Rajasthan Royals defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs, (Photo by Saikat Das / Sportzpics for IPL)IPL 2022, RR vs KKR Highlights: Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by seven runs in an Indian Premier League match on Monday. Put into bat, RR rode on Jos Buttler’s 61-ball 103 innings, which was studded with nine boundaries and five maximums, to post a challenging 217 for five. Sanju Samson (38 off 19 balls), Shimron Hetmyer (26 not out off 13 balls), and Devdutt Padikkal (24 off 18 balls) also chipped with useful contributions.
In reply, Shreyas Iyer blasted 85 off 51 balls and Aaron Finch scored 58 off 28 balls but KKR were eventually bowled out for 210 in 19.4 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal was the most successful bowler for RR, claiming five wickets for 40 in his quota of four overs, while Obed McCoy (2/41) snapped two wickets in the decisive final over. Earlier, Sunil Narine (2/21), Pat Cummins (1/50), Shivam Mavi (1/34) and Andre Russell (1/29 in 2 overs) were among wickets for KKR.
Brief Score:
Rajasthan Royals: 217 for 5 in 20 overs (Jos Buttler 103, Sunile Narine 2/21)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 210 all-out in 19.4 overs (Shreyas Iyer 85, Aaron Finch 58; Yuzvendra Chahal 5/40).
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210 (19.4)Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs
IPL 2022, RR vs KKR Live Cricket Score Online Today: Rajasthan take on Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
Obed McCoy ending up being the man of the moment on his IPL debut was probably not in the script, especially on the night when Jos Buttler scored a century and Yuzvendra Chahal bagged a fifer, including a hat-trick. IPL, however, revels in throwing up unlikely heroes and McCoy was resplendent in his 'Pushpa' dance moves.
Umesh Yadav refused to throw in the towel and kept Rajasthan Royals on the edge until the end. Kolkata Knight Riders needed 11 runs from the final over and 25-year-old McCoy from Windward Islands had the ball. Sheldon Jackson was taken care of with a delivery that barely arrived, while another slower ball castled Yadav. McCoy was surrounded by his team-mates who celebrated wildly. As for the bowler, his hook step would have had Allu Arjun’s approval.
- Shamik Chakrabarty
"I think from the start we got, we really were going well according to the run-rate. Finchy was good but once he was out, we slowed down a bit. We lacked a bit over there, but it's a part of the game. Unfortunately we couldn't click. My plan was to bat through the end, the opposite batsman had to take it on from ball one. The matchup Rana had was with Chahal. He did not time that and it happens. He [Buttler] started a bit slow and after that he just went off. The way he manoeuvres the ball, he is a classy batsman. Kudos to the way he batted. If we had got him out early, the scoreboard would've looked very different. Dew didn't play a big role tonight. Amazing wicket to bat on. Unfortunately Brabourne hasn't been great for us. Hopefully we will come back hard in the coming games. There is a lot of pressure and I love pressure. I just wanted to set an example, doesn't matter whatever score they get. If they can get it, I can get it as well. That's how I was thinking."
The last over starts now. McCoy in to bowl this one. Pressure is immense. That's two runs to start. And that's the wicket of Sheldon Jackson!! And the last wicket falls. Kolkata close but all out for 210 runs
OUCH!! That has been hit pretty hard by Yadav and it has hit Sheldon Jackson. He looks okay though. Just ones and twos now when they need boundaries and a bounadry can change everything. 11 to win now from the last over.
It was a case of unadulterated class trumping T20 pyrotechnics. Take this with a rider, for Andre Russell offered a tentative prod to a Ravichandran Ashwin carrom ball rather than attempting a big hit. It was comfortably the ball of the match, good length, pitching on off-and-middle, turning away a shade and knocking the off stump. It was too good a delivery to get first ball. Russell is strong-armed enough to hit any delivery out of the park, but he couldn't pick the caroom ball. His forward defence was tentative, his dismissal for a golden duck in a high-scoring game was an anti-climax. Ashwin didn't mind. He went for a celebratory run, his fingers pointing towards himself. There was absolutely no doubt about who was the boss.
