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Kolkata vs Rajasthan Live Commentary, Match 31, Indian Premier League, 2024, April 16, 2024

KKR 223/6 (20)
Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets
RR 224/8 (20)
Match over
Kolkata Knight Riders Inning Rajasthan Royals Inning
0.0 : TOSS UPDATE - Rajasthan have won the toss and opted to BOWL first.
Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan says that they will bowl first and it might be better to bat second. Adds that he is excited to bat Eden Gardens and the ground carries a special vibe and is looking forward to a special game. Informs that both Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin are available so they might come in.
Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata, says that he was looking to bowl as well. Shares that Sunil Narine is an imperative part of their attack. Adds that he is hard to read and a key part of their side. States that they want him to carry on the same way. Ends by sharing that they are going with the same side from their previous game.
Impact player substitutes for Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora,  and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Impact player substitutes for Rajasthan - Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, and Nandre Burger.
Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt(WK), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.  
Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(C)(WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal. 
We are all set for the game to begin! Former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke rings the bell signalling the start of the match and the two umpires make their way out to the middle. The players of Rajasthan can be seen in a huddle led by skipper Sanju Samson as the opening pair of Phil Salt and Sunil Narine take the field for Kolkata. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
0.1 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Boult begins with a good length delivery, angling back into the leg peg. Salt hangs back and turns into the leg side.
0.2 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, No run.
0.3 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Good length delivery on off. Salt defends into the short cover reigon.
0.4 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, First runs for Salt and Kolkata! Hard-length delivery on the pad. Salt chips it aerially toward the deep mid-wicket region and comes back for the second.
0.5 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, No run.
0.6 : Avesh Khan to steam in from the other end.
1.1 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Full-length delivery, on off. Narine clears his front leg and lifts it to deep backward point for a single.
0.6 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Persists on a good length, at the stumps. Salt strokes it to mid-off. An excellent over from Boult.
1.2 : Avesh Khan to Phil Salt, Good length delivery, angling into the middle and off. Salt heaves it to the deep square leg region for a run.
1.3 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Short and angling away from the batter. Narine swings and misses.
1.4 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, 4 Byes.
1.5 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! BANG! Avesh Khan bowls it full and takes the pace off but in the slot. Narine clears the front leg and thumps it down the ground to long-on for a boundary.
1.6 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Full-length, angling away from the batter. Narine plays and misses.
2.1 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Short of a length, on off. Salt miscues the pull toward the wide long-on region. Lands away from the fielder. Salt returns for the second.
2.2 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Pitched full, on the leg. Salt flicks it to wide mid-on for a single.
2.3 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Short of a good length, just outside off. Narine plays and misses at it.
2.4 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Bowls it short on the middle and leg. Narine backs away and slaps it down the ground for just a run.
2.5 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, FOUR! No need to run for that! Full and in the slot on off. Salt goes hard and crunches it through mid-off for a stunning boundary.
2.6 : Trent Boult to Phil Salt, Good comeback from Boult! Bangs it short, around the helmet. Salt goes for the pull but fails to connect.
3.1 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Short of a length, on off. Narine mistimes the pull to wide of mid-on for a single.
3.2 : Avesh Khan to Phil Salt, On a length, on middle. Salt pulls it on the bounce to the man at mid-wicket.
3.3 : Avesh Khan to Phil Salt, OUT! WHAT A CATCH! Avesh Khan takes a stunner! Back of a length delivery, around off. Salt slaps it hard and back toward the bowler. Avesh in his follow-through, throws out his left hand and takes a brilliant one-handed grab. Kolkata lose their first wicket as Salt departs early.
0.0 : Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks in at number 3.
3.4 : Avesh Khan to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks into the leg side for a single.
3.5 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Put Away! Low full toss on off. Narine drills it past the backward point fielder and reaches the boundary in a flash.
3.6 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Back of a length, on the leg peg. Narine goes for the pull but misses. The ball thuds off the thigh pad and rolls toward the keeper.
4.1 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Well Played! Boult bowls it on a length, on the leg peg. Angkrish Raghuvanshi skips down the pitch and flicks it through mid-wicket for a majestic boundary.
4.2 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Good length, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks into the leg side and crosses for a single.
4.4 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Pitched full, at the stumps. Narine miscues it and gets a leading edge toward long-off for a streaky single.
4.3 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Good length, on the leg peg. Narine looks to hack it across the line but gets a thud on the pad.
4.5 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Smart batting! Full-length delivery, just outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi opens the bat's face and squirts it between the short third and the backward point fielder for a sublime boundary.
4.6 : Trent Boult to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR MORE! CLASSY! Half-volley outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans into it and times it gloriously through covers for a stunning looking shot. 
Kuldeep Sen comes into the attack now.
5.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR LEG BYES! A loosener to begin with! Short and swinging down the leg side, Sunil Narine misses the pull and the ball goes off the though pad past the diving keeper and into the fine leg fence.
5.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, On the bounce! Banged in short and angled well across the left-hander, Sunil Narine reaches out and slaps it down to deep point for a single.
5.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length and outside off stump, Angkrish Raghuvanshi lets it come on and looks to cut but can't find the gap in front of point.
5.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Bowls it short and pushes it well outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi reaches for it and toe-ends it down to third man for a single.
5.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, SIX! COLOSSAL HIT FROM NARINE! Quick and short right at the batter, Sunil Narine just backs away a bit and whacks it high into the night sky and over deep square leg for a biggie.
