Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to short extra cover for 1 run. The Knight Riders were invited to bat first and set a massive total. Sunil Narine, who surprised everyone, scored his first IPL century, and dismantled the Royals bowlers. It was another high-scoring match in this season, and the fans enjoyed every moment of it. Rajasthan has a challenging task ahead of them from the very first ball of their run chase. Will the table toppers secure their spot? Stay tuned to find out.
19.5
SIX! Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
19.4
Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
19.3
Kuldeep Sen to Ramandeep Singh. Full toss, middle stump deep in crease flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jaiswal.
19.2
OUT! Caught. Kuldeep Sen to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, caught by Jurel. DJ swirls around the ball and takes it.
19.1
Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to long on for 1 run, run save by Das.
FOUR! Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
18.5
Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer. Full toss, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
18.4
Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Leg cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to extra cover for 1 run.
18.3
FOUR! Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Half volley, off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
18.2
SIX! Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
18.1
Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Trent Boult to Rinku Singh. Yorker, outside off stump backing away driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
17.5
Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Powell.
17.4
Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer. Full toss, middle stump down the track Slog, mis-timed to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Das.
17.3
ଟ୍ରେଣ୍ଡ ବୋଲ୍ଟ Run Out Shreyas Iyer 0 (1)
OUT! Bowled. Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, missed. What a magical innings from Narine tonight! There is a delay in the game because of an issue with the stump.
17.2
FOUR! Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
17.1
Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Leg cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Jurel.
16.5
FOUR! Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
16.4
Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
16.3
Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samson.
16.3
Wide Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Bouncer, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
16.2
Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chahal.
16.1
OUT! Caught. Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point, caught by Jurel. The slower one helps RR this time.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 17 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. Rajasthan Royals: 162/6 (rr 10.12)
15.6
FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
15.5
SIX! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
15.5
Wide Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
15.4
FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
15.3
SIX! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run. That brings us to the end of this thrilling game as Rajasthan Royals win by two wickets and extend their lead at the top of the table. Jos Buttler's outstanding innings, with a score of 107, was the highlight of the match. For KKR, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy all picked up two wickets, but they couldn't stop the flow of runs from the Englishman's bat. Jos Buttler is the Player of the Match.
19.5
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
19.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Rana.
19.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
19.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for no runs, fielded by Starc.
19.1
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run.
18.5
Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
18.4
SIX! Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
18.3
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
18.2
Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
18.1
SIX! Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
17.6
Wide Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed to fine leg for 5 runs, mis-fielded by Salt.
17.5
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
17.4
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
17.3
ଟ୍ରେଣ୍ଡ ବୋଲ୍ଟ Run Out Shreyas Iyer 0 (1)
OUT! Run Out. Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Iyer, by Starc. He is out by a long way.
17.2
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Singh.
17.2
Wide Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
17.1
SIX! Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Sunil Narine to Trent Boult. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for no runs, dropped catch by Raghuvanshi.
16.5
ରୋଭମାନ ପାୱେଲ lbw b Sunil Narine 26 (13)
OUT! L.B.W. Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Sunil Narine picked up another massive wicket.
16.4
Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
16.3
SIX! Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
16.2
SIX! Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
16.1
FOUR! Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 17 runs. Bowler: Andre Russell. Rajasthan Royals: 162/6 (rr 10.12)
15.6
Andre Russell to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
15.5
SIX! Andre Russell to Jos Buttler. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
15.4
Andre Russell to Rovman Powell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
15.3
Andre Russell to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to short extra cover for 1 run. The Knight Riders were invited to bat first and set a massive total. Sunil Narine, who surprised everyone, scored his first IPL century, and dismantled the Royals bowlers. It was another high-scoring match in this season, and the fans enjoyed every moment of it. Rajasthan has a challenging task ahead of them from the very first ball of their run chase. Will the table toppers secure their spot? Stay tuned to find out.
SIX! Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
Kuldeep Sen to Ramandeep Singh. Full toss, middle stump deep in crease flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jaiswal.
OUT! Caught. Kuldeep Sen to Venkatesh Iyer. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, caught by Jurel. DJ swirls around the ball and takes it.
Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to long on for 1 run, run save by Das.
FOUR! Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer. Full toss, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Leg cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to extra cover for 1 run.
FOUR! Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Half volley, off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
SIX! Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Length ball, down leg side backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Das.
Trent Boult to Rinku Singh. Yorker, outside off stump backing away driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Powell.
Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer. Full toss, middle stump down the track Slog, mis-timed to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Das.
OUT! Bowled. Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, missed. What a magical innings from Narine tonight! There is a delay in the game because of an issue with the stump.
FOUR! Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Trent Boult to Sunil Narine. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Leg cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Jurel.
FOUR! Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samson.
Wide Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine. Bouncer, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chahal.
OUT! Caught. Avesh Khan to Andre Russell. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point, caught by Jurel. The slower one helps RR this time.
FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
SIX! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Wide Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
SIX! Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run. That brings us to the end of this thrilling game as Rajasthan Royals win by two wickets and extend their lead at the top of the table. Jos Buttler's outstanding innings, with a score of 107, was the highlight of the match. For KKR, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy all picked up two wickets, but they couldn't stop the flow of runs from the Englishman's bat. Jos Buttler is the Player of the Match.
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Rana.
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for no runs, fielded by Starc.
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run.
Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
SIX! Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
FOUR! Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
SIX! Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
Wide Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed to fine leg for 5 runs, mis-fielded by Salt.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
OUT! Run Out. Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Iyer, by Starc. He is out by a long way.
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Singh.
Wide Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
SIX! Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Sunil Narine to Trent Boult. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for no runs, dropped catch by Raghuvanshi.
OUT! L.B.W. Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Sunil Narine picked up another massive wicket.
Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
SIX! Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
SIX! Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
FOUR! Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Andre Russell to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
SIX! Andre Russell to Jos Buttler. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Andre Russell to Rovman Powell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Andre Russell to Jos Buttler. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.