- Shamik Chakrabarty
Umesh Yadav has now hit 2 sixes off Trent Boult. Where this match is heading is anyone's guess at the moment. That's a four to follow and 200 is up for Kolkata!! 200/8 after 18 overs.
That's a hattrick!!! That's a hattrick for Chahal. What a tournament he is having!!! Cummins edges one and it's gone to Sanju Samson. KKR in a world of trouble!!! KKR 180/8 after 17 overs.
And would you know it!!! That's another wicket gone. The momentum has completely shifted in this over itself. Great bowling by Chahal. Turns this game on its head. Mavi departs. KKR 180/7 after 16.5 overs.
That's another one down. It's the dangerous Shreyas Iyer and suddenly Kolkata's run chase has come to a screeching halt. He reviewd but the on-field decision of LBW stood. Chahal takes 2 in the same over. KKR 180/6 after 16.4 overs.
Chahal strikes in the very first ball!!! Venkatesh Iyer departs. Went down the ground, missed the ball and gets his stumps rattled. Big wicket for Rajasthan. KKR 178/5 after 16.1 overs.
The death overs start and Trent Boult to bowl the first of them. KKR are cruising along nicely and Shreyas Iyer has hit another six!!! He will take some stopping tonight. 11 off this over. KKR 178/4 after 16 overs.
Now it's up to the two Iyers to bring Kolkata home. The relative inexperienced Obed McCoy in to bowl. And that's a drop. Oh my word. Shreyas would be walking if Sanju had taken this one. And Shreyas makes him pay. That's a huge six!!! Another four to deep mid wicket now!! 15 from this over. KKR 167/4 after 15 overs.
What a ball by Ashwin!!!! Absolutely cleans up the big man, Russell. Suddenly the advantage swings to the side of the Rajasthan Royals. Beauty of a carrom ball. KKR 149/4 after 13.4 overs.
We have a player review for LBW now. Chahal looks convinced and Rajasthan review. Rana went for the reverse and missed. The ball missed the bat as well but the impact seems to be away from the stumps. It's umpire's call and Rana survives. Next ball is hit straight down the ground for a four!! And a six!!!! Just over the head of Jos Buttler. That was a close one. Another is hit straight into the night sky and can be taken. Oh!! Hetmyer could not get there. And he's gone. Rana perishes. Wanted to have another go and it's taken by Buttler. KKR 148/3 after 13 overs
12th over to start and Rajasthan has brought in the wily Ashwin but no change to the Royals' fortunes as Iyer smokes a ball over the boundary for a SIX!!! And a 2 to follow. KKR 134/2 after 12 overs.
Shreyas Iyer had brought up his 50 in the last ball of the 10th over. 11th over to be bowled by Chahal. 6 off the first 5 balls of the over. A single to end the over. KKR 123/2 after 11 overs.
Parsidh Krishna gets the wicket of Aaron Finch and some words, too, were exchanged. Aaron Finch's 28-ball 58 comes to an end. KKR need 111 runs in 66 balls.
A 25-ball half-century for Aaron Finch. KKR need 111 runs in 67 balls.
A tope-edge boundary is followed by a sweetly-timed six over the long-off. 19 came from McCoy's second over. KKR need 125 runs in 72 balls.
Aaron Finch has arrived to the IPL 2022. Three fours of Yuzvendra Chahal's first over. 17 came from it. KKR need 144 runs in 78 balls.
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That Shimron Hetmyer grunt would have comfortably out-grunted the original 'grunt creators'; Jimmy Connors and Monica Seles - never mind that they played tennis. It was loud enough to be audible in every living room, via the stump mic.