5.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Sunil Narine ends the Powerplay with a flourish and Kolkata are 56/1!
0.0 : Strategic Break! After a few quiet overs, Kolkata picked up the pace and made 56 runs in the powerplay. The home side has lost Phil Salt but Sunil Narine has started to find his form while Angkrish Raghuvanshi has looked classy in the balls that he has faced. Rajasthan will hope to stem the flow of runs and break this stand as early as possible. An exciting phase is upon us. Don't go anywhere!
6.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tosses it up first ball, full and on the stumps, Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans on and just pushes it away to covers.
6.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Full and straight this time, hit away firmly down to long on for a single.
6.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Given as runs! The wrong'un now, on a good length and turning away from leg, Sunil Narine gets an inside edge off the pads to the off side and gets a single.
6.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run.
6.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Riyan Parag did the hard work but spilled it eventually. Flighted ball on off stump, Angkrish Raghuvanshi leans on well and whips it away wide of long on where Parag fumbles and allows the boundary.
6.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Just drags the length back a bit and Sunil Narine works it off the back foot in front of square leg for one more.
7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Begins from around the wicket and serves a juicy full toss around off stump, Sunil Narine isn't expecting it and ends up just punching it down to long off for a run.
7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run.
7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Nicely bowled! Loops this one up and throws it wide of the off stump, Sunil Narine leaves it alone expecting a wide but the ball lands inside the tramline.
7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up full and outside off, Sunil Narine just hits through the line and thumps it over the cover region for a boundary.
7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Beaten in flight but gets the boundary!
7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Quicker one, pushed through on a good length and outside off, Sunil Narine goes for the reverse sweep but misses out.
8.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Classy shot from Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Ever so slightly short and around off, Angkrish plays it very late and somehow finds the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary.
8.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Flatter one on off stump, knocked through mid off for a single, smart batting, just rotating the strike after the boundary.
8.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Floated up and trying to throw it wide outside off stump, Sunil Narine has to reach for it and mistimes the lofted shot down to long on for a run.
8.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nicely tossed up at just 77 clicks and on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi takes the front leg out and whips it down to wide long on for another single.
8.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Good hustle in the deep from Riyan Parag this time. Slowed up, thrown outside off and turning back in from a shorter length, Sunil Narine waits for it and punches it well wide of long off for a couple of runs.
9.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Pushed onto the stumps, nudged away through mid-wicket for a single.
8.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, SIX! Just too much air on that one and Sunil Narine had all the time to dispatch it for a maximum. Tossed up full and outside off, Narine hits through the line and sends it sailing over long off for a biggie. Kolkata firing on all cylinders now.
9.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Quicker one, bowled well outside off stump, Sunil Narine looks to thrash it through covers but gets a big inside edge back onto the pads.
9.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Fired in full and wide at 100.5 clicks, Sunil Narine gets across and drives it on the full to deep extra cover for just a single.
9.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, On the shorter side, turning in from middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi waits back and works it through mid-wicket for a run.
9.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Gets away with just a wide. Too full and wide, a low full toss in fact and Sunil Narine cannot get any bat on it. It is called a wide but it is challenged. The third umpire checks the replays and concludes that it is slightly outside the tramline and will stay a wide.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, SIX! Through the line and Sunil Narine brings up yet another FIFTY!
9.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Spears in a full toss on the pads, this is flicked away to deep square leg for just a single. The last two overs of spin have gone for 26 runs!
10.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Bangs it short and way over the batter. Narine lets it go. Wide signaled.
Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, Short again, outside off. Narine leaves it alone. 
0.0 : Rajasthan skipper, Sanju Samson seems to have injured his right hand and the physio is out having a look at it. Sandeep Sharma, one of the substitutes goes back and forth with messages to the skipper and we are good to continue.
10.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR! BANG! Short of a length, outside off. Narine slaps it hard through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary. 
10.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, Short, angling into the body. Narine mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket for one.
0.0 : Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata walks out to bat now.
10.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! c Ravichandran Ashwin b Kuldeep Sen.
10.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length on off. Iyer hangs back and taps into the off-side.
10.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Poor ball to end the over! Bowls it full, outside off. Iyer times it through backward point and this races to the fence in a flash.
11.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Bowls it flat and outside the tramline. Narine lets it go. Wide signaled.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Much fuller, just inside the wide line. Another leave from Narine.
11.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Six!
11.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! BANG! Flatter, around off. Narine comes down and tonks it to wide long-off fence for a boundary.
11.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Lands it full, just inside the tramline. Narine leaves it alone.
11.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Yorker length, outside off. Narine lets it go again. Two dots in a row!
11.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, FOUR! No need to run for that. Pitched full, outside off. Narine drills it through the extra cover region and gets to the ropes in no time. 15 runs off the over.
12.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Wrong'un on middle. Iyer goes back and works it through square leg for a single.
12.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, Tad short, outside off. Narine goes back and pulls it to wide long-on for a run.
12.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Peach! Leg break, just outside off. Iyer plays and is beaten.
12.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted on middle. Iyer pushes it to the cover fielder.
12.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! HEAVED AWAY! Tossed up full and in the slot. Iyer gets under it and hacks it over the cow corner for a maximum. 
12.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! LBW! Big appeal and given! Chahal strikes! Bowls it full on the middle. Iyer gets low to slog it across the line but misses and gets pinned in front. The umpire raises the finger. Shreyas Iyer goes for the review here. The ball tracking shows three reds and Iyer is a goner. Kolkata are three down! 
