IPL 2020 Highlights, KKR vs RR Match, Full Cricket Score: Knight Riders win by 60 runs, knock Royals out of tournament

After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 131/9 ( Shreyas Gopal 23 , Varun Aaron 0)

That’s it. KKR win this big match by 60 runs. They have knocked RR out of the competition, they join CSK and KXIP as the ousted teams. Nagarkoti completes his spell as well. This is a solid collective performance from KKR bowlers. Five bowlers used and four of them among wickets. RR never looked ahead in chase. KKR still afloat in tournament, by a whisker.

After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 129/9 ( Shreyas Gopal 22 , Varun Aaron 0)

Mavi completes his spell. A wicket in the last over of the spell for him in form of Tyagi. He gave just 15 from his four and picked up two wickets. Just one over left. RR need 63. Let’s see how many they can get and also whether they bat through the 20.

After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 127/8 ( Shreyas Gopal 21 , Kartik Tyagi 1)

Nagarkoti picks up a wicket in his third over in form of Archer. Kartik Tyagi, right hand bat, comes in to bat. Gets off the mark on the first ball he faces. KKR would be looking to bowl RR out in the next 12 balls.

After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 123/7 ( Shreyas Gopal 19 , Jofra Archer 5)

Narine completes his spell. Archer tricked on the first ball in the flight. Gopal with a reverse-sweep collect a boundary and then ends the over with a four again. Rajasthan Royals need 69 runs in 18 balls.

After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 112/7 ( Shreyas Gopal 9 , Jofra Archer 4)

Mavi returns to the attack. Another quiet over. Single off the first ball to Archer, followed by a dot. Four singles off the last four balls. Five off the over. Rajasthan Royals need 80 runs in 24 balls.

After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 107/7 ( Shreyas Gopal 7 , Jofra Archer 1)

Chakravarthy continues. Another top spell from the ‘Architect’. Two wickets for 19 off his four. A wicket in the last over his spell as well. KKR well and truly on top. Rajasthan Royals need 85 runs in 30 balls.

After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 101/6 ( Rahul Tewatia 28 , Shreyas Gopal 5)

All kinds of shots being tried by Tewatia. Cummins completes his spell. 4 for 34 he has finishes witRR have gone past 100 in the 14th over. They need 91 runs in 36 balls.

After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 96/6 ( Rahul Tewatia 25 , Shreyas Gopal 3)

Chakravarthy continues. A run out scare for Gopal as he wanted to tap to short third man and run. Tewatia called from non-striker’s end and then refused.Thankfully for RR, the throw reached the batting end where Gopal reached safely, had it gone to bowler’s end, Tewatia would have struggled. Rajasthan Royals need 96 runs in 42 balls.

After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 93/6 ( Rahul Tewatia 23 , Shreyas Gopal 2)

Narine back on. Tewatia with two good strokes, collectes 10 runs, a four first and then a six. RR need another Tewatia kind of innings to get out of the jail. Rajasthan Royals need 99 runs in 48 balls.

After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 81/6 ( Rahul Tewatia 12 , Shreyas Gopal 1)

And just when it appeared RR are slowly coming back in the game, a wicket has fallen and that too of big man Buttler. Chakravarthy back on, managed to produce an edge on just the first ball, but to his bad luck, ball ran away for four runs for lack of first slip. But he got hus man later in the over. Shreyas Gopal is the new man in. Seven off the over and the wicket of Buttler.

OUT! BIG WICKET!

Buttler is gone. Short ball, not the best of his deliveries, Buttler eyes the deep mid-wicket boundary and wanted to clear but could not connect well, the ball went to Cummins placed there. RR six down. 

Buttler c Cummins b Chakravarthy 35(22)

After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 74/5 ( Jos Buttler 29 , Rahul Tewatia 12)

Many permutation and combinations going on currently. This team loses, and that team goes through and all. But one things is for sure, the team which loses today is out of the competition. Rest, our statsman Umang Pabari will keep you updates with the maths. Eight off the over. Rajasthan Royals need 118 runs in 60 balls.

After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 66/5 ( Jos Buttler 22 , Rahul Tewatia 11)

Narine continues. Buttler starts the over with a huge six. He is picking up Narine well and mostly playing him on back foot. Single to finish the over. 10 off it. First time out in the chase has been taken.

After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 56/5 ( Jos Buttler 13 , Rahul Tewatia 10)

Kamlesh Nagarkoti, right-arm fast, into the attack. He is bowling short stuff at Buttler, one came at a perfect height for England batsman who dispatched it for four runs. Tewatia slogs one, the outside edge takes it to square on the off side and it lands right between the three fielders approaching. Lucky for the left-handed batsman. RR have gone past fifty as well. Boundary by Tewatia to end the over.

4 or more wickets in the PP overs in an IPL match:

5 – Ishant Sharma v KTK, 2011
4 – Shoaib Akhtar v DD, 2008
4 – Ajit Chandila v PWI, 2012
4 – Dhawal Kulkarni v RCB, 2016
4 – Pat Cummins v RR, 2020*

After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 45/5 ( Jos Buttler 9 , Rahul Tewatia 4)

Mystery bowlers from both the ends as Narine begins his spell as well. Top start from the West Indian as he gives away just four in his first over. Rajasthan Royals need 147 runs in 78 balls.

After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 41/5 ( Jos Buttler 7 , Rahul Tewatia 2)

Varun Chakravarthy, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack, replaces Mavi. Powerplay over. Rahul Tewatia, left handed bat, has joined Buttler in the middle. Nagarkoti makes a mistake in the field and someone screams hard at me, seems like it was DK. KKR are passionate on the field, they want to win it big. Just four off the over.

After 5 overs,Rajasthan Royals 37/5 ( Jos Buttler 5 , Rahul Tewatia 0)

Buttler with probably the best shot this evening, through the covers. He is a key here. Cummins into his third as Morgan going for the kill, he is looking to dismiss them under 100 for a strong NRR. Parag dismissed on the last ball of the ove to make Cummins’ figures look even better at this stage. RR completely on back foot with half of their side gone.

After 4 overs,Rajasthan Royals 32/4 ( Jos Buttler 0 , Riyan Parag 0)

Crazy things happening in the middle. RR losing control in the chase. They got off to a great start, the best for any team in this IPL as Stokes and Uthappa collected 19 off the first over but then from ball five of the same over, the self-destruction began and it continues. Samson also gone, trying to score quickly. KKR in total control. A maiden wicket for Mavi. Top stuff.