Hetmyer was looking for full monty against Andre Russell in the final over of the Rajasthan Royals' innings. He had hit back-to-back sixes and was nicely set up to hammer a slower bouncer. Just that he swung a little too early and missed the ball. A frustrated Hetmyer reacted with a jump and a 'double-yelp'. The delivery was there for the taking. About 15 minutes later, Hetmyer was jumping with joy though, after his direct hit from cover-point effected Sunil Narine's run-out.
- Shamik Chakrabarty
50-run stand is up between Aaron Finch and Shreyas Iyer after the first ball wicket of Sunil Narine. At the end of the powerplay, KKR are 57/1.
Shreyas Iyer glides it between short third man and backward point for four runs. The fifth boundary for the KKR skippers. 12 runs came from Prasidh Krishna's second over. KKR need 175 runs in 90 balls.
Excellent first over from Obed McCoy. Just four came from his first over. KKR need 187 runs in 96 balls.
Aaron Finch two boundaries of Trent Boult's second over. Eight came from Boult's second over.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer is up and running with back-to-back boundaries off Trent Boult's over. Nine runs came from Boult's first over. KKR need 209 runs in 114 balls.
What a start for the Rajasthan Royals. Sunil Narine is run out. There was no run, and it was Aaron Finch's call, and Narine had to respond, but this was always a risky single. Hetmyer hits the stump, and Rajasthan gets their first wicket.
Kolkata Knight Riders openers Aaron Finch and Sunil Narine are out in the middle. No Venkatesh Iyer for KKR. Trent Boult will start the proceedings for the Rajasthan Royals.
Riding on a brilliant century by Jos Buttler (103), his second of the season, Rajasthan Royals put on 217 for 5 in 20 overs, the highest total of the IPL 2022. Skipper Sanju Samson smashed a 19-ball 38, while Shimron Hetmyer provided the perfect flourish with an unbeaten 13-ball 26. For Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Narine (2/21) was the pick of the bowler. Stay tuned for the chase!
Brilliant power-hitting this my Shimron Hetmyer. He has smacked Andre Russell for back-to-back sixes.
Karun Nair clears his front leg and heaves but finds Cummins at long-on. Karun Nair is gone for 3. Shivam Mavi takes the wicket.
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Down memory lane, Brendon McCullum found a reason to smile. Fifteen seasons ago on this day, it was the unveiling of the Indian Premier League and the cricketing razzmatazz that would gradually become 'India ka tyohaar', had a heavy metal beginning, thanks to McCullum's 73-ball 158 not out for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Cut to the present, and Knight Riders were at the receiving end of a Jos Buttler onslaught in their game against Rajasthan Royals at Brabourne Stadium on Monday. It offered a throwback to McCullum's 2008 mayhem - sweet reminiscing for the KKR head coach, albeit with a pinch of salt, as he spoke to the host broadcaster mid-game. What has changed in 15 seasons? 'After-game parties trumped cricket back then. Now it has changed, with the emergence of so many talented players from all over the world, especially young Indian talent,' McCullum said with a smile.
Even after 15 seasons, his blitzkrieg remains KKR's tenuous link to an IPL hundred. The head coach wants it to change, having a feeling that something special could happen tonight.
- Shamik Chakrabarty
What a sensational piece of fielding by Pat Cummins. Riyan Parag is gone for 5. Excellent effort by Cummins. Pat Cummins runs to his right from long-off and catches it overhead, and while he is stumbling, he lobs it towards Shivam Mavi, who has run to his left from long-on, and completes the catch one-handed with a jump of his own.
Jos Buttler Buttler's magical innings come to an end. He departs for 103. Pat Cummins with the wicket. The short ball gets Buttler out. Cummins digs into the pitch and at Buttler top-edges it to fine-leg. Easy catch for Varun Chakravarthy. A standing ovation for Jos Buttler.
The second ton of the season for Jos Buttler. Third of his IPL career. What a knock this has been by Buttler.
11 came from Andre Russell's first over. Buttler and Hetmyer scored one boundary each.