Andre Russell is in at number 5.
13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Bowls it full, just outside off. Narine lets it go. Wided by the umpire. 
Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Much fuller and wider outside off. Narine gets across and heaves it off the outer half toward the deep backward point region for a double.
13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Lands it outside the tramline. Narine leaves. Another wide.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, 5 Wides!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Sunil Narine, Tosses it full, outside off. Narine miscues it toward the deep extra cover for a single.
13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, Off-break, drifting down the leg. Russell nudges it to fine leg for a couple more.
13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, Flatter on the leg peg. Russell turns it to short fine leg.
13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, No run.
13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Andre Russell, Flatter on middle and leg. Russell turns into the leg side for one.
14.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, On a length, outside off. Russell swings and misses. 
14.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, FOUR! SMACKED! Short and wide outside off. Russell hops and cuts it hard to the deep point region. One bounce and over the ropes for four runs. 
14.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, WIDE! Lands it full, just outside the tramline. Russell leaves it alone. Wide signaled by the umpire.
Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, On a length, wider of off. Russell crunches it to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
14.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Streaky but effective! Bowls it full, outside off. Narine swings hard and gets an outside edge that flies past the short third fielder for four runs.
14.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Sunil Narine, Short of a length, angling in. Narine pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
15.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, A tad fuller and sliding it across the left-hander, Sunil Narine looks to fetch and slog it away but miscues it off the inside edge towards short fine leg for a run.
15.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Andre Russell, Flatter, pushes the wrong'un into the legs, Andre Russell stays back and just jams it out in front of mid-wicket for a single.
14.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Andre Russell, FOUR! Smart batting from Russell. Low full toss, outside off. Russell gets low and squirts it past the backward point fielder for a cracking boundary.
15.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, SIX! Down the pitch and into the crowd! Tossed up wide of the off stump, Sunil Narine skips down the pitch and lofts it handsomely over wide long off for a biggie. This is now Narine's highest-ever T20 score. Can he get that elusive ton?
15.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Sunil Narine breaks into the 90s now. Dragged length outside off, Narine stays back in his crease and pulls it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
15.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Fuller and a bit quicker, pushed beyond the tramline outside off, left alone for a wide.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, SIX! Sunil Narine is toying with Yuzvendra Chahal now. Bowled well short and angled across t5the off stump, the long on fielder is much straighter but Narine powers it over his head for a biggie.
15.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Sunil Narine, FOUR! CENTURY FOR NARINE! The crowd is at the top of its voice and what a moment for Sunil Narine. Tosses this one up full and outside off, Narine just reaches for it and slogs it away well wide of long on and gets the boundary. This has been a sensational knock and 23 runs come off Chahal's final over.
0.0 : Strategic Break! Kolkata are going all guns blazing and have reached 184 in just 16 overs. With four more overs to go, the home side will look to add another 50-60 from hereon. Sunil Narine has just got to his maiden hundred and is looking in sublime form. Andre Russell is alongside him and the West Indian duo will hope to add misery to the Rajasthan bowling. The visitors, on the flip side, will hope to pick a few wickets and stem the flow of runs.
16.1 : Avesh Khan to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan comes back in and gets a wicket right away after the break. Takes pace off, bowling it at just 119 clicks and into the pitch well outside off. Andre Russell has to reach for it.
Rinku Singh is the new batter in.
16.2 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, 1 run.
16.3 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, WIDE! Comes from around the stumps and bangs it in well short over middle and leg, angling it in but the ball flies over Narine's head for a wide.
Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, No run.
16.4 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, No run.
16.5 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Nails the wide yorker again but this time Sunil Narine is able to get bat on it. Full and wide, Narine reaches out and squeezes it powerfully past the diving man at backward point for a boundary.
16.6 : Avesh Khan to Sunil Narine, Banged in halfway down the pitch and over middle, Sunil Narine gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for one. Just 7 runs and a wicket off that over, a good one for the visitors.
17.1 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, Nicely bowled! Slower bumper, bowled into the deck at 120 clicks and around off stump, Sunil Narine looks to pull off the front foot but is well beaten.
17.2 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Pace on this time and short as well, slightly at the batter and Sunil Narine is able to pull it firmly in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.
17.3 : Trent Boult to Sunil Narine, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Peache of a delivery and Sunil Narine's sensational knock finally comes to an end.
0.0 : Venkatesh Iyer is the next batter in. There is a slight hold-up as the stump that went flying out of the ground seems to be broken. It seems to be a prolonged delay as the new stump is put into place and needs to be connected not just to the ground but to the cameras and mics. Everything in place, and the play can finally resume.
17.4 : Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer, Goes for the yorker at the toes again but Venkatesh Iyer steps out and plays it on the full towards wide long on for a couple of runs.
17.5 : Trent Boult to Venkatesh Iyer, Nagging length, pace on and on off stump, Venkatesh Iyer is deep in the crease and pushes it out to covers for a single.
17.6 : Trent Boult to Rinku Singh, Trent Boult showcasing his skills here. Goes for the yorker and bowls it just wide of off stump but takes pace off as well, Rinku Singh gives himself room to open up the off side but misses it completely. Another over that goes for just 7 runs and produces a wicket.
18.1 : Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, Very full on off and middle, just misses the yorker-length, Venkatesh Iyer hits it off the toe end of the bat towards long off for a single.
18.3 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, Four!
