RR vs KKR Highlights IPL 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders win by 7 Wickets

Dinesh Karthik finishes things in style for Kolkata Knight Riders. This a comprehensive win for KKR as they beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets. Karthik finishes unbeaten, so does Nitish Rana. RR vs KKR Full Scorecard | IPL 2018 Points Table

KKR need 10 more runs to win from two overs. The partnership between Nitish Rana and Dinesh Karthik is now worth 49 off 33 balls. Rana is batting on 31 while Karthik is on 35.

KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik has come out strong. Meanwhile, KKR need 40 off 30 balls. They should chase this down without any fuss. Can Royals make it tough for them?

OUT! Big wicket this for Royals. Ben Stokes with a splendid effort near the long-on boundary brings Robin Uthappa's end. Uthappa c Stokes b Gowtham 48(36)

Kolkata Knight Riders need 64 more runs to win from 48 balls. The partnership between Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana is worth 27 off 20 balls.

OUT! Sunil Narine is run-out. Narine goes for the reverse-sweep, finds the fielder. He wanted to take a quick single, but sent him back. In comes the throw and Jos Buttler does the rest. Narine is caught short of the crease. Narine run out (Unadkat/Buttler) 35(25)

End of Powerplay overs! Sunil Narine and Robin Uthappa have done well to take their side past 50-run mark inside Powerplay after losing Chris Lynn.

Sunil Narine smashed Dhawal Kulkarni for three back to back boundaries and that has eased some nerves in KKR camp. 12 from Kulkarni's over.

OUT! Chris Lynn departs for a duck. K Cowtham picks the wicket. Lynn was looking to cut the ball, he is undone by the lack of bounce and is bowled. Chris Lynn b Gowtham 0(2)

So, in the end Rajasthan Royals do well to post 160 on the board. Jos Buttler provided Royals the much-needed impetus with 18-ball 24 towards the end. 

Do join us back for KKR's chase.

Superb bowling this from Tom Curran. He first removed Gowtham who was caught at backward point. And on next ball, he cleaned up Shreyas Gopal.

OUT! Big one this for KKR. Piyush Chawal strikes once again. Ben Stokes was looking to go over long-off, but fails to do so. The ball goes high up in the air and Nitish Rana near cover ran backwards to take the catch. Stokes c Nitish Rana b Chawla 14(11)  

OUT! Another wicket goes down. Rahul Tripathi was looking to clear the infield, but finds Andre Russell in between. Kuldeep Yadav picks the wicket. Tripathi c A Russell b Kuldeep Yadav 15(11)

OUT! D Arcy Short's innings comes to an end. Not an impressive innings though. He departs for 44 off 43 balls. Short was looking to play across the line, misses the ball and is bowled. Nitish Rana picks the wicket.  D Arcy Short b Nitish Rana 44(43) 

Another expensive over from Sunil Narine. He gives away ten runs from his second over and has concedes 28 runs thus far. Meanwhile, Short and Rahul Tripathi added 19 runs off 14 balls so far.

OUT! Big wicket this for KKR. Sanju Samson picks out Kuldeep Yadav at deep backward square. A misjudged pull short from Samson. Shivam Mavi gets the wicket. Samson c Kuldeep Yadav b Shivam Mavi 7(8)

OUT! Superb effort from Dinesh Karthik. Ajinkya Rahane came down the track and was looking for a flick shot. He misses it and the ball hits his pad. It goes past him, Karthik collects the ball and in no time throws it back on stumps. He hits them directly. Rahane run out (Karthik) 36(19)  

That's end of Powerplay overs. In first three overs, Royals managed only nine runs. In last three overs they have upped the ante and scored 39 runs. Rahane is batting on 35 off 17 balls while Short is 12 off 19 balls.

Another good over for Royals this. Shivam Mavi gives away 13 runs from his first over. Meanwhile, it is Rahane who is leading RR's charge.

Sunil Narine into the action and Ajinkya Rahane greets him with four back to back boundaries. Good over this for Royals, Narine concedes 18 from it.