Match Day

Report

1878dThe Report by Nikhil Kalro

Kuldeep, Chawla, Rana lift KKR to top of table

Spin limited Rajasthan Royals to 160 and an aggressive batting approach then helped Kolkata Knight Riders chase down their target with six balls remaining

1878dShashank Kishore

Chawla's Powerplay stifle proves gamechanger

The legspinner bowled three overs in the Powerplay, something he has only ever done once previously across 135 IPL matches, and had D'Arcy Short tied up in knots

Preview

2211dThe Preview by Deivarayan Muthu

In-form KKR out to breach Royals' fortress

Royals are on a nine-match winning streak in Jaipur and are on a high after plotting RCB's downfall in Bengaluru

Videos

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Tait: Rajasthan Royals lacked intensity
03:05
Coach's Diary: Analysing Royals' batting (dis)order
01:36
Faulkner: Chawla's control in his lines was exceptional
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KKR INNINGS		R	B
SP Narine	run out	35	25
CA Lynn	bowled	0	2
RV Uthappa	caught	48	36
N Rana	not out	35	27
KD Karthik	not out	42	23
AD Russell
Shubman Gill
TK Curran
PP Chawla
Shivam Mavi
Kuldeep Yadav
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 2)
TOTAL	163 (3 wkts; 18.5 ovs)

RR BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
K Gowtham	4.0	23	2	5.75
DS Kulkarni	2.0	20	0	10.00
JD Unadkat	3.0	34	0	11.33
B Laughlin	3.5	37	0	9.65	(1w)
S Gopal	3.0	23	0	7.66
BA Stokes	3.0	25	0	8.33	(1w)

KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	SP Narine	CA Lynn
2nd	69	RV Uthappa	SP Narine
3rd	32	RV Uthappa	N Rana
4th	61	KD Karthik	N Rana

Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
KKR	11	8	3	16	1.453
RR	10	8	2	16	0.622
CSK	11	6	5	12	0.7
SRH	11	6	5	12	-0.065
LSG	11	6	5	12	-0.371
DC	11	5	6	10	-0.442
RCB	11	4	7	8	-0.049
PBKS	11	4	7	8	-0.187
MI	12	4	8	8	-0.212
GT	11	4	7	8	-1.32

Kuldeep, Chawla, Rana lift KKR to top of table

Chawla's Powerplay stifle proves gamechanger

In-form KKR out to breach Royals' fortress

Tait: Rajasthan Royals lacked intensity

Coach's Diary: Analysing Royals' batting (dis)order

Faulkner: Chawla's control in his lines was exceptional