18.2 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, SIX! All the way! The first sign of greatness from Rinku Singh. On a hard length, trying to angle it across, Singh makes room and wafts it over deep cover for a maximum. The 200 comes up for Kolkata.
18.4 : Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, Hits the deck hard and bowls it back of a length around off, Rinku Singh jams it down to the right of cover for a single.
18.5 : Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, The effort ball from Avesh Khan now. Grunts in and bowls it very full around off at 139.6 clicks and gets the low full toss to dip late, Venkatesh Iyer looks to hammer it through covers but is beaten.
18.6 : Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer ends the over well and Kolkata get 16 off it. Full and wide not quite in the blockhole and Iyer is able to use those long levers and slashes it away past backward point for a boundary.
19.2 : Kuldeep Sen to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent take from Dhruv Jurel!
19.1 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, Sensational effort in the deep from Riyan Parag and he saves five runs for his side.
0.0 : Ramandeep Singh is the new man in.
19.3 : Kuldeep Sen to Ramandeep Singh, Just the single!
19.4 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, No run.
19.5 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, SIX! NAILED IT! Banged in well short and over the stumps, Rinku Singh gets in position early and pulls it high and handsome in front of square leg for a biggie.
19.6 : Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, Oh, drilled but just too straight! Kuldeep Sen goes full and straight, Rinku Singh manages to clear the front leg and drills it back at a rate of knots. The ball though crashes into the stumps at the other end and rolls to the off side as the batters get a single. Rinku plays a good cameo and Kolkata finish with 223/6!
An excellent batting display from Sunil Narine helped along with a finishing touch by Rinku Singh has helped Kolkata post 223 on board against Rajasthan in this top-of-the-table clash. Kolkata, batting first had a decent powerplay where they lost Phil Salt for a low score. Angkrish and Sunil stabilized the innings and built a very strong partnership with Narine being the aggressor. Angkrish Raghuvanshi played a fine cameo as well but had to depart soon followed by Shreyas Iyer. There was no sto
0.0 : Rajasthan had a good start to their bowling innings. Avesh Khan grabbed a stunner off his own bowling and sent Phil Salt back. Kuldeep Sen came through with a breakthrough later in the game but at a very crucial time. He sent Angkrish back to the dugout putting a brief halt to the explosive batting of Kolkata. Chahal and Ashwin bowled spells in tandem and the former got the prized wicket of Shreyas Iyer before he could deal much damage. However, spin didn't yield much against the batting prowess
The centurion for Kolkata, Sunil Narine is down for a chat. Narine says he would have taken it as a joke if he was told that he would be one of the leading scorers before the tournament began. Adds that Gautam Gambhir gave him the confidence back to open the innings and express himself. Mentions that he just tries to give the team the best start possible. Reckons it won't be easy with the ball and Powerplay will be crucial to restrict them. Ends by saying that it is what it is on being asked a
The target is a massive one and Rajasthan is yet to get past 200 in this edition but with the dew expected later in the evening, we might well be in for a run feast again. However, no team has chased down a 200-plus score in the history of the tournament at this ground. Can Rajasthan change that? Let's find out as the run chase is up next.
... The Run Chase ...
0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! A bit too loose to begin with!
Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length in and around the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hops back and edges it down with soft hands towards third man for a single to get off the mark.
0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Good length on middle and leg at 146.7 clicks, Jos Buttler watches it well and just nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a single.
0.3 : Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.
0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Hammers that one away though! Good length at 144 clicks and slightly wide of the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal holds his shape, stays back and thumps it over covers for a boundary.
0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Swing and a miss! Full and outside off, good pace again from Starc, well over 143 clicks and swinging away. Yashasvi Jaiswal doesn't move his feet and just throws his hands at it but misses.
0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! A boundary to end the over and Rajasthan get 11 off the first over.
0.0 : The Impact sub, Vaibhav Arora will bowl from the other end. 
1.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Jos Buttler, Bustles in from over the wicket and bowls a slower one, fuller and angled into the stumps, Jos Buttler just pushes it to mid on for a quick single.
1.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Goes well full and pace on this time at the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs back, clears the front leg but drives it straight to covers.
1.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! BANG! A tad full and angled across the left-hander, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back in the crease and is able to free his arms, thumping it over long off for the first maximum of the chase. 50th maximum for Jaiswal in the Inddian T20 League as well.
1.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Just over! Pitched up full on middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to whip it over mid-wicket but gets it straighter and wide of mid on where Varun Chakaravarthy dives across but the ball eludes him and goes into the fence.
1.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! Changes the angle of attack and gets the wicket! Brave bowling from Vaibhav Arora as he comes from around the stumps but bowls it full again and gets it right on the money. This one swings away from off stump and Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the back foot looking to whack it over covers. Just that hint of away movement means the outside edge is found and Venkatesh Iyer at first slip takes a sharp catch. Another short stay at the crease for Jaiswa
Sanju Samson walks out next for Rajasthan. 
1.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, Gets away with a loosener! This is a juicy full toss on the fifth stump line, Sanju Samson stands tall and mistimes the punch to the left of mid off and scampers across for a run.
2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Sanju Samson, On a hard length outside off, looking for the inswinger but this one slants right across and Sanju Samson taps it away to third man for a single.
2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Crashed away and Jos Buttler has the number of Mitchell Starc in this format as he generally strikes at over 175 against the left-armer. Full and wide at 146 clicks but right in the slot, Buttler frees his arms and drives it firmly through covers for a boundary.
2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Goes full and wide again but pushes it a bit too wide, left alone.
