to excessive pace and can only drill it in the mid off region. However, the fielders are in the deep on the off side and by the time the long off fielder could charge in, they cross over for two runs.
6 Over | Run: 147/6 | Run Rate: 7.74
118.518.5: Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Fires in fuller and on the off pole. Rinku Singh shovels it out toward deep point for a single only.
118.418.4: Jofra Archer to Anukul Roy, With long off pushed back now, this is a defensive yorker, outside off. Roy carves it to the sweeper cover for a single.
618.318.3: Jofra Archer to Anukul Roy, SIX! That will bring a lot more relief in that KKR dugout! Misses the yorker by just a bit, does Archer. It is full in the slot, on off. Anukul Roy gets his bat under the ball, stands firm, backs his power and muscles it over the long off fence for a cracking six. 13 needed off 9 balls now.
118.218.2: Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Attempted yorker, around off. Rinku cannot get under it cleanly and heaves it off the toe end to long on for a single.
118.118.1: Jofra Archer to Anukul Roy, Cannons in full and on middle, almost a yorker, at around 150 kph. Anukul Roy clears the front leg and crashes it to mid off's left, but the fielder, Riyan Parag, is quick to dive across in that direction and cuts it off nicely. One taken.
117.717.6: Brijesh Sharma to Anukul Roy, Full and straight on off. Anukul Roy carves it to the long off fielder for a single. The 50-run partnership comes up between Rinku and Anukul.
7 Over | Run: 135/6 | Run Rate: 7.50
417.617.5: Brijesh Sharma to Anukul Roy, FOUR! Crucial runs for KKR! Frustration creeping in for the Royals. Short ball, on leg, Rinku backs away and looks to swat-pull. Gets a bottom edge onto his back thigh instead, and the ball deflects and beats Jurel diving to his left. Races away to the fence behind.
117.517.4: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, Nicely bowled again. Brijesh follows the batter as Rinku moves past the leg stump, and swipes it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
017.417.3: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, Lands it short outside leg again, does Sharma. Rinku walks across the stumps and goes for the pull, catches the toe end, and it skips through to Jurel on the bounce.
017.317.3: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, WIDE! This one is clearly an extra. Over-the-head short ball, wide outside off. Rinku lets it be. Wide called.
017.217.2: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, Drama! Pitched on a length outside leg. Rinku sits down and swings across and misses. Not called a wide again. It actually passed very close to the leg stump as well.
017.117.1: Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, Pitched outside leg on a good length. Rinku shuffles to the off side, and tries to glance it fine on the leg side, but misses. No wide given again and Rinku is left flummoxed by that. But they cannot review as KKR have no reviews remaining. Kumar Dharmasena cites that Rinku moved a bit too much across the stumps.
016.716.6: Jofra Archer to Anukul Roy, The Knight Riders lose a review! Slams the deck very hard at pace, short and it seemingly goes over the head height of the batter. Roy rises on the toes and tries to ramp it over short third but misses. No wide given and Anukul has challenged the on-field decision. Ball Tracking with a side on replay shows that the ball is slightly below the head height and is deemed a fair delivery. But an expensive over from RR's frontline paceman, Archer. 12 runs from it. KKR need 28 runs from the last 3 overs.
7 Over | Run: 128/6 | Run Rate: 7.53
116.616.5: Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Slips in a thigh-high full toss, on the pads. Rinku whips it to the long on region for a single.
116.516.4: Jofra Archer to Anukul Roy, Nails the yorker in, on middle. Roy's head falls over but he manages to flick it to widish deep square leg for a single.
116.416.3: Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Drags the length back by a yard or so, around off. Rinku Singh slices it behind point for a single.
416.316.2: Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Excellent timing and placement! Rinku is teeing off now. Archer lands it full and slow, on off, slanting back in. Rinku Singh finds the ball in his slot. Gets on the front foot and lofts it over and between mid off and extra cover for a boundary. 31 needed from 22 balls.
