RR Vs KKR: Thrilling Finish 🏏

RR move to second in the points table. And KKR after a strong start have added a string of losses. Today was a close one but their bowling stocks was deplorable. KKR though would be gutted. They seem to have it covered but one over from Chahal changed the game entirely. Rajasthan Royals completed a thrilling seven-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League clash on Monday evening. Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal emerged as the standout players from the contest. Buttler, who is currently the Orange Cap holder, scored a ton, which was his second of the season. Hoping that this Season would be the best one.

Chahal, who holds the Purple Cap, trumped KKR batters with his spin and also went on to complete his hat-trick. Riding on Buttler’s knock. Rajasthan piled a gigantic 217/5 after being invited to bat first by Shreyas Iyer. Buttler reached the triple-digit figure in 59 balls before being dismissed by Pat Cummins on 103. Simron Hetmyer too continued his fine run, scoring an unbeaten 26 off 13 balls to provide the Royals with a late push. RR skipper Sanju Samson also looked in great touch, scoring 38 off 19 balls. In response, KKR got off to a shaky start, losing Sunil Narine early in the first ball of the run-chase.

Shreyas Iyer and Aaron Finch both completed their respective half-centuries to keep KKR in hunt. Iyer was dismissed on 85 in the final over, which was the turning point of the game as it saw Chahal pick four wickets in the same over. Chahal finished his four-over quota with five wickets and conceded 40 runs. McCoy ending up being the man of the moment on his IPL debut was probably not in the script, especially on the night when Jos Buttler scored a century and Yuzvendra Chahal bagged a fifer, including a hat-trick.

IPL, however, revels in throwing up unlikely heroes and McCoy was resplendent in his ‘Pushpa’ dance moves. Umesh Yadav refused to throw in the towel and kept Rajasthan Royals on the edge until the end. Kolkata Knight Riders needed 11 runs from the final over and 25-year-old McCoy from Windward Islands had the ball. Sheldon Jackson was taken care of with a delivery that barely arrived, while another slower ball castled Yadav. McCoy was surrounded by his team-mates who celebrated wildly. RR matches are always unpredictable.

Yuzvendra Chahal’s hat-trick in the 17th over of the innings helped RR defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs in the ongoing IPL 2022 season at Brabourne Stadium on Monday. Shreyas Iyer and Aaron Finch played knocks of 85 and 58 respectively for Kolkata Knight Riders but this effort was not enough as Chahal returned with figures of 5-40 in his quota of four overs. Earlier, Jos Buttler played a knock of 103 runs as Rajasthan Royals posted 217/5. Buttler had brought up his second century of this year’s IPL in the 17th over of the innings against KKR but he departed in the very same over.

Shimron Hetmyer also played a useful cameo of 26 runs off 13 balls. Rajasthan Royals had gotten off to a solid start through opening batters Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal as they put on 97 runs for the opening wicket and then Sanju Samson also scored a quickfire 38 runs to keep Rajasthan Royals at the top after they were put into bat by the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Andre Russell is not just KKR’s highest run-getter this season so far, but has also been batting at a tremendous strike rate of 179. The rest of the KKR batters need to be more consistent. Nitish Rana is slowly finding his form back, after a disastrous start in the first four matches this season. Umesh Yadav has been their best bowler, picking ten wickets and also bowling at an economy rate under seven. RR’s bowling has been very expensive and it was a mistake for the team for not letting Neesham play the match.