After dropping 5 matches in a row, Kolkata Knight Riders confirmed some guts as they managed to beat the strong-looking Rajasthan Royals on Might 2 (Monday). RR did attempt to apply some stress throughout their bowling. Nevertheless, some disciplined batting from KKR ensured that the two-time champions bounce again within the match.
KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer received the toss and opted to have a bowl first. The Royals, on the again of captain Sanju Samson’s (54) and West Indies hitter Shimron Hetmyer’s unbeaten 27-run cameo, posted a good complete of 152 for five.
RR misplaced opener Devdutt Padikkal for simply two runs as speedster Umesh Yadav (1/24) scalped his wicket within the third over. The Orange Cap holder Jos Buttler couldn’t get going as effectively. Batter Riyan Parag and Karun Nair additionally contributed to their workforce’s effort. For the Males in Purple, Tim Southee, Umesh, Anukul Roy, and Shivam Mavi received the wickets.
KKR confronted some early jolts of their innings
In reply, the two-time champions had a poor begin as opener Aaron Finch and Baba Indrajith couldn’t get going. Nevertheless, skipper Shreyas Iyer and batter Nitish Rana batted splendidly and the ending touches have been offered by batter Rinku Singh.
In consequence, KKR break their dropping streak and transfer up within the factors desk. For RR, pacer Boult, Krishna, and Kuldeep Sen have been the profitable bowlers. Nevertheless, they have been unable to do sufficient to win the match for his or her workforce. RR have now misplaced two matches in a row. After successful tonight’s match, KKR have moved up within the factors desk forward of PBKS. In the meantime, GT (first), LSG (second), RR (third), and SRH (fourth) full the highest 4 groups within the factors desk.
Right here’s the up to date factors desk after KKR vs RR:
| TEAM | MATCHES | WON | LOST | PTS | NRR |
|
Gujarat Titans
|
9 | 8 | 1 | 16 | +0.377 |
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Lucknow Tremendous Giants
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | +0.397 |
|
Rajasthan Royals
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | +0.340 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | +0.471 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -0.558 |
|
Delhi Capitals
|
9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | +0.587 |
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | +0.060 |
|
Punjab Kings
|
9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -0.470 |
|
Chennai Tremendous Kings
|
9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -0.407 |
|
Mumbai Indians
|
9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | -0.836 |
For the Orange Cap record, click on right here
For the Purple Cap record, click on right here