016.216.2: Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Loosener again as this is pushed far down the leg stump, on a fuller length. Rinku misses the flick. Archer will have to reload this one.
416.116.1: Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Helped on its way. Not an ideal length by Archer with short fine and even short third up in the ring. Digs in a slower bumper, on the bodyline, angling in from around the stump. Rinku Singh shuffles across, and pulls it over short fine leg for a boundary.
615.815.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Anukul Roy, SIX! A massive over in the context of this game as Roy ends this with another biggie. Tossed up, full and wide outside off, Anukul Roy steps close to the pitch of the delivery and lofts this inside out over extra cover fence for a huge six. 29 runs from the last 2 overs for KKR.
8 Over | Run: 116/6 | Run Rate: 7.25
115.715.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, Pushed through, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.
115.615.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Anukul Roy, Fuller, around off, Anukul Roy smashes this to sweeper cover for one. 
015.515.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Anukul Roy, WIDE! Flighted, wide down the leg, Roy leaves it. Wide called by the umpire. 
215.415.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Anukul Roy, Short and wide of off, Anukul Roy cuts this to the left of Shimron Hetmyer at sweeper cover for two. 
015.315.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, LEG BYE! Fired into the batter, around his pads. Rinku Singh gets it brushed off the thigh pad back to the keeper. Jurel fails to gather this and ends up deflecting this to short third for a leg bye. 
015.215.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Full and down the leg, Rinku Singh leaves. Wided. 
615.115.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, SIX! Rinku's biggie brings life to this Eden Garden crowd. Tossed up, around middle and leg, Rinku Singh goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this right from the middle of his bat for a biggie towards the deep mid-wicket region. 100 COMES UP FOR KKR!
214.714.6: Riyan Parag to Anukul Roy, Nerves! Tossed up, full on the leg stump. Roy goes inside out over extra cover but doesn't hit it cleanly enough. Ferreira charges in from long off, dives forward and stops it on the bounce, firing it back to Parag. Roy sets off for the second, gets halfway down, and Rinku sends him back very late. Parag collects wide of the stumps and fires at the wicket, but misses his shy at the bowling end. Seeing that, Roy scurries back for the second, and the overthrow hands them the run anyway.
7 Over | Run: 97/6 | Run Rate: 6.47
114.614.5: Riyan Parag to Rinku Singh, Pushed through on middle and leg, Rinku Singh gets it away off the inside edge to square leg for one.
414.514.4: Riyan Parag to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Smashed down the ground. Tossed up, on middle and off, Rinku Singh jumps down the track and backs away a shade as well. Hits this over the bowler for a boundary down in front of the sight screen.
014.414.4: Riyan Parag to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Floated down the leg, Rinku Singh has a swipe at it but misses. Jurel gathers this behind the stumps, moving to his right and appeals for caught behind, but the umpire turns it down by signalling wide.
114.314.3: Riyan Parag to Anukul Roy, Flighted, on off, Anukul Roy drives this to long off and rotates the strike.
014.214.2: Riyan Parag to Anukul Roy, Under-cutter, around middle and leg. Anukul Roy tucks this straight to square leg for a dot.
114.114.1: Riyan Parag to Rinku Singh, Parag comes around the stumps and bowls it down the leg. Rinku paddles this to short fine leg for one.
113.613.6: Yash Punja to Rinku Singh, Floated around off, Rinku Singh cuts this around that backward point region and sneaks a run. 
6 Over | Run: 87/6 | Run Rate: 6.21
113.513.5: Yash Punja to Anukul Roy, Short and around off, Anukul Roy cuts this to backward point for a single. 
013.413.4: Yash Punja to Anukul Roy, Tossed up, around leg, Anukul Roy looks to tuck this around square leg but gets beaten and is hit on the front pad.
