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IPL 12 Match 43 KKR vs RR at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata: SIX! A maximum over deep extra cover by Archer to lead Rajasthan to a rare victory at Eden Gardens as they stay alive in playoffs race. IPL 2019, KKR vs RR, Today’s Match Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) lock horns in the 43rd match of the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. The two sides, once at the opposite ends of the points table, now occupy the sixth and the eighth spots in the points table, KKR the higher-ranked side between the two. The race to the playoffs is getting more intense as we approach the business end of the tournament and the two sides facing off on Thursday are in a spot of bother as far as their chances of qualification are concerned. On one hand, the Royals have a simple equation — win all their remaining games to somehow make it to the last four after getting their campaign off to a horrid start. Kolkata, on the other, aren’t quite facing the do-or-die situation that RR and RCB find themselves in, but a loss in the upcoming fixture will make it really hard for them to salvage their title hopes in this edition. Andre Russell needs to bat up the order. With the form he is in, he’s been wasted down the order. RR need to improve their bowling. The return to form of Rahane is a huge shot in their arm. Both teams are coming off losses — in KKR’s case, five in a row. While RR failed to defend a total of 191 against Delhi Capitals on a flat Jaipur pitch, KKR suffered a nine-wicket hiding at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in an away clash. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals Full Squads: Kolkata Knight Riders Team 2019 Players list: Chris Lynn , Sunil Narine , Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Yarra Prithviraj, KC Cariappa, Harry Gurney, Robin Uthappa , Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Kuldeep Yadav , Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson , Matthew Kelly Rajasthan Royals Team 2019 Players list: Ajinkya Rahane , Sanju Samson (w), Steven Smith (c), Ben Stokes , Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag , Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer , Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Prashant Chopra, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Shubham Ranjane, Mahipal Lomror, Ish Sodhi, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Sudhesan Midhun For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps
KKR vs RR, Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Archer guides Royals to nervy win over Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2019 Match 43 Live Updates: SIX! A maximum over deep extra cover by Archer to lead Rajasthan to a rare victory at Eden Gardens as they stay alive in playoffs race.
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That’s all from our end tonight! RR stay alive in playoffs with a win against KKR and they need to thank 17-year-old Riyan Parag for the win. Dinesh Karthik steadied KKR’s ship after early wickets and his not out 97 took them to 175. RR made a good start but lost wickets in clusters before Parag slammed 47 and with support from Shreyas Gopal and Jofra Archer took RR to victory. We will see you tomorrow for CSK vs MI match!
Till then, goodbye!
Jofra Archer went wicketless today but he’s at 10th spot in Purple Cap list. Below are the top 10 of the list. **Click here to check the full table.**
| POS | PLAYER | MATCHES | WICKETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada (DC) | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Imran Tahir (CSK) | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Deepak Chahar (CSK) | 11 | 14 |
| 4 | Yuzvendra Chahal (RCB) | 11 | 14 |
| 5 | Mohammed Shami (KXIP) | 11 | 14 |
| 6 | Shreyas Gopal (RR) | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | Chris Morris (DC) | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | Ravichandran Ashwin (KXIP) | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Jofra Archer (RR) | 10 | 11 |
RR don’t have a single batsman in the top 10 in Orange Cap list. KKR have Andre Russell at eight but he struggled with the bat today and didn’t add much to his tally. Below are the top 10 in Orange Cap list. Click here to check the full table.
| POS | PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Warner (SRH) | 10 | 574 |
| 2 | Jonny Bairstow (SRH) | 10 | 445 |
| 3 | Chris Gayle (KXIP) | 10 | 444 |
| 4 | Lokesh Rahul (KXIP) | 11 | 441 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers (RCB) | 10 | 414 |
| 6 | Shikhar Dhawan (DC) | 11 | 401 |
| 7 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 11 | 400 |
| 8 | Andre Russell (KKR) | 10 | 392 |
| 9 | Quinton de Kock (MI) | 10 | 378 |
| 10 | Rishabh Pant (DC) | 11 | 336 |
RR move one spot up to take the seventh position with a win against KKR, who remain at sixth position after their sixth consecutive loss. Here’s how the IPL 2019 points table looks now.
