That's it! Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders bythreewickets. Jofra Archer finishes it in style. RR needed nine off the last over and Archer smashed Prasidh Krishna for a four and a six. With this win, RR move to seventh place on the IPL 2019 points table. Full Scorecard | IPL 2019 Points Table | Orange Cap | Purple Cap.
OUT! What a sad end to a fine knock. Riyan Parag is hit-wicket. His bat hits the wicket and that brings end to his innings. Nonetheless, he has played his part. Riyan Parag hit wkt b A Russell 47(31)
Excellent batting this by Riyan Parag. He is batting on 40 off 28 balls and has kept Royals in the hunt. Meanwhile, RR now needs 18 more runs to win from two overs. Parag and Jofra Archer have added 35 off just 16 balls thus far.
OUT! KKR continue to chip away with wickets. Prasidh Krishna removes Shreyas Gopal, he is caught near long-off. RR dented further. S Gopal c Shubman Gill b Prasidh 18(9)
Dinesh Karthik hands the ball to Nitish Rana and he ends up conceding 13 runs from this over. Royals now need 54 more runs to win from five overs. The asking rate is worth 10.80.
OUT! Piyush Chawal strikes again. Stuart Binny was looking to continue his counter-attack and perishes in the process. He is caught near the boundary. Binny c Rinku Singh b Chawla 11(11)
OUT! Andre Russell with a superb catch. That's end of Ben Stokes in IPL 2019 (will be flying back to home). He is caught at long-on and Piyush Chawla gets the prized scalp. B Stokes c A Russell b Chawla 11(10)
Rajasthan Royals now need 109 runs off 66 balls. The asking rate is now worth 9.91 runs per over. Riyan Parag and Ben Stokes are in the middle and have a huge task in hand.
OUT! Sunil Narine strikes again. He gets rid of Royals captain Steve Smith. The right-hander fails to read the line and is beaten. The ball goes ahead to crash onto the stumps. S Smith b Narine 2(6)
OUT! Now Piyush Chawla strikes. He has cleaned up Sanju Samson with a superb delivery. Samson was caught in two minds there. Wanted to sweep, but then aborted the shot and went for a forward defence, which never came off. He missed the line and all ends up. S Samson b Chawla 22(15)
OUT! Sunil Narine strikes for KKR. He traps Ajinkya Rahane in front of the wickets. Much needed wicket for the Knight Riders. Rahane lbw b Narine 34(21)
Excellent batting this by Ajinkya Rahane. He smashes Yarra Prithviraj for 17 runs in this over. Meanwhile, the opening partnership between Rahane and Sanju Samson is now worth 53. Last over of Powerplay coming up.
Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson are the Royals' openers. Rahane has collected two boundaries while Samson has picked a six. Good start this for Royals.
Dinesh Karthik finishes unbeaten on 97 off 50 balls. What a knock by the KKR captain. He takes his side to a competitive total. Jaydev Unadkat smashes 18 runs from the last over. Do join us back for Royals' chase.
One over remaining now. Can Knight Riders finish on a high? Dinesh Karthik is still there and is batting on 80 off 45 balls. One big over here and KKR will have a competitive total on the board.
OUT! Oshane Thomas picks a BIG wicket. Andre Russell was dropped earlier, but not this time. The big hitter is caught near the boundary. This will hurt KKR. A Russell c Riyan Parag b Thomas 14(14)
The partnership between KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell is now worth 35 off 27 balls. Meanwhile, the duo is looking for the final onslaught.
Four overs remaining now and Andre Russell has joined his skipper in the middle. Knight Riders need big overs from here to finish with a decent total on board.
OUT! All happening here. Varun Aaron with a direct hit catches Sunil Narine short at the non-striker's end. Aaron has contributed to all four wickets to fell thus far. Narine run out (Aaron/Rahane) 11(8)
Big over this for KKR. 25 runs come from Shreyas Gopal's over. Against run of play, Knight Riders find a big over. Dinesh Karthik picked three fours and a six in this over. And then Sunil Narine ended it on a high by smashing a six on last ball.
Knight Riders are on sixth spot with four wins from ten matches while Royals have managed to win just three matches for ten games. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) sudden growth has put both KKR and RR pressure. Meanwhile, Royals will have no chance left to qualify for the next round if they lose to KKR tonight.
This will be the 20th encounter between these two teams. KKR have previously won ten while RR have won nine. At Eden Gardens, out of seven matches, only once Royals have emerged victorious. And to out RR fans under further pressure, the Jaipur based franchise has not defeated KKR in four matches since 2018. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Live Cricket Score 43th T20 Match.
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