The batting of the Kolkata Knight Riders was outstanding in IPL 2024, as they amassed a massive 223/7 in their 20 overs. Leading the assault was Sunil Narine, who achieved his first-ever century in the Twenty20 version of the game.
The West Indian star scored 109 runs, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s 30 being the next greatest. Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Sen both took two wickets for the visiting team, but Ravi Ashwin failed to score with the ball for a record-breaking second time.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler opened the chase in the second inning; therefore, it was up to RR to show off their batting prowess.
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50 runs in 4.5 overs for Rajasthan Royals.
Yashasvi Jaiswal came into the game needing to chase 224 to win and scored 19 runs off of just 9 balls. With a straightforward catch by Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora ended that inning. Sanju Samson scored twelve runs before Harshit Rana, whom Sunil Narine caught, removed him.
Powerplay: 0.1 to 6 Overs (76/2) Required
After being absent from the previous game, Jos Buttler started to demonstrate his incredible timing when Riyan Parag joined him. The rookie batsman had an unremarkable day in the field, but his batting was still explosive enough to put pressure on the KKR bowlers.
First Strategic Time-out for Rajasthan Royals: 85/2 from 7 overs
When Sunil Narine entered the bowl, the boundaries began to flow more slowly. A couple of fielding errors also helped the visiting hitters, as Jos Buttler and Riyan Parag combined to score runs with ease.
100 runs in 8.2 overs for Rajasthan Royals
When he removed the dangerous-looking Riyan Parag, Harshit Rana gave the home team a major wicket. Russell grabbed a slow-moving ball from the right-arm pacer, which caused Parag to fall for 34 runs off 14 balls, including two sixes and four boundaries, well on the leg side.
Rajasthan Royals: 125/6 from 13 overs during the second strategic timeout
The Rajasthan Royals batting lineup appeared to take a hit after Riyan Parag was removed. After getting rid of Dhruv Jurel for two, Sunil Narine carried on with his fantastic game. Following that, Varun Chakravarthy took two wickets in two balls to remove Shimron Hetmyer for a duck and Ravi Ashwin for eight.
Jos Buttler scored a half-century off of 36 balls.
To fight a solitary battle, the Rajasthan Royals got their star opener from England. To put his team up to a solid 50 runs, the 34-year-old whacked Varun Chakravarthy for a four.
150 runs from 15.1 overs for Rajasthan Royals
Rovman Powell smashed Andre Russell for a massive six, with the run rate rising and the team needing 79 runs to win from 30 balls. This also served as a highlight for the 150 runs scored in the first ball of the 16th over.
200 runs in 18.1 overs for Rajasthan Royals
As Jos Buttler launched an unprecedented attack, KKR supporters and the squad were completely taken aback. As the Rajasthan Royals started to hope for an unlikely victory, Harshit Rana’s slower ball was hammered deep into the seats for a four.
Jos Buttler scored a century from 55 balls.
Jos Buttler had different plans for the Rajasthan Royals just when it appeared like they were finished. With his second IPL century of the season, the English captain achieved an incredible hundred runs.
Rajasthan Royals: 224/8 from 20 overs at the end of the match.
Jos Buttler reached his century with a six off the first ball, while Varun Chakravarthy bowled three dot balls. With one ball remaining after two runs off the fifth ball, the game was now evenly balanced. It was one of the greatest chases in Indian Premier League history thanks to Jos Buttler’s four-ball last ball.
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