| Pos. | Team | Plyd. | Won | Lost | Tied | Net RR | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (Chennai) | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | +0.091 | 16 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (Delhi) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +0.181 | 14 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians (Mumbai) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | +0.357 | 12 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Hyderabad) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | +0.654 | 10 |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab (Punjab) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.117 | 10 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders (Kolkata) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.050 | 8 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals (Rajasthan) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.390 | 8 |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bangalore) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.683 | 8 |
RR’s wins at Eden Gardens in IPL:
2008, Defeated KKR by 6 wickets
2019, Defeated KKR by 3 wickets
KKR’s last six IPL matches:
L, L, L, L, L, L
KKR’s last four IPL matches at Kolkata:
L, L, L, L
After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 177/7 ( Jofra Archer 27 , Jaydev Unadkat 0)
RR beat KKR by three wickets!
SIX! A maximum over deep extra cover by Archer to lead Rajasthan to a rare victory at Eden Gardens as they stay alive in playoffs race.
After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 167/7 ( Jofra Archer 17 , Jaydev Unadkat 0)
Parag slammed Russell for a six over long-on but got out hit wicket trying to pull. The youngster got too deep into the crease for a pull shot but clattered the stumps with his bat. 9 in 6 needed.
OUT! Heartbreak! Hit-wicket!
Riyan Parag hit wkt b A Russell 47(31)
Parag got deep into his crease with the idea to play the pull shot but his bat clattered into stumps as the ball hit his top edge
After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 158/6 ( Riyan Parag 40 , Jofra Archer 15)
Narine made a lucky save at mid-off on first ball to save a four! Parag gets a lucky four as his inside edge runs down to fine leg fence. He finishes the over with a mighty six over deep square leg. 18 in 12 needed.
After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 145/6 ( Riyan Parag 29 , Jofra Archer 13)
Great over for RR! 15 off it. Archer slammed Narine’s length ball for a straight six and Parag played a legside ball really fine for a four behind the wicket. 31 in 3 overs needed.
RR’s middle order and their woes
.@rajasthanroyals' middle order (#4 - #7) have been dismissed once in 15 deliveries in #IPL2019 - the lowest among all teams. They've played 22.4% false shots - the highest among all teams. As a unit, they've struggled with both timing & power making them this ineffective #KKRvRR
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 25, 2019
After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 130/6 ( Riyan Parag 22 , Jofra Archer 5).
Gopal’s cameo comes to an end with a mistimed shot. Went for a slog down the ground on outside off full ball but lack of timing allowed long-on fielder to run forward and take the catch. Archer gets a four with a pull shot. 46 in 24 required.
OUT! Shreyas Gopal c Shubman Gill b Prasidh 18(9)
Gopal’s cameo comes to an end. Went for slog off wide of off, full ball from Prasidh but didn’t get the timing as the incoming long-off fielder took the catch
After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 122/5 ( Riyan Parag 20 , Shreyas Gopal 18)
Just one from first three balls and then three consecutive fours for RR as Gopal goes wild. Half-tracker is cut past poin, short ball is pulled to deep square leg fence. Flighted ball is driven through deep extra cover. 54 in 30 needed.
After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 109/5 ( Riyan Parag 19 , Shreyas Gopal 6)
A four for Parag as he comes across off stump to paddle the short ball past short fine leg. Was hit on helmet next ball by Russell and he changed it. A four for Gopal with a drive through deep extra cover. 10 off the over.
A first for KKR in IPL 2019
Piyush Chawla becomes the first KKR bowler to take a three-wicket haul this IPL.
After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 99/5 ( Riyan Parag 14 , Shreyas Gopal 1)
Poor cricket from Binny. This was the last over of Chawla and spinners are dominating but he went for a sweep and holed out at deep mid-wicket. Parag’s drive fell just short of Chawla who finished with figures of 3/20. 77 in 7 overs needed.
Piyush Chawla taking three or more wickets at Kolkata in IPL for KKR:
3/19 v KXIP, 2014
3/19 v KXIP, 2014
4/32 v DD, 2015
3/48 v MI, 2018
3/20 v RR, 2019*
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