KKR vs RR Highlights
KKR vs RR Highlights: Buttler’s century overshadows Narine’s 109 at Eden Gardens
In the 31st match of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders clashed with Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chooses to bowl first. The Knight Riders with the likes of the Sunil Narine posted a massive total of the score board with 109 in just 56 balls.
KKR posted 223 runs on the board. RR tumbles down in the middle of the chase, Where they lost the match half way but Jos Buttler’s consistency on the crease turns out to be a knock of 107* which ultimately makes RR win by 2 wickets.
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IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Highlights: Sunil Narine covers for KKR, KKR holded the better position
Batting first KKR went down with Sunil Narine and Phil Salt, Where Salt could not stay on the crease for long. But Sunil Narine stayed for long that made an Impact for the KKR’s total score with Raghuvanshi on the other end tried to give some good additions. After Narine went off to a massive yorker of Trent Boult at 109 off 53. Then KKR felt the turbulence on the score board.
Then Russell and Rinku Singh tried to take the game to the next level but Russell went off early. Rinku with some classic room shots added 20 more runs on the board but it was a massive innings at the Eden Gardens today.
Where RR bowlers in return stopped the most runs for the side by clinching the wickets. Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Sen took 2-2 for the side whereas Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal took 1-1 each for the side. But the restricted KKR at 226.
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IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Highlights: Rajasthan collapsed in the middle, Buttler takes it away from KKR with fiery 107 not out
Chasing 224, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler came in for the RR, Though Jaiswal went off early in the 2nd over of the chase. and Sanju Samson in the 5th over.
RR lost two their top order batters in the power play. Jos Buttler stayed on the crease to take the game long way. But RR needed a partnership in this chase, Riyan Parag who came carrying the hope of RR fans but could not deliver more than 34 runs from his bat today.
Then RR found it difficult to reach the winning line where the line got collapsed with Dhruv Jurel for 2, Ashwin went off for 8 then Hetmyer for 0. Buttler still stayed on the one end but no batter gave a support to the fiery English batter. There RR felt a little hope on Buttler. When Rovman Powell took the actions with his bat and scored some big runs.
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But he went off to a googly by Narine hitting straight on the pads. there he goes off at 26 off 13 at strike rate of 200. Buttler made a great come back in the chase with 107 runs that made it to the winning mark at the last with 2 wicket in hand.
But KKR was on attack with Harshit Rana who takes 2 for the side and Varun added himself in that streak with the 2 wickets of Ashwin and Hetmyer. Whereas Vaibhav Arora takes 1 for the side each for the side.
Sunil Narine takes 2 wickets and it was his day with 109. But Buttler took the lime light at the last of the game with 107 not out and takes Rajasthan to the wining line.
Rajasthan Royals wins by 2 wickets