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Back of a length and outside off, Jos Buttler looks to stand tall and punch it away hut hits it straight to cover-point.
2.4 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Short ball, banged in well down the leg side at 141 clicks, Jos Buttler misses the pull and a wide is called.
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Too much width on offer and Jos Buttler says thank you very much. Lacking control here as Mitchell Starc serves it way too short and way too wide, Buttler reaches out and slaps it in front of square on the off side for another boundary.
2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Short and wide again, hit away firmly through cover-point for just a single as there is now protection in the deep.
2.6 : Mitchell Starc to Sanju Samson, Did it carry? Much better from Mitchell Starc as he brings the line a lot closer to the off stump and gets it to seam away. Sanju Samson prods ahead and looks to drive but gets an outside edge that goes down towards short third where Varun Chakaravarthy dives forward and the ball goes through him on the bounce. A single is taken. The replays show that the ball did carry and hence, that is a big miss that could haunt Kolkata.
3.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Glorious! Good length on middle and angling in, Sanju Samson holds his shape well and just lofts it over mid on for a boundary while holding the pose as well.
3.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, Four!
3.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, Length ball at the stumps, punched away from the crease to long on for a single.
3.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Jos Buttler, Right around the top of off stump and just angling in, Jos Buttler stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.
3.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Jos Buttler, Slightly fuller and outside off, driven off the outer half of the bat to the left of cover-point for a quick run. Good fielding there.
3.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, Closes out the over well after conceding two boundaries right at the start. Full and on off stump, Sanju Samson plays it back to the bowler.
Harshit Rana replaces Mitchell Starc in the attack. 
4.1 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, Starts on a nagging length at 140 clicks and looks to swing it in from off stump, Jos Buttler with a tentative push and gets an inside edge behind square leg for a single.
4.2 : Riyan Parag comes in next for Rajasthan. 
Harshit Rana to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight up and taken! The cross-seamer from Harshit Rana and he bowls it at almost 145 clicks, on a hard length and angled into the batter. Sanju Samson gets himself in an awkward position and looks to whip it away but closes the bat face early and the ball gets lobbed up just over mid on. Sunil Narine tracks back and takes it reverse cup and that earlier dropped catch doesn't cost Kolkata much.
4.4 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, Beaten! Hard length over the stumps and angling in at 145 clicks, Riyan Parag looks to make room and cut is away but is beaten by the pace and bounce.
4.3 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, A quick bumper now, banged in halfway down the track and outside off, Riyan Parag goes chasing after it but misses by a long way.
4.5 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, FOUR! A streaky boundary and that could have easily gone onto the stumps. Nagging length on middle and leg and angling it in, Riyan Parag looks not back away and gets it off the leading edge just past the stumps and past short third as well for a boundary.
Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, WIDE! The attempted slower one now, fuller and trying to attack the pads but it is spilled well down leg for a wide.
4.6 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, Good length angled into the pads, Riyan Parag once again looks to back away and swings across the line but miscues it behind square leg for just a single. Top first over from Harshit Rana.
5.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Much better from Riyan Parag. Vaibhav darts this onto his pads and Riyan just glances this all along the carpet through square leg for four. 
5.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, Good length delivery just outside off, Riyan Parag takes a good stride in front and drives this towards extra-cover for one. 
5.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Jos Buttler, NO BALL! A good delivery from Vaibhav but he has overstepped and it is going to be a free hit for Jos. 
Vaibhav Arora to Jos Buttler, SIX! HAMMERED! A loosener from Vaibhav Arora does no good to him and Kolkata as he throws a full toss in the middle towards Jos who just clears his front leg and launches this over the fielder at long on for a maximum. 
5.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Jos Buttler, Back of a length into the body, Jos Buttler pulls this flat towards deep square leg for a single. 
5.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, SIX! BONKERS! That's how good Riyan has been this season. Good length around middle and leg, Riyan Parag stays still and swings well with a pure connection right from the middle of his bat taking this all the way over the long on fence for a maximum. 
5.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, FOUR! A boundary to end the over and the powerplay. Pitched full and wide of off, Riyan Parag shifted his body weight nicely as he leaned over and drives this through the gap between mid off and extra-cover for four. 
0.0 : Sunil Narine comes into the attack straight after the Powerplay.
6.1 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, Narine starts off with one around the pads, Jos Buttler tucks this to short fine for a quick one. 
6.2 : Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, Nicely judged couple. Short of a length in middle, Riyan Parag rocks back and nudges this softly towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for a couple. 
6.3 : Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, 2 Wides!
Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, Touch fuller and in middle, Jos Buttler goes deep in his crease and flicks this towards the gap at deep mid-wicket for a couple. 
6.4 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, LEG BYE! Length dragged back and a bit quicker, Jos Buttler misses this flick but takes a single as the ball clips his pads and rolls towards the off-side. 
6.5 : Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, Fuller on off, Riyan Parag gently drives this to long off and takes a comfortable single. 
6.6 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, No run.
0.0 : Strategic Break! This has been a good first 7 overs of the chase and the game seems to be in the balance for now. Rajasthan have lost a couple of key batters but Jos Buttler and Riyan Parag looked settled. Kolkata will look to boss the middle phase with Sunil Narine and co but need more wickets to get on top of proceedings. Rajasthan bat deep and the middle phase will be crucial for both sides. Let's see which team gets their noses ahead before the death overs. Also, Harshit Rana switches en
7.1 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, Six!
7.2 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Wristy! Back of a length wide of off, Riyan Parag stretches his arms and cuts this over the backward point fielder for four. 