013.313.3: Yash Punja to Ramandeep Singh, OUT! CHOPPED ON​​​​​​! Maiden IPL wicket for Punja. Flighted, wide outside the off stump. Ramandeep Singh stretches to reach it by planting his back leg into the pitch, and looks to force the drive through cover, but gets an inside edge that rolls back onto the stumps. Yash Punja is off for a celebration as he gets his first-ever IPL scalp. Ramandeep is down on his knee, staring down at the pitch in disappointment, which pretty much sums things up for the hosts. Kolkata Knight Riders are 85/6, in the chase of 156 runs.
013.213.2: Yash Punja to Ramandeep Singh, Googly, on off, Ramandeep Singh prods onto his front foot and keeps it out.
113.113.1: Yash Punja to Rinku Singh, Flighted around middle and leg, Rinku Singh milks this to long on for one.
112.612.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, Quicker wrong'un around off, Rinku Singh dabs this in front of point and takes a quick single. 
6 Over | Run: 84/5 | Run Rate: 6.46
112.512.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Ramandeep Singh, Pushed through, on middle and leg, Ramandeep Singh milks this through mid-wicket and rotates the strike.
012.412.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Ramandeep Singh, Quicker one, full and on off. Ramandeep Singh pushes this off the inner half of his bat back to the bowler. 
412.312.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! That's a glorious hit! Flighted, around off, Ramandeep Singh gets his bodyweight shifted onto the front foot and drives this all along the ground through cover for a boundary. 
112.212.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, Tossed up, around the pads, Rinku Singh flicks this to long on for one more.
112.112.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Ramandeep Singh, Googly, on middle and off. Ramandeep Singh tucks this through mid-wicket for a single. 
111.611.6: Yash Punja to Ramandeep Singh, Dragged short and outside off, slapped away to deep point for a single.
6 Over | Run: 76/5 | Run Rate: 6.33
011.511.5: Yash Punja to Ramandeep Singh, Tossed up on off, blocked back to the bowler.
011.411.4: Yash Punja to Ramandeep Singh, A full ball now, outside off and turns in as well. Singh smothers it away.
011.311.3: Yash Punja to Ramandeep Singh, Beaten! Loopy delivery, lands it full and just outside off, Ramandeep Singh camps back to get behind the line of the ball, but it grips and just turns away, beating the outside edge.
111.211.2: Yash Punja to Rinku Singh, Just short again! Short and outside the leg stump, the wrong'un turning away to finish on middle. Rinku pulls it to deep mid-wicket, but gets no timing and the ball dips on the fielder charging in off the ropes. Lands just short and is parried away for a single.
111.111.1: Yash Punja to Ramandeep Singh, Short and wide, outside off. Ramandeep Singh rocks back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.
010.610.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, DROPPED! Oh, no. Nandre Burger has put down a sitter. Jadeja bowls a wide one outside off, angling it in. Rinku Singh steps across to the off side and looks to power it across the line. He gets a top edge that goes high and comes down between the keeper and short third. The keeper runs after it, but he's more concerned with adjusting his helmet and it is Nandre Burger from short third who does get to it but just shells it. They get a single as well. Jadeja is absolutely livid with that lackadaisical effort. Could be a big moment in the game.
6 Over | Run: 73/5 | Run Rate: 6.64
010.510.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Play and a miss. Fired in, full and outside off, Rinku backs away to cut but the ball stays a bit low and zips past the willow.
110.410.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Ramandeep Singh, Slightly into the pitch, on off and middle, jammed off the back foot and through wide mid-wicket for one more.
110.310.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Fuller one around off, Rinku Singh brings out the reverse sweep but fails to get a decent connection and mistimes it to short third for a single.
110.210.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Ramandeep Singh, Floated up on off, eased away through covers for a single.
