RR vs KKR Highlights IPL 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders Register Comprehensive Win

That's it, Kolkata Knight Riders win this game by eight wickets! A comprehensive win this for KKR. They chase down the total of 140 in just 13.5 overs. Meanwhile, KKR now top the IPL 2019 points table. Full Scorecard | IPL 2019 Points Table | Orange Cap | Purple Cap.

KKR needs just seven runs to win this clash and they have seven overs remaining to achieve it. Robin Uthappa looks in hurry and the game could be over in the next over.

OUT! Chris Lynn perishes after scoring his half-century. He is caught at deep backward square leg, end of a fine innings. Consolation wicket this for Royals, one feels. Chris Lynn c S Midhun b Shreyas Gopal 50(32) 

OUT! Finally a wicket comes Royals' way, Shreyas Gopal strikes. Sunil Narine is caught in the slip. Steve Smith takes a good catch. Little late for Royals one feels. Narine c Smith b Shreyas Gopal 47(25)

Kolkata Knight Riders now need 56 more runs to win from 72 balls. KKR inching towards the victory. Royals need wickets here to put brakes on KKR's scoring. Sunil Narine meanwhile is nearing towards his half-century.

What a start for Kolkata Knight Riders.  Sunila Narine has taken Royals bowling to cleaners here. RR feel hapless at the moment against the left-hander. Narine is batting on 34 off 15 balls.

Drama out there in the middle. Chris Lynn gets an inside edge, the ball hits the stumps but bails did not come off. The wickets flashed and then bails remained intact.  

Excellent start this for Kolkata Knight Riders. Sunil Narine has already smashed four fours and a six. Royals searching for the first breakthrough. 

So, that's the end of Royals innings. They finish with 139 on board. It appears that they are 15-20 runs short. Steve Smith finishes unbeaten on 73 off 59 balls. Ben Stokes struggled and managed only seven off 14 balls. 

One over remaining now. The 19th over fetched Royals 12 runs. They need at least 20 form the last over to put a competitive total on board.  

Two overs remaining now and Royals will be looking to finish big . Ben Stokes has struggled thus far and that is worrying for Royals.      

Three overs remaining now. Ben Stokes and Steve Smith will be looking for the final onslaught now. Smith is batting on 55 off 49 balls. Royals will be looking to go past 150.

OUT! Royals lose their third wicket. Harry Gurney takes the wicket. Rahul Tripathi holes it to cover. This could be blessing in disguise for Royals as Ben Stokes makes his way out to the middle. R Tripathi c Chawla b Gurney 6(8)

That's fifty up for Steve Smith! 50 off 44 balls for the right-hander. Meanwhile, 100 up for Royals and a good over for them as well. 13 from it. Five overs remaining now and Royals will be looking  to finish on a high.

Six overs remaining now and Royals will be eyeing to go past 150-run mark from here. Steve Smiths holds the key from here. He is well-set and should accelerate now. 

OUT! Harry Gurney strikes!  Slower ball does the trick. Jos buttler gets the toe-end of the bat as he was looking to smash it over cow corner. He finds Shubman Gill near the boundary rope. J Buttler c Shubman Gill b Gurney 37(34) 

Halfway through and Royals have recovered somewhat. Knight Riders look for another breakthrough. Meanwhile, the partnership between Jos Buttler and Steve Smith is worth 62 off 59 balls.

Time for first strategic time-out. Meanwhile, that's fifty up for Royals. The partnership between Jos Buttler and Steve Smith is nearing the 50-run mark. These two looking to bail out RR from the initial slump.

Eight runs from this Sunil Narine over. The partnership between Jos Buttler and Steve Smith is now worth  38 off 41 balls. Important for Royals that either Buttler or Smith ups the ante. 

It is spin from both the ends. Kuldeep Yadav gives away seven runs from his first over.  Good start this for Kuldeep as Knight Riders continue to keep things in control.