7.3 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, Misses out on another boundary. Pitched up and was there to be hit but Riyan gets it off the toe and rolls it toward Andre Russell at deep mid-wicket for one. 
7.4 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, Good length around the pads, Jos Buttler tucks this gently towards square leg for one. 
7.5 : Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Excellent bit of bowling from Rana. Rolled his fingers on this and Riyan was too early into his stroke. Slower one around off, Riyan Parag looked to rip the bones out of it but ended up skiing this high in the dark sky towards deep mid-wicket region. Andre Russell does well to run in from the fence and take a good catch as the ball was swirling above the big guy. 
Dhruv Jurel is the new man in.
7.6 : Harshit Rana to Dhruv Jurel, Back of a length around off, Dhruv Jurel dabs this late towards third man for one. 
8.1 : Sunil Narine to Dhruv Jurel, Off-break around middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel tucks this towards square leg and takes one. 
8.2 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, Quicker one in middle, Jos Buttler rocks back and pushes this towards long on for one. 
8.3 : Sunil Narine to Dhruv Jurel, Fuller one around off, Dhruv Jurel cuts this to point for no run. 
8.4 : Sunil Narine to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! LBW! Narine can do no wrong today. Tossed up a bit quicker this time, Dhruv Jurel takes a good stride out to block this but misses. Sunil Narine and Phil Salt appeal for an LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Shreyas Iyer after a consultation with Narine asks for a DRS. The ball tracker suggested all reds and the onfield umpire is asked to reverse his decision of Not-out to OUT. An excellent review from Iyer and Kolkata. 
Ravichandran Ashwin has been sent up the order now.
8.5 : Sunil Narine to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up around the pads, turning down leg. Ravichandran Ashwin misses this flick and the keeper collects well to his left. Ravichandran Ashwin looks amazed by this not being signaled as ide as asks for a review for WIde. The UltraEdge suggests nothing as the ball went past the batter and the on-fielder umpire is asked to signal Wide. 
8.6 : Sunil Narine to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up a bit quicker and on off, Ravichandran Ashwin drills this back to the bowler. 
8.5 : Sunil Narine to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short of a length outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin chops this off the under-edge towards point for no run. 
9.1 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos is winning the battle against Starc tonight so far. Pitched up on off, Jos Buttler lofts this up and over the mid off fielder for a boundary. 
9.2 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Good length on top of off, Jos Buttler edges this towards Ramandeep Singh at backward point for no run. 
9.3 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, On a length around middle and leg, Jos Buttler tucks this to deep mid-wicket for one. 
9.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, \Excellent fielder from Ramandeep Singh as he saves a certain boundary for his side. Pitched up on off, Ravichandran Ashwin leans back and drives this towards the backward point expecting runs but Ramandeep Singh dives well to his right and keeps it down to nothing. 
9.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, 1 run.
9.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Scary moment for Kolkata and West Indies as Andre Russell was a bit rusty to get up but he is walking well after this fielding effort. Back of a length around middle and leg, Jos Buttler flat bats this to that gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket and takes a couple. Andre Russell fielded this with a stretch leg and was down for a while. 
10.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravichandran Ashwin, Starts off with a shortish ball on off stump, Ravichandran Ashwin gets pegged back and gets an inside edge back onto the pads.
10.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravichandran Ashwin, 1 run.
10.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, A tad short on the stumps and coming back in, Jos Buttler backs away but can only play it back to the bowler.
10.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, Risky from Jos Buttler and the appeal for LBW is turned down. This is fired in full around off, Buttler goes for the reverse sweep and misses it completely, getting it on the back boot. Shreyas Iyer does review it eventually. No bat or glove is involved and Ball Tracking shows that impact is outside the line of off stump and the onfield call of NOT OUT will stand.
10.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, Bowled quite full and around off, Jos Buttler looks to clear the front leg and go downtown but doesn't get under it and hits it along the turf to long off for one.
10.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Streaky but effective! Dragged short and over middle, Ravichandran Ashwin rocks back to pull but gets a thick outside edge that goes fine of short third and runs away to the fence.
11.1 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, Slower delivery, on the stumps and right in the blockhole, Jos Buttler hangs deep and forces the lofted shot down to long off for a single. Something needs to give here for Rajasthan.
11.2 : Harshit Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Goes for the tailing-in yorker at the legs but serves a full toss instead, Ravichandran Ashwin jams it wide of mid on for just one more.
11.3 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, Kolkata won't mind the singles and this is excellent bowling. Full and straight, in the blockhole and angling in, Jos Buttler heaves it away with an open stance to deep mid-wicket for a third single in the over.
11.4 : Harshit Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, The move to send Ravichandran Ashwin up the order isn't quite working out for Rajasthan. A well-directed short ball around off and gets it high enough. Ashwin attempts a late ramp shot but is well beaten.
11.5 : Harshit Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Skillful from Harshit Rana as he brings out the quick yorker now. This is bowled at 143.7 clicks and right on the money around off, Ashwin can only jam it out to covers for a run.
11.6 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, Slower one, a bit into the surface and over middle, Jos Buttler backs away to pull but gets an inside edge down to fine leg. They do well to hustle back for the second run.
0.0 : Shimron Hetmyer walks out next to bat. 
12.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT! Ravichandran Ashwin had to go at it and ends up holing out.
12.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, dear! Look away Rajasthan fans, look away now and Varun Chakaravarthy has two in two.
