KKR hold their nerves in the second half of the match. RR has themselves to blame for the loss. They were cruising at 103/1 at the 13th over, with both Rahane & Samson at the crease; eventually, they could hit only 41 runs in the last 42 balls.For now, KKR will play against SRH in the second Qualifier match now. We end our live coverage tonight. Do join us on May 25 for live updates of KKR vs SRH match.KKR vs RR Match Scorecard | AB De Villiers Retired Early Today, You Know?
Krishna to bowl the last one. A dot ball to begin with. Gowtham takes a two on the next. A dot and a single, next. Another single, and a FOUR! to end the match. KKR wins and will now play the Qualifier against SRH now!
Russell to bowl the penultimate over. A disappointing over from RR here, as they are able to score only 6 runs from it. RR needs 34 runs in the last over; almost an impossible task to scale.
Krishna to bowl next. A dot ball is followed by a two and a single on the next balls. A couple of dot balls. KKR crowd is cheering aloud! Stuart Binny is CAUGHT OUT! on the last ball of the over. The KKR team is elated. K Gowtham is the new man in. FOW: 130/4: Stuart Binny: 0 (3).RR needs 40 off 12 balls.
Chawla to bowl now. A single on the first ball. The full-toss is hit over the cover fielder for a FOUR! A single on the next ball sees Samson reach his IPL FIFTY!Another single in the over. Samson loses his wicket as he tries to dispatch the ball over deep midwicket region. Samson is CAUGHT OUT! at a crucial juncture. A twist here? Stuart Binny is the new man in. FOW: 126/3: Sanju Samson: 50 (38). A single to end the over.RR needs 43 off 18 balls.
Narine to continue. A couple of singles to begin with. Samson takes a single on the next ball. Klaasen brings out the reverse-sweep; the ball travels over the short-third-man person for FOUR! Narine is disgusted with that boundary. A single to end the over.
Yadav is back after a brief break. The move reaps dividend on the first ball as Rahane loses his wicket. The RR Skipper looks to hit a sweep shot; the mistimed shot sees the ball hit the toe-end of the bat and the ball fly in the bowler's hand. Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in. FOW: 109/2: Ajinkya Rahane: 46 (41).Yadav bowls a hattrick a dot balls. Klaasen takes a single on the last ball of the over.
Narine returns. The off-spinner bowls four consecutive dot balls here. Samson has enough of it as he hits the next ball for a SIX! A dot ball to end the over.
Andre Russell to bowl his second over. Rahane and Samson are dealing singles and twos at the moment. RR scores 7 runs from it, as they cross the 100-mark in the over.
Chawla is back. Another quiet for KKR here as they score only 6 runs off it. Both Rahane and Samson are looking to score singles at the moment, avoiding any risk oh big shots!
Mumbai, May 23: After a nail-biting contest between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), on the previous night, the two teams – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) – will be involved in another Playoffs’ match tonight. As CSK emerged victorious in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 2018 first Qualifier match, both, KKR and RR would be looking forward to qualifying for the second Qualifier match; wherein they will meet SRH to decide the remaining spot in IPL 2018 Final.
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals teams went through a tumultuous ride in the League stage. Come Friday, it will be an interesting sight to see how RR negates KKR’s home advantage in the Eliminator match.
Full KKR Team in IPL 2018:
Dinesh Karthik (captain), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Starc, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searles, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, and Ishank Jaggi.
Full RR Team in IPL 2018:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Benjamin Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Darcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuart Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, and Mahipal Lomror.
The winner of the match will have to play another match, a day after, so as to qualify their IPL 2018 Final spot. The fans can get all the Live Telecast and Online Streaming details of KKR vs SRH (IPL Playoffs’ Eliminator) match here. Which team will it be, Kolkata Knight Riders or Rajasthan Royals? Let us know in the comments section below.