- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 and he strikes first-ball. Trapped in front and up goes the finger. Was a length ball, keeps coming in with the angle, Rahane moves across and looks to flick, misses and is struck near the knee-roll 5/111.5 finds deep midwicket this time! Not easy to hit sixes! Another slower ball, dipping at a length on off stump. Lines it up and keeps his shape as he slugs across the line, but Gill is there, inches from the boundary, to take this calmly 77/215.4 taken by Chawla jogging in from mid-off! God, this Gurney's a menace, isn't he? Yet another slower ball. Lobbed up full outside off. Tripathi has the right idea - to go inside-out over extra - but that's difficult to execute on this pitch and against this bowler. Lifts it high and it's an easy catch 105/3Extras11 (lb 5, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL139/3 (20 Overs, RR: 6.95)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Ajinkya Rahane, 1.1 ov), 2-77 (Jos Buttler, 11.5 ov), 3-105 (Rahul Tripathi, 15.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB PP Chawla 4 0 19 0 4.75 13 2 0 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 35 1 8.75 10 5 0 1 2 SP Narine 4 0 22 0 5.5 13 1 1 1 0 Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 33 0 8.25 5 4 0 0 0 HF Gurney 4 0 25 2 6.25 9 1 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.5 finds deep backward square. Just short of a good length, and therefore gets big on Lynn who is down for the sweep. He can't control as he scythes from under this and gets a top edge straight to Midhun 114/28.3 length ball, a googly again, goes back to cut and gets an outside edge, Smith takes a sharp catch at first slip at chest height with the fingers pointing upwards 91/1Extras11 (lb 8, w 3)TOTAL140/2 (13.5 Overs, RR: 10.12)Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Sunil Narine, 8.3 ov), 2-114 (Chris Lynn, 10.5 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
7 April 2019 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 28 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 53/1 in 9.0 overs (JC Buttler 24, SPD Smith 22)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (JC Buttler 25, SPD Smith 23, Ex 2)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 103/2 in 15.0 overs (SPD Smith 50, RA Tripathi 5)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 44 balls (5 x 4)
- Over 17.1: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - SPD Smith (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 139/3 in 20.0 overs (SPD Smith 73, BA Stokes 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (CA Lynn 28, SP Narine 24, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 65/0 in 6.0 overs (CA Lynn 29, SP Narine 34)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 6
- CA Lynn: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
Match Coverage
All Match News'At least it can be a dead ball' - Ajinkya Rahane's plea after Chris Lynn's reprieve
The delivery from Dhawal Kulkarni hit the stumps, but the bails stayed put, and it ran away for four runs too
Talking Points - What's up with the zing bails in IPL 2019?
For the third time this season, a batsman got away thanks to the bails refusing to fall off the wicket
Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine blow away sluggish Rajasthan Royals
Royals made the worst ever IPL total for the loss of three or fewer wickets, and when KKR's openers walloped 65 in the Powerplay, the result was a foregone conclusion
Upbeat Rajasthan Royals aim to stop the Russell madness
Royals are grappling with the form of Rahane and their pace attack; Knight Riders are flying high after their Bengaluru conquest





