KKR defeat RR by 86 runsIPL 2021, KKR vs RR Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Rajasthan Royals by 86 runs on Thursday as their bowlers absolutely annihilated the Royals’ batting lineup. Coming on to chase 175 runs, which is the highest score in this ground for this IPL edition, Rajasthan’s batsmen folded like a pack of cards. Rahul Tewatia was the only batsman to try and muster any sort of resistance but the wickets tumbling on the other end made his job almost impossible. Shivam Mavi took four wickets for KKR and Lockie Ferguson took three.
Earlier, KKR made 171 for four as the Royals collapsed for 85 in 16.1 overs. Shubman Gill scored 56 off 44 balls for KKR while his opening partner Venkatesh Iyer made 38 off 35 balls.
Brief scores: KKR 171/4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 56; Chris Morris 1/28, Chetan Sakariya 1/23).
Rajasthan Royals 85 all out in 16.1 overs (Rahul Tewatia 44; Lockie Ferguson 3/18, Shivam Mavi 4/21).
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/4 (20.0)Rajasthan Royals
85 (16.1)Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 86 runs
Mavi gets his fourth as Rajasthan's last frontier falls. Tewatia is gone. KKR win by 86 runs
And Sakariya has been run out as Rajasthan's 9th wicket falls. A bit of a mix up but KKR won't mind. RR 85/9 after 15.3 overs.
Ferguson back. Another very good over until that four from Tewatia. 8 off it. Ferguson finishes his spell. Took 3/18. RR 83/8 after 15 overs.
Varun in the attack. 4 dot balls. At this stage. Almost like a wicket. Finally Tewatia gets one. Just 1 off it. RR 75/8 after 14 overs
Tewatia hits another 6. Narine has not had a good game against him. Tewatia is providing the fight on behalf of the RR. 7 off the over. If KKR take Tewatia then it's surely done. RR 74/8 after 13 overs.
If Royals make 100 here, Mumbai Indians will have to win by around 160 runs tomorrow.
Now Undakat gives Ferguson the boundary treatment. 4 off the first ball. And revenge. Ferguson gets his third as Unadkat gets caught by Shakib. RR 62/8 after 11.2 overs. This game is as good as done.
Tewatia comes to the party. Hits a 6. He is the only one holding down the fort. Varun won't be happy. 9 off the over ultimately. RR 58/7 after 11th over.
Tewatia hits back to back boundaries off Mavi. But it's probably too late now. Let's see. And another 4 in the 5th ball. Some fight back at least. Good over for the Royals. 12 off it. RR 49/7 after 10 overs.
What is happening!!! RR are 7 down as Morris is given LBW. What a collapse. This has been unprecedented. RR losing wickets at regular intervals.
This is a next level collapse. Dube goes now. 2 wickets off the over. Dube goes for 18. RR 34/6 after 8 overs
Mavi in the attack. And Glenn Phillips is gone as RR continue to plummet into the abyss. Bowled. RR 33/5 after 7.3 overs as we go for time out.
And finally a 6. And another in the fifth ball. RR finally get some momentum. 13 off Narine's over. RR 30/4 after 7 overs
Ferguson back. Good lengt balls all around. Another awesome over. Just 1 off it. RR 17/4 as Powerplay ends
Royals are in all sorts of trouble as they can't seem to get anything going. Varun bowling. Just 3 off it. RR 16/4 after 5 overs.
And another. LBW. But it is being reviewed. This looks plumb. And he is gone. Rajasthan folding like a pack of cards. Rawat walks. RR 13/4 after 3.4 ovs
Ferguson to attack now. And Livingstone is also gone. Rajasthan are crumbling. RR 12/3 after 3.2 overs
Livingstone hits the first boundary off Narine. 8 off the over. RR 12/2 after 3 overs.
And Mavi strikes!!! Another down for RR. Samson goes for one. This might be one of those matches. RR 1/1 after 1.1 ovs.
Jaiswal and Livingstone are at the crease. Jaiswal is on strike. Shakib will open the attack. And gone. In the third ball. What a start by KKR. Clean bowled. Jaiswal walks. RR 0/1 after 0.3 ovs.
Karthik (14*) and Morgan (13*) steer KKR to a fighting total, not making it easy for RR in the end. Morris tries to keep it tight in the final over but four byes and a six from the skipper make it worse for his team. KKR: 171/4 (20 overs)
Sakariya gets his first of the night! He sends Tripathi (21) back to the pavillion with a slower delivery. The batter tries to slog it but ended up pulling the trigger too early. The ball skips past and onto the stumps. KKR: 145/4 (17.1 overs)
Morris provides the breakthrough in the death! Gill tries to up the ante after his half-century and he tries to hip it on to the on-side. But his mistimed shot goes straight into the hands of Jaiswal. He departs on 56. KKR: 133/3 (15.4 overs)
Ever since the arrival of Tripathi (18*), the run-rate has been spiking! With some good support on the other side, Gill (52*) continues to play his own game and hits his second straight fifty with a four against Sakariya. KKR: 127/2 (15 overs)
Rana departs after a quick cameo! After a four and a six, he succumbs Phillips! Rana aims to pump the delivery over extra cover but he mistimes it and hits it straight to Livingstone. He walks back after a 5-ball 12. KKR: 97/2 (12 overs)
BOWLED! The ball goes through Iyer's (38) legs and hits the stumps. Tewatia does the trick. KKR: 79/1 (10.5 overs)
Iyer lets loose and punishes Unadkat with two magnificent hits! On the very first ball of the over, the batter gets under the length and tonks it over long-on. Later on, he hits it straight down the middle for his second six! KKR: 69/0 (10 overs)
In search of a wicket, Samson sends in Mustafizur and Dube. But Gill (26*) and Iyer (24*) hold fort well, keeping everything at bay and dealing only in singles. No boundaries in the last 13 deliveries for Kolkata. KKR: 55/0 (9 overs)
After Sakariya's punishment at the hands of Gill, with a six, and Iyer, with a four, Morris comes into the attack. He bowls well and puts some pressure on the pair and concedes just three singles in his opening over. KKR: 34/0 (6 overs)
Sakariya and Unadkat keep it tight as Gill and Iyer choose their shots carefully. KKR: 20/0 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer open the innings for Kolkata. After a careful start, confident Gill takes on Unadkat and hits the first boundary of the innings a full-faced checked push towards mid-on. Good start. KKR: 8/0 (1 over)
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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy
Rajasthan Royals win the toss and opt to bowl first. "With the past matches, it has been easier to bowl first on this wicket. I think there have been a lot of learnings in the last game. The bounce was varying and it was two-paced. We need to be smarter with our shots and we need to bowl good lines and lengths too," said Rajasthan skipper Sanju Samson.
KKR will look to take a step closer to a play-off berth when they face RR in Sharjah on Thursday. RR's loss against MI on Tuesday means they are pretty much out of the race. The win against SRH took KKR to 12 points and their net run rate to +0.294, the best among the teams eyeing the final play-off berth. A win against RR will ensure they finish fourth. However, if they lose, they will have to rely on SRH to beat MI, in which case KKR should go through on net run rate.
The two teams have faced each other 23 times in the IPL. KKR enjoy a narrow lead of 12-11 over RR.
KKR Probable XI: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell/Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson/Tim Southee, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
RR Probable XI: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Liam Livingstone/Glenn Phillips, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Kuldip Yadav/Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the IPL 2021 contest between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Both teams will be playing their last league game, with the hope of finishing in the top four. Stay tuned for more!