010.110.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, OUT! CAUGHT! Rovman Powell was itching to get one away, but he has ended up throwing away his wicket. Ravindra Jadeja slows it up and lobs the ball up on middle and leg, on a good length as well. Powell clears the front leg and swings across the line but gets it high on the bat. The ball sails down to long on where Donovan Ferreira takes a straightforward catch. KKR have now lost half of their side on just 70 runs.
19.79.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Rovman Powell, Straighter at the stumps, fairly full, nudged around the corner on the leg side for one. KKR are 70/4 after 10 overs, chasing 156 for the win.
7 Over | Run: 70/4 | Run Rate: 7.00
19.69.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, Nagging length, drifting away from middle and leg, Rinku pushes at it but ends up chipping it into the leg side for a single.
19.59.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Rovman Powell, Bowled flatter and just outside off, Powell rocks back and cuts it off the outside edge and wide of short third for a single.
09.49.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Rovman Powell, A loopy delivery, floated full and wide outside off. Rovman Powell smashes it into the turf and drives it straight to Jadeja at extra cover. Another crowd catch as Jadeja lobs the ball in the air, mimicking a celebration.
09.39.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Rovman Powell, WIDE! Short and down the leg side, Powell misses the tickle and a wide is called.
19.29.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, Floated up around leg stump, Rinku stays on the back foot and works it between square leg and mid-wicket for a single.
29.19.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, Not all that short, angled across off, Singh stays low and slams the cut to the right of deep point for a brace. Good fielding in the deep from Shimron Hetmyer.
08.68.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, Just 4 off the over, another tidy one from Ravindra Jadeja. A bit more flighted, full and outside off, Powell leans on and looks to pinch a quick single by easing it in front of point but doesn't get it.
6 Over | Run: 63/4 | Run Rate: 7.00
18.58.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Short and a tad wide outside off, cut away to deep point for a run.
18.48.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, Jadeja sees Powell coming down the pitch and shortens his length. This is bowled at the batter and Powell hoicks it away past square leg for one more.
08.38.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, Quicker through the air, fuller as well and just outside off. Rovman Powell jams the ball back into the pitch.
18.28.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Slightly into the pitch, on middle and leg, Rinku waits for it before whipping it off the pads to deep mid-wicket for one more.
18.18.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, Fuller one, pushed down leg, Powell lunges and flicks it across to deep square leg for a single.
17.67.6: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, Googly on a length, on off at 95.6 kph, spinning in. Powell tucks it behind square leg for one.
6 Over | Run: 59/4 | Run Rate: 7.38
47.57.5: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Runs away! Drags the length short and down leg. Rovman Powell goes on the back foot and just gets enough bat on it for the ball to race toward the deep fine leg fence.
17.47.4: Yash Punja to Rinku Singh, A flighted delivery, on the stumps and this is dinked to the leg side in front of square for a single.
17.37.3: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, Fuller a touch, on off, Powell taps it into the cover-point region and despite Jadeja moving forward quickly and scoring a direct hit at the non-striker's end, Powell is quick enough to cross over for a single.
07.27.2: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, Drops it short, outside off, Rovman Powell goes for the back foot cut shot, but is beaten on the outside edge again.
07.17.1: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, BEATEN! This is mind-blowing bowling. Sharp leg break, on a length, just around off. Rovman Powell is rushed on the back foot, tries to block it in front, but plays inside the line and the ball zips past the outside edge.
06.66.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! LBW! Jadeja opens his account with the ball and KKR are pushed into deep waters now. Lands it on a dragged length, on middle. Raghuvanshi tries to get creative, drops to one knee for the reverse sweep. Fails to connect and wears it on the front pad. Given out on the appeal for LBW, but Angkrish Raghuvanshi has gone upstairs for a review. UltraEdge detects nothing and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. Another underwhelming knock from Angkrish and KKR are 52/4.
6 Over | Run: 52/4 | Run Rate: 7.43
06.56.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Turns away on a length, on off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets on the back foot and lets the ball turn before easing it to point.
06.46.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi eases it to the off side.
