RR vs KKR in pics: Chahal hat trick, Buttler ton lead Rajasthan to victory

Yuzvendra Chahal's hat trick and Obed McCoy's two wickets in the last over led Rajasthan Royals to beat Kolkata Knights by seven runs in an Indian Premier League thriller on Monday.

Yuzvendra Chahal of Rajasthan Royals celebrates his hat-trick during the Indian Premier League 2022. The 21st hat trick in IPL history, and the fifth by a Rajasthan bowler, gave Chahal 5-40.

Mumbai: Prasidh Krishna of Rajasthan Royals bowls during the Indian Premier League 2022 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai, Monday, April 18, 2022. (Sportzpics for IPL/PTI Photo)

Ravichandran Ashwin of Rajasthan Royals celebrates the wicket of Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders, during the Indian Premier League 2022 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata was all out for 210 with two balls to spare. (Sportzpics for IPL/PTI Photo)

In reply, Kolkata's Aaron Finch helped himself to 58 off 28 balls, including nine fours and two sixes, and resurrected their chase in a century stand with Shreyas Iyer.

Mumbai: Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders being bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin of Rajasthan Royals, during the Indian Premier League 2022 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai, Monday, April 18, 2022. (Sportzpics for IPL/PTI Photo)

In reply, Kolkata's Aaron Finch helped himself to 58 off 28 balls, including nine fours and two sixes, and resurrected their chase in a century stand with Shreyas Iyer.

However, Kolkata still had a shot. Umesh Yadav and Sheldon Jackson took 20 off the 18th over, and 7 off the 19th. They needed a gettable nine off the last five deliveries by left-arm pacer McCoy on debut, when Jackson mistimed a pull to short fine leg, and two balls later Yadav was bowled for 21 from nine.

Buttler put on 97 runs off 58 balls for the first wicket with Devdutt Padikkal (24), and added 67 runs off 34 balls with Sanju Samson (38). He fell to Cummins late in the innings.

Put in to bat, Buttler lit up Rajasthan’s innings as he smacked nine fours and five sixes.

Jos Buttler raced to 50 off 29 balls, and his hundred came off 59 deliveries. He joined the likes of Chris Gayle (2011), Shane Watson (2018) and Hashim Amla (2017) as overseas batsmen with two hundreds in a single IPL. Overall, it was his third IPL century for Rajasthan.

Shivam Mavi of Kolkata Knight Riders takes the catch of Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals, during the Indian Premier League 2022 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Brabourne Stadium (CCI) in Mumbai, Monday, April 18, 2022. (Sportzpics for IPL/PTI Photo)

Rajasthan moved to second in the standings on run rate, while Kolkata's third straight loss put it at sixth.