Andre Russell strikes! Sanju Samson departs for 38. Samson holes out to deep mid-wicket, and Shivam Mavi hangs onto a skier. A valuable knock from the Rajasthan Royals skipper.
What a shot, what a finish to the over. Sanju Samson clears his front leg and hits it straight over Umesh Yadav's head for a maximum. 15 came from Umesh Yadav's last over. He ended his spell 4-0-44-0.
Full toss from Umesh and Sanju accepted the gift and creams it over the cover fielder for a boundary.
A blistering 50-run stand for the second wicket between Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson in just 25 balls.
Sanju Samson welcomes Varun Chakravarthy for a maximum. Sanju steps down and plays an aggressive lofted off drive for 6 runs.
Another good over for Rajasthan Royals. 14 runs came from Pat Cummins over. Buttler is inching toward the century.
100 up in the 11th over for Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson ended Shivam Mavi's second over with back-to-back boundaries. 13 came from Mavi's over.
Who else but Sunil Narine, he cleans up Devdutt Padikkal with a peach. Padikkal was stunned for a while, but he will have to go. The opener scored a fine 24. Devdutt Padikkal attempts to pull early and misses the ball. Then the ball does its job - strikes the off stump!=. A much-needed breakthrough for Kolkata Knight Riders.
In the arc out of the park. Jos Buttler clears his front leg and deposits the ball over the sight screen! Thirteen came from Umesh Yadav's third over.
Length ball on the off stump by Umesh Yadav and Jos Buttler gets deep and smacks this over the covers.
50 for Jos Buttler in just 29 balls. Third of the season for Rajasthan Royals opener.
What a start it has been for the Royals after the powerplay. Devdutt Padikkal has smashed two boundaries off the bowling of Pat Cummins. Firs boundary was on the outside edge down to the third man boundary, while the second one was driven through the cover.
A 50-run stand between Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal. Buttler is is the aggressor, while Padikkal is playing a perfect second fiddle. Eleven runs came from Mavi's second over, another good one for the Rajasthan Royals. At the end of the powerplay, Rajasthan Royals are 60/0.
If it is in the slot, Jos Buttler is going to punish you. It was full on the stumps, and Buttler clears his front leg and lofts powerfully over mid-off for a boundary. Nine runs came from Pat Cummins's first over. Rajasthan are off to a flying start.
Jos Buttler plays an aggressive lofted straight shot on the front foot for 6 runs. He ended the over with a boundary. Fifteen came from Varun Chakaravarthy's first over.
They run four. Might be the first in the IPL. Buttler squeezes wide of backward point, Venkatesh Iyer chases and pulls it with a full-length dive, but the batters have crossed for a four.
Now, this is a Buttler special. It was pitched full in the slot and Buttler clears his front leg and slogs it over wide long-on for a huge six.
Buttler welcomes Umesh with a boundary. No time in the shot, but it was in the arc and Buttler his it straight over Umesh's head for a boundary.
Mavi strayed down on the pads and Padikkal flicked it down through the mid-wicket region for his first boundary. A gift to someone, who is struggling to score runs, and Devdutt accepted it. Seven runs came from Mavi's second over. Relatively tide but when you have a PAT CUMMINS in your rank, why not give him the ball with JOS BUTTLER out in the middle.
It was an excellent first over from Umesh Yadav. He even overstepped against Jos Buttler, but Devdutt Paddikal failed to put the bat on the ball in FREE HIT. Just two came from Umesh's first over. Apart from the no-ball, it was a tidy over.
Rajasthan Royals openers Jos Butter and Devdutt Padikkal are out in the middle. For Kolkata Knight Riders, Umesh Yadav will start the proceedings with the new ball. Kolkata leads the head to head contest against Rajasthan by winning 13 of their 25 games.
"It's a proper cricket ground, one square boundary is long at 79m while the other is short, huge pockets at either ends as well. This is a beautiful wicket, has lots of grass on it, very hard and could be a high-scoring game. Bowlers will hope that there'll be now dew," says Matthew Hayden