06.36.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tossed up full outside off at 95.1 kph. Raghuvanshi shuffles across and gets down on one knee for the sweep. Misses it completely and wears it on the front pad.
16.26.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, Fuller length on middle. Powell gets forward and works it to mid-wicket for a single. 
06.16.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, Oh, falls just short! Jadeja bowls it fractionally full and gets a good bit of grip on it, on middle. Rovman Powell pushes on the back foot and chips it tamely off the leading edge back to the bowler, but despite Jadeja putting a dive forward, the ball yorks his fingers and rolls around.
15.65.6: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, Short and outside off, spinning away off the pitch. Powell prepares to go for the pull shot, but finds himself into an awkward position. The ball holds on and takes the bottom edge before rolling down to wide mid off for a single. KKR end their Powerplay with 51/3 on the board.
6 Over | Run: 51/3 | Run Rate: 8.50
05.55.5: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, Around off and full, Powell carves it to the cover region.
65.45.4: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, SIX! Nervous start for Punja so far! Slips in a full toss, on leg. Rovman Powell needs no second invitation as he whips it ruthlessly over deep mid-wicket for a six. As clean as one can hit.
45.35.3: Yash Punja to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Up and over! Pushed fuller and outside off, the googly that spins in. Rovman Powell frees his arms and slams it over the cover-point fielder for a cracking four.
15.25.2: Yash Punja to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Much fuller, sliding on the leg stump. Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks down a couple of steps and drives it to long on for a single.
05.15.1: Yash Punja to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Starts from over the stump and dishes a leg break, full and around off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi opens the bat face and runs it behind to short third.
14.74.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, A flatter wrong'un now, turns back into the pads. Angkrish Raghuvanshi presses back and dabs it across through mid-wicket for one. 8 runs and a wicket off the over.
7 Over | Run: 39/3 | Run Rate: 7.80
04.64.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, A big wrong'un, pushed in from well outside off, Raghuvanshi stays back to defend.
14.54.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Rovman Powell, Crashed through the off side but it is well stopped. Floated up, full and wide outside off, Rovman Powell powers the cover drive but the fielder at cover makes a good half stop down to his right. A single is taken.
04.44.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Cameron Green, OUT! STUMPED! How good is that from Jurel? Such acrobatic stuff and a sharp presence of mind behind the stumps. Bishnoi spots Green charging and fires a googly down leg. It pitches and spins further down. Jurel is blinded momentarily by the batter, but he dives left, collects cleanly and fires a one-handed underflick back to the stumps at the striker's end. Green is well down the track and has no way back. The third umpire confirms that Green is out by a country mile. That's a wide, but more importantly, the Royals get the big wicket of Green who was just about to launch. KKR go further down in the hole. The hosts are 37/3, chasing 156.
04.34.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Cameron Green, Slows it up, on a length, on off. Green blocks it off the back foot to the bowler.
44.24.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Cameron Green, FOUR! Off the edge. Good length outside off. Green throws his hands at it, catches the cue end, and it runs away past short third for four.
14.14.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Drag-downer to start, on leg. Angkrish runs it down to long on for a single.
23.63.6: Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, Burger goes short again, into the batter. Cameron Green stays deep inside the crease and pulls this behind square on leg. Three fielders converge to catch this but neither gets anywhere close. Donovan Ferreira gathers this on the bounce and throws it back to the keeper. A couple taken.
6 Over | Run: 31/2 | Run Rate: 7.75
63.53.5: Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, SIX! Now this is more like Green. Overpitched, on middle and off, Cameron Green settles well behind the line of it and slogs this over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. 
03.43.4: Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, Around that good length region, on off and going across the batter. Cameron Green looks to go big and has a swing at it but gets beaten.
13.33.3: Nandre Burger to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nandre hits the back of a length again, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi pats this in front of Yashasvi Jaiswal at covers and rotates the strike.
03.23.2: Nandre Burger to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Hard length, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi hits this flat to the left of extra cover for no run.