0.0 : Rovman Powell walks out at 8 for Rajasthan. 
12.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rovman Powell, No hat-trick! Flatter one, on a good length and angled in from middle, Rovman Powell goes on the back foot and pushes it away past square leg for a single.
12.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, A genuine drag-down over middle and leg, Jos Buttler gets inside the line but doesn't get all of the pull shot. Mitchell Starc runs around to his right at deep backward square leg and glides across the turf to keep it down to a brace.
12.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, Slightly short over the stumps, worked away off the back foot behind square leg for a run.
12.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Rovman Powell, Fired in quicker at 99.6 clicks and on off stump, Rovman Powell goes back to a fuller ball and manages to keep it out.
0.0 : Time for the final strategic break of the game. Rajasthan are in all sorts of trouble with them being 6 wickets down. Rajasthan have managed to score at good knots but the fall of wickets may well come to haunt them in this chase. There are no signs of dew right now and that is turning out to be a big impact on playing conditions. With a couple of overs each still in the kitty for both Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy it is Kolkata who has the upper hand in this contest. 
13.1 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, Floated up on a nagging length and on the pads, just nudged away in front of mif-wicket for a single by Jos.
13.2 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, Bowled flatter and right at the stumps, Rovman Powell goes on the back foot and manages to flick it away to deep mid-wicket for one more.
13.3 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, The change up now, bowled at 94.5 clicks and on a shorter length around off, this one holds in the pitch and Jos Buttler defends it down the deck.
13.4 : Sunil Narine to Jos Buttler, 1 run.
13.5 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, Quicker and pushed through on a nagging length around off, punched away off the back footn but straight to covers.
0.0 : Narine looks to be struggling with cramps. This is probably an aftermath of that marathon innings with the bat from Sunil and he is feeling the aftereffects of that now. Good news for Kolkata as Sunil Narine is up and ready to bowl again. 
13.6 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, Wow, just three singles when the required rate is over 13! Quick and flat outside off, played off the back foot and cut away straight to point.
14.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, Floated up full and outside off, Jos Buttler looks for the reverse sweep but misses and loses his balance a bit. Phil Salt whips off the bails and appeals a bit. The umpire does go upstairs and the third umpire concludes that there is no bat involved. The replays show that the foot was grounded when the bails litt up and Buttler is safe.
14.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, Four!
14.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Finally, Jos Buttler nails that shot and brings up his FIFTY as well. Short and outside off, Buttler with more of a reverse-slap than reverse-sweep and he hammers it past backward point for four more. Buttler needs to keep going here.
14.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Fired down the leg side for a wide.
Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Too full and angling down leg, Jos Buttler stays back and just whips it away into the fine leg fence for yet another boundary.
14.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, No run.
14.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Fortuitous again but much-needed as well for Jos Buttler and Rajasthan. Flatter one, bowled a tad short around off, Buttler looks to pull off the back foot but gets an outside edge that goes well fine of short third and into the fence.
15.1 : Andre Russell to Rovman Powell, SIX! GONE IN A FLASH! On a length around the pads, Rovman Powell uses his power to flick this all the way over the fence towards deep fine leg region for a maximum. 
15.2 : Andre Russell to Rovman Powell, Good length on off, Rovman Powell loses his share looking for a big slog and ends up rolling it off the bottom towards deep mid-wicket for one. 
15.3 : Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, Pitched up on off, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and rolls this off the cue end towards wide long on for one. 
15.4 : Andre Russell to Rovman Powell, Full and wide of off, Rovman Powell opens this bat face late and guides this fine towards deep point for one. 
15.5 : Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, SIX! Jos is starting to motor along. Back of a length on off, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and launches this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. 
15.6 : Andre Russell to Jos Buttler, Slower one pitched full and wid of off, Jos Buttler drives this towards sweeper cover for a couple. 
16.1 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Rovman has decided to take on Narine and he starts off with a boundary. Short of a length around the pads, Rovman Powell advances down the track and slogs this towards the left of deep square leg for a boundary.
16.2 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, SIX! MIGHTY! The fight has been taken to the bravest warrior of Kolkata by Rovman Powell. Tossed up outside off, Rovman Powell leans back and launches this powerfully over the long off fence for a maximum. 
16.3 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, Six!
16.4 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, Rovman Powell looks to defend one and gets beaten outside his off-stump. 
0.0 : Trent Boult is the new batter in.
16.5 : Sunil Narine to Rovman Powell, OUT! lbw b Sunil Narine.
16.6 : Sunil Narine to Trent Boult, Tossed up on off, Trent Boult swings and connects off the cue end. Lofts the ball dropping on Angkrish Raghuvanshi at deep mid-wicket who runs in from the fence and puts in a good attempt bu drops it. Jos decided against the single. 
17.1 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, SIX! You just never know with Jos in the middle. PItched up on off, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and launches this dead straight up and over the bowler for a maximum. There is still a lot of life left in this contest. 
17.2 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, That's what wicket does. Back of a length outside off, Jos Buttler cuts this towards deep point but decides against the single. 
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Pressure telling on Starc as he darts one full and wide way too wide outside the off stump.
17.3 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, OUT! run out (Shreyas Iyer / Mitchell Starc).
17.4 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Fuller one angling across the batter, Jos Buttler looks for the reverse scoop but misses. 
0.0 : Avesh Khan is the new man in at the other end.
17.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Four!
