IPL Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score: Kolkata Knight Riders with battle it out with Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens in a battle for a playoff spot.
Kolkata Knight Riders host Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as both teams look to gain an advantage in the race for the IPL 2018 playoffs. Both KKR and RR are on 12 points and both teams have two matches remaining. A loss for either team could be disastrous in their bid to reach the playoffs with the likes of Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore not too far behind. While KKR have been inconsistent throughout IPL 2018, Rajasthan have gathered some momentum in the last few matches with Jos Buttler leading the team's charge.
Down after back-to-back defeats, KKR bounced back with a bang in their previous match, posting the fourth highest total of the IPL -- 245/6 -- to down Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs. From being on the verge of elimination, RR too have returned to the reckoning with a hat-trick of wins, thanks to the imperious form of Buttler who was adjudged man-of-the-match in all the three victories. The RR opener struck an unbeaten 94 to seal an easy seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. This was the English wicketkeeper-batsman's fifth consecutive half-century -- an IPL record jointly held with Virender Sehwag.
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IPL Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score: Kolkata Knight Riders with battle it out with Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens in a battle for a playoff spot.
Kolkata Knight Riders host Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as both teams look to gain an advantage in the race for the IPL 2018 playoffs. Both KKR and RR are on 12 points and both teams have two matches remaining. A loss for either team could be disastrous in their bid to reach the playoffs with the likes of Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore not too far behind. While KKR have been inconsistent throughout IPL 2018, Rajasthan have gathered some momentum in the last few matches with Jos Buttler leading the team's charge. (Live Scorecard)
Down after back-to-back defeats, KKR bounced back with a bang in their previous match, posting the fourth highest total of the IPL -- 245/6 -- to down Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs. From being on the verge of elimination, RR too have returned to the reckoning with a hat-trick of wins, thanks to the imperious form of Buttler who was adjudged man-of-the-match in all the three victories. The RR opener struck an unbeaten 94 to seal an easy seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. This was the English wicketkeeper-batsman's fifth consecutive half-century -- an IPL record jointly held with Virender Sehwag.
IPL 2018 Live updates of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals match, straight from Eden Gardens, Kolkata
21:34 IST: OUT! Short delivery from Russell, Archer pulls it high and Shubhman in the deep takes a good catch. Rajasthan Royals are nine down.
21:32 IST: Rajasthan Royals 134/8 in 17 overs.
21:31 IST: Four! Jofra Archer, the new batsman in, gets off the mark in style. Short delivery from Prasidh gets punished instantly as Archer pulls the ball with authority.
21:29 IST: OUT! The break has done the trick yet again for the home team. Prasidh bowls a fuller delivery, Sodhi hits it towards off as the ball ricochets to his boots and flies off to the keeper behind the stumps. Unlucky. Rajasthan 128/8 in 16.3 overs.
21:17 IST: SIX! Short delivery from Mavi and Unadkat pulls it away for a flat maximum in the deep. Useful runs for the visiting team.
21:16 IST: Four! Full from Mavi and Unadkat hits the ball on the up for a glorious boundary.
21:14 IST: Kuldeep Yadav finishes with figures of 4/20. Rajasthan Royals 107/7 in 14 overs.
21:13 IST: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav is on fire as he collects his fourth wicket in form of Ben Stokes. Fuller, slower delivery from Kuldeep takes the leading edge of Stokes' bat as Kuldeep takes a good follow through catch.
21:09 IST: OUT! Shivam Mavi after conceding a bag full of runs gets a wicket. Short delivery from Mavi, gets extra bounce and angles catching Krishnappa Gowtham off-guard. The steep ball brushes his gloves and flies to Karthik. Rajasthan lose their sixth, Kolkata are back on track.
21:04 IST: Rajasthan Royals 100/5 in 12 overs.
21:00 IST: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav is turning the tide in his team's favour. Stuart Binny fails to read the googly and stretches forward to defend the ball, misses and Karthik, behind the stumps, does the stumps. The square-leg umpire raises his finger without any doubt as Binny was way outside his crease.
20:56 IST: OUT! Sunil Narine now gets in the act. Back of a length delivery from Narine, Samson was looking to work the around, misses and gets rapped on the thigh. Huge appeal from Karthik and the bowler gets turned down and they opt for the DRS. Replay shows that the ball crashes into the stumps. Samson departs for 12. Rajasthan Royals 95/4 in 9.3 overs.
20:53 IST: Four! Samson reaches out and sweeps the length ball to backward square leg for four. A good over ends with a boundary
20:49 IST: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav is doing wonders for his team. Buttler tries to reverse sweep Kuldeep, gets an top edge as Jason Searles at short-fine takes an easy catch. Kuldeep Yadav is eleated and the Eden Gardens is on their feet. Buttler departs for 39.
20:43 IST: Four! Back of a length delivery from Prasidh, Samson plays late and edges the ball past the keeper towards the third-man region for a boundary. Cheeky from Samson.
20:38 IST: Sanju Samson is the new man in. Kolkata Knight Riders have done well to curb the flow of runs after initial carnage.
20:36 IST: BOWLED! Kuldeep Yadav, the new bowler in, bowls a tossed up delivery, Rahane attempts the reverse sweep, misses and the stumps are all over the place. Rahane departs for 11.
20:35 IST: A quiet over from Russell is a welcome sight for the KKR camp. 6 runs off his second over.
20:29 IST: Four! Narine strays down the leg side and Rhane sweeps him towards the backward square region for a boundary. Rajasthan Royals 68/1 in six overs.
20:25 IST: OUT! Andre Russell gets the first breakthrough. Rahul Tripathi looking to hook the ball, gets enough gloves on it as Karthik behind the stumps collects as easy catch. Russel is all pumped up.
20:19 IST: Four! Full delivery from Narine gets driven majestically by Buttler. He is on a roll here.
20:18 IST: Four! Tripathi welcomes Sunil Narine in the middle with a boundary. Narine fires in a short delivery and Tripathi rocks back and pulls the ball for a one-bounce boundary.
20:16 IST: The 3rd over of the game goes for 28 runs! Buttler is on fire here. 4,6,4,4,6,4 -- This is how the Shivam Mavi over transpired. This is also the second time Mavi has conceded 28 off an over in this IPL.
20:10 IST: Four! Consecutive boundaries from Tripathi off Prasidh. Rajasthan Royals are off to a solid start here. 19 runs has come of the second over. Prasidh has been clobbered.
20:09: IST: Four! Short and wide from Prasidh and Tripathi guides the ball away past the fielder at point for a boundary.
20:08 IST: SIX! Prasidh Krishna bowls full and around the middle stump, Tripathi makes room for himself, frees his arms and slices the ball over point for the first maximum of the night.
20:05 IST: Rajasthan Royals 2/0 after the first over.
20:00 IST: First ball DROPPED!! Mavi starts off with a good length delivery, gets extra bounce and gets a thick outside edge of Tripathi's bat and flies wide of Nitish Rana, who got his hands to the ball but could not complete the catch.
19:59 IST: Shivam Mavi opening the bowling for Kolkata Knight Riders.
19:58 IST: Alright, it's game time! Jos Buttler and Rahul Tripathi opening the batting for Rajasthan Royals.
19:52 IST: The match is about to begin. Stay tuned.
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