13.13.1: Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, Back of a length, around off, angling across the batter. Cameron Green guides this to the third man region one.
02.62.6: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jofra hits the deck hard again, around off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets up on his toes and blocks this out.
6 Over | Run: 21/2 | Run Rate: 7.00
12.52.5: Jofra Archer to Cameron Green, Back of a length, around off, Cameron Green pats this to covers for a strike rotation. 
02.42.4: Jofra Archer to Cameron Green, Short and around off, Cameron Green blocks this out.
02.32.3: Jofra Archer to Cameron Green, That's a missile from Archer! This is some red-ball stuff by Jofra. Hard length, right in the channel, around off, shaping away from the batter after pitching. Cameron Green has no answer to it as he looks to punch this down the ground but gets beaten on the outside edge.
42.22.2: Jofra Archer to Cameron Green, FOUR! Green is dealing in boundaries as he hits his third already. Good length, around middle and leg, Cameron Green steps inside and just flicks this through the right of short fine leg for a boundary more to his name.
12.12.1: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi plays this late and opens his bat face to guide this to the third man region for a run.
41.61.6: Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, FOUR! JUST WOW! Nandre bowls it back of a length, around off, Cameron Green plants his back foot deep inside the crease, leans low and cuts this past the right of Ravindra Jadeja at point this time for four more runs. 
6 Over | Run: 15/2 | Run Rate: 7.50
41.51.5: Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, FOUR! Not a good idea to bowl short to Green. Short and around off, Cameron Green gets up on his toes, stays on his back foot and punches this through the backward point region for four runs. 
11.41.4: Nandre Burger to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nearly the third success for RR. Short and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi hops up on his toes and looks to punch this off his back foot. Gets it edged off the inside and the ball rolls to backward square leg for one.
11.31.3: Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Cameron Green gets it worked through covers for a single. 
01.21.2: Nandre Burger to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! RR are off to a sensational start with the ball once again. Slightly back of a length, around off, angling away from the right-hander. Ajinkya Rahane presses on the back foot and looks to play the square cut but manages only an outside edge that's gathered well behind the stumps by Dhruv Jurel. A golden duck in the previous game and Rahane goes for a silver duck this time around. Kolkata Knight Riders are 5 for 2 after 1.2.
01.11.1: Nandre Burger to Ajinkya Rahane, Hard length, on top of middle and off. Ajinkya Rahane blocks this off his back foot to mid-wicket.
40.70.6: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! A boundary to end the over and Archer can't quite close out the over well, but it's still very good. Back of a length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi hops up on his toes and punches this through the right of Ravindra Jadeja at point for a boundary. 
7 Over | Run: 5/1 | Run Rate: 5.00
00.60.6: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, WIDE! Jofra errs in line and bowls this wide down the leg. Angkrish Raghuvanshi has a flick at it but misses out. Wided.
00.50.5: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Hard length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts this to point for another dot. 
00.40.4: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Bumper, well-directed, around middle and leg. Angkrish Raghuvanshi looks to play the hook but gets beaten. An appeal from the RR players for caught behind but the umpire turns it down. RR decide not to send this upstairs.
00.30.3: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good length, around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi has a flash at it but the ball shapes back in and beats the inside edge.
00.20.2: Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Is this two in two or a crowd catch? Full and wide around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets low and bumps this to Ravindra Jadeja at point. An appeal for a catch by Jadeja and the umpires sends this upstairs. The replay shows that the ball has bounced after hitting the bat of Angkrish Raghuvanshi. 
00.10.1: Jofra Archer to Tim Seifert, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Another first-ball wicket for Jofra Archer as Kolkata Knight Riders are rocked early. On a length, around off, shaping back into the batter. Tim Seifert looks to flick this but gets a bit late and is beaten by the inswing as well. The ball deflects off the back pad of Tim and breaks the off stump. 
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