17.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, 5 WIDES! That's exactly not what Kolkata wanted. Full and way too wide outside off, Phil Salt fails to collect this and the ball rolls through his legs and races over the fence for a boundary. 5 crucial extra runs for Rajasthan. 
Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler, Pitched up on off, Jos Buttler punches this through cover and manages to take a comfortable single. Jos will keep the strike. 
18.1 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, SIX! Hammered away for a maximum. On a length in middle, Jos Buttler clears his front leg and slogs this way behind the fence for a maximum towards deep mid-wicket region. 
18.2 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, Fuller on off, Jos Buttler drives this to extra-cover for no run. 
18.3 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, Four!
18.4 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, SIX! HOW'S THE JOSH, Rajasthan. Short-pitched on off, Jos Buttler pulls this flat and over the deep fine leg fielder for a maximum. 
18.5 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, 2 runs.
18.6 : Harshit Rana to Jos Buttler, 1 run.
0.0 : Who will bowl the final over? 9 runs needed for the win and Shreyas Iyer has tossed the ball to Varun Chakaravarthy who has bowled in a similar situation before. However, Kolkata are behind on the over rate and will have one less boundary-rider which could be decisive as well.
19.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, SIX! HUNDRED! This is probably the most important one for Jos. Short of a length in middle, Jos Buttler moves back and slogs this way over the fence and into the stands towards long on for a maximum. 
19.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, Fuller one on off, Jos Buttler punches this to long off and denies the opportunity of a single. 
19.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, No run.
19.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, This is cricket madness as Jos looks for the reverse and finds the fielder at short third. 3 needed of the last 2 now. 
19.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, Full toss on off, Jos Buttler punches this to wide long off and jogs back with a stiff back and a bit of illness for the second. 
19.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, JOS HAS WON IT FOR RAJASTHAN. That's what champions are made up off. He was himself in some pain but he inflicted a lot more on the opposition tonight. Short of a length in middle, Jos Buttler swings and connects well as the ball rolls through to deep mid-wicket and the batters cross for a single. Rajasthan wins this by 2 wickets. 
0.0 : JOS 'THE BOSS' BUTTLER has taken Rajasthan to one of the most famous victories in recent times in the Indian T20 League! With that, Rajasthan equal their own record of the highest successful run chase in the competition's history. Another cracker-jack of a contest in the 2024 Indian T20 League but it is Rajasthan who have held their nerves better and have won this battle of the top two.
Rajasthan had a daunting target to achieve but Yashasvi Jaiswal was able to get out of the blocks. However, he fell soon and so did skipper Sanju Samson before the pair of Jos Buttler and Riyan Parag started to take on the opposition bowlers and scored 76 runs in the Powerplay. The middle phase was where Rajasthan lost momentum as Parag fell and then Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer got out on consecutive deliveries. This affected Buttler at the other end and his strike rate took a big dip
With 223 runs on the board, Kolkata went into the break pretty content and knowing the fact that no team has ever chased a total of 200 or more at this venue in this tournament. Mitchell Starc was wayward to begin with but Vaibhav Arora gave them an early breakthrough and then Harshit Rana came in and got a couple of wickets as well. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy were brilliant after the Powerplay and Varun got two in two to hand his side the advantage. However, the pacers were prett
Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata says that it is a bitter pill to swallow and it was a roller coaster for them. Says that it is a funny game at the end and it is hard to explain what happened in the middle. Adds that at this point in time, a little miss here and there and the batter dispatches this over the ropes and this will give the youngsters a lot of learning and they will come back stronger. Mentions that Narine is just that kind of a character that turns up for the side and contribut
Rovman Powell, one of the chief architects of the chase is down for a chat. Powell says that the emotions are all over the place and anytime you chase down 200 plus it is a great game of cricket. Adds that he knew Sunil Narine was their best bowler and when you need 80 odd off 30 balls, you need to take him on. On Narine, he says that he has asked a lot of players to talk to him about a return to the national side and hopefully, he will listen. Mentions that morale in the team is high and he a
Earlier in the game, Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to field first. After losing Phil Salt early, Sunil Narine went into overdrive for Kolkata and hit every bowler for plenty. The usual spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin who are brilliant for Rajasthan had no answers for Narine who went on to score his maiden Indian T20 League century. Kolkata went on to score 223 which was a big score given the fact that scoring 200 plus in the second innings isn't something we have seen
The Presentation ceremony...
Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan is up for a quick chat and says they are happy with the win but they were a bit down with the fall of wickets but Rovman Powell did well and hit some sixes that gave them the momentum they needed and credits Kolkata as well saying they played well too. Mentions that Varun and Sunil bowled superbly and were hard to be hit against but Rovman Powell hit those boundaries at the right time. Credits Jos Buttler for his brilliance with the bat and mentions tha
Jos Buttler is the Player of the Match for his match-winning knock. Buttler says that he kept believing which was key and was struggling for rhythm sometimes and just wanted to let go of the negative thoughts. Adds that you need to keep telling yourself that it is fine and keep calm. Mentions that the coach has told him a lot about the breaking point and just giving your wicket away and telling him to stay the course. Ends by saying that it is his best knock and it is always satisfying to see y
Right then, the clash between the table toppers has come to a sensational end and the team at the top of the table has reigned supreme. It was Jos Buttler who struck his seventh Indian T20 League hundred surpassing the great Chris Gayle who had six to his name and pulled off the highest successful run chase in the tournament's history. Next up the caravan moves to Ahmedabad for a game between Gujarat and Delhi. That will be played on Wednesday, 17 April and will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT).