KKR vs RR, IPL 2023 Highlights: A four-wicket haul from Yuzvendra Chahal was completely overshadowed by an exhibition of power-hitting by Yashasvi Jaiswal as Rajasthan Royals made a mockery of the 150-run target that Kolkata Knight Riders set up for them. Venkatesh Iyer scored 57 off 52 balls which took KKR to a score of 149/8. Jaiswal then came in and took the chase by the scruff of the neck, hitting 26 runs off the first over and never looking back after that. He broke the record for the fastest ever IPL fifty, bringing it up in 13 balls. Sanju Samson came in and joined the party while Jaiswal slightly took the foot off the pedal which meant that he couldn’t get to a second century of the season. Jaiswal took RR over the line with a four, ending the match on 98 off 47 with 12 fours and five sixes. Sanju Samson at the other end was unbeaten on 48 off 29 and the partnership between them ended on 121 off 69 balls.
Kolkata Knight Riders (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | c Hetmyer b Boult | 10 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Sandeep Sharma b Boult | 18 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 150.00 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | c Boult b Chahal | 57 | 42 | 68 | 2 | 4 | 135.71 |
| Nitish Rana (c) | c Hetmyer b Chahal | 22 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 129.41 |
| Andre Russell | c Ashwin b Asif | 10 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Rinku Singh | c Root b Chahal | 16 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 88.88 |
| Shardul Thakur | lbw b Chahal | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Anukul Roy | not out | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sunil Narine | c Root b Sandeep Sharma | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 1) | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 7.45) | 149/8 | |||||
| Did not bat: Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Jason Roy, 2.2 ov), 2-29 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.1 ov), 3-77 (Nitish Rana, 10.2 ov), 4-107 (Andre Russell, 13.3 ov), 5-127 (Venkatesh Iyer, 16.1 ov), 6-129 (Shardul Thakur, 16.4 ov), 7-140 (Rinku Singh, 18.4 ov), 8-149 (Sunil Narine, 19.6 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5.00 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KM Asif | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rajasthan Royals (T: 150 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | not out | 98 | 47 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 208.51 |
| Jos Buttler | run out (Russell) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sanju Samson (c)† | not out | 48 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 165.51 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 3) | 5 | |||||
| TOTAL | 13.1 Ov (RR: 11.46) | 151/1 | |||||
| Did not bat: Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Jos Buttler, 1.4 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitish Rana | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harshit Rana | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | 1.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 15.42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anukul Roy | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH FLOW
- Kolkata Knight Riders innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 37 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 1.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MV Saidharshan Kumar, Batter – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 58/2 in 9.0 overs (VR Iyer 11, N Rana 17)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders – 110/4 in 14.0 overs (VR Iyer 45, RK Singh 2)
- VR Iyer: 50 off 39 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Over 16.4: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – RJ Tucker, Batter – SN Thakur (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders – 149/8 in 20.0 overs (AS Roy 6)
- Rajasthan Royals innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 78 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 2.4 overs (16 balls), Extras 3
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 13 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals – 78/1 in 6.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 62, SV Samson 12)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (YBK Jaiswal 36, SV Samson 13, Ex 1)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 57 balls (YBK Jaiswal 60, SV Samson 40, Ex 1)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
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