RR vs KKR IPL 2022 Highlights: Rajasthan hand Kolkata 3rd consecutive loss, win by 7 runs
IPL 2022, RR vs KKR Highlights, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 30 Live Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals with their superb bowling restricted Kolkata, as they won their 4th IPL game this season by 7 runs at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.
While Kolkata after losing Sunil Narine on the first ball started off well, but their momentum slumped after Prasidh Krishna ousted Aaron Finch, breaking KKR's crucial 107 run partnership between Finch and Shreyas Iyer. Post that, though the skipper kept the spirits high, wickets kept falling on regular intervals from the other end. A sensational spell by Yuzvendra Chahal, however, changed the course of the match as he picked up 4 wickets in 17th over. Thereafter, Umesh Yadav tried to bring the game back on track with a 9 ball 21, but fell on the strike of Obed McCoy who picked a total of 2 wickets in the last over to hand Kolkata their third straight defeat.
Earlier, a fabulous Jos Buttler innings with able support from Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmeyer helped Rajasthan Royals post a daunting 218-run target for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Buttler smashed his 2nd ton of 2022 season as he got support from Samson with a 38 in 19 balls. Although, Kolkata in the later overs got 4 wickets in quick succession, the damage had already been done. Shimron Hetmeyer smashed 3 boundaries in the last over to make it to 217, the highest total of the season so far.
In Match 30 of the Indian Premier League 2022, Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.
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Buttler and Chahal are currently the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker of the season respectively.
RR vs KKR Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Playing XI:
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Playing XI:
Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson(w), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
RR VS KKR LIVE: CELEBRATIONS!
RR VS KKR LIVE: Obed McCoy's polishing touch! RR win by 7 runs
RR VS KKR LIVE: Chahal on a roll!
RR VS KKR LIVE: 4 WICKETS IN 17TH over!
Chahal takes 4 wickets as he sends back Venkatesh Iyer first and then gets Shreyas Iyer's scalp. In the following ball Chahal removed Shivam Mavi. He got Cummins also, as he completed his hattrick in the 17th over.
Skipper walks back after playing a crucial knock of 85 in 51 balls. Mavi was caught by Riyan Parag.
Kolkata at 180/8 in 17 overs!
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET!
Chahal gets his 2nd scalp, and Venkatesh Iyer walks back after adding mere 6 runs. Sheldon Jackson comes out to bat next.
Kolkata at 179/8 in 16.1 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: QUICK WICKETS!
Ashwin to Russell, BOWLED!
Russell walks back without adding anything to the scoreboard. Venkatesh Iyer comes in next.
Shreyas holds the fort for Kolkata who are marching ahead at 152/4 in 14 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET!
Chahal to Rana, Caught, OUT!
Jos Buttler caught Rana, he walks back after adding 18 in 11 balls.
Kolkata at 148/3 in 13 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: 50 for skipper Iyer!
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET!
Prasidh Krishna to Aaron Finch, Caught, OUT!
Nair took the catch, as Krishna broke a crucial partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Aaron Finch.
Finch added 58 in 28 balls.
Kolkata at 117/2 in 10.1 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Kolkata march strong!
Finch and Shreyas Iyer make it a strong 93/1 in 8 overs as they chase a 218-run target.
While Finch has smashed 49 in 24 balls, the skipper has hit 39 in 24 balls.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Shreyas Iyer-Aaron Finch stabilise Kolkata's inning, KKR at 43/1 in 5 overs
RR VS KKR LIVE: 1st ball WICKET!
Perfect start for Rajasthan!
Shimron Hetmeyer's direct hit sends back Sunil Narine on the first ball. Shreyas Iyer comes in to bat at no.3 and smashes 2 FOURS back-to-back.
Kolkata at 9/1 in first over.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Will they chase down 218?
RR VS KKR LIVE: Hetmeyer smashes back to back 6 to take the team's total 217/5
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET!
Kolkata get 3 wickets in quick succession.
Nair walks back on Mavi's strike as Pat Cummins gets the catch.
Shimron Hetmeyer taking Hyderabad strong on 200/1 in 19.1 overs
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET!
Riyan Parag walks back after a splendid effort by Kolkata knight Riders.
Narine to Parag, CAUGHT, OUT!
Cummins and Mavi's combined efforts got Parag walking back. While Cummins got the catch, he threw it to Mavi as Kolkata got Parag's wicket quickly.
Rajasthan at 189/4 in 18.1 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET!
Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, CAUGHT, OUT!
Chakravarthy got the catch as Buttler was forced out after scoring his ton. Jos Buttler played a superb inning of 103 in 61 balls that included 14 boundaries.
Rajasthan at 189/3 in 17 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Buttler's glorious 100* in 59 balls!
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET
Andre Russell to Sanju Samson, CAUGHT, OUT!
Shivam Mavi takes an easy catch as Sanju Samson walks back after playing a crucial 34-ball 67-run partnership. Sanju Samson had scored 38 in 19 balls.
Rajasthan at 164/2 in 15.2 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: It is a Skipper and Jos Buttler show! Rajasthan at 151/1 in 14.3 overs!
RR VS KKR LIVE: WICKET!
Sunil Narine to Padikkal, BOWLED, OUT!
Padikkal walks back after adding 24 in 18 runs. Sanju Samson walks in at No. 3.
Rajasthan at 99/1 in 10 overs.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Rajasthan ride on Buttler's wave!
Buttler smashes a total of 10 boundaries (4 sixes, 6 fours), takes Rajasthan to a commanding total of 90/0 in 9 overs.
Buttler at 66 in 40 balls
Padikkal at 18 in 15 balls
RR VS KKR LIVE: Buttler smashes a brilliant 50 in 29 balls
RR VS KKR LIVE: Rajasthan begin on strong note, Buttler, Padikkal make it 60/0 in 6 overs
RR VS KKR LIVE: BOUNDARIES!
Buttler and Padikkal smash boundaries take Rajasthan to 25/0 in 3 overs.
Buttler at 17 in 15
Padikkal at 4 for 4 balls.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Devdutt Paddikkal completes 1000 runs in IPL
RR VS KKR LIVE: Innings begin
Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal begin the innings for Rajasthan against Umesh Yadav.
Rajasthan Royals finish first over at 2/0.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Shivam Mavi comes in!
Kolkata Knight Riders go ahead with the same squad except for 1 change. Shivam Mavi comes in place of Aman Khan
RR VS KKR LIVE: West Indian Obed McCoy makes his debut for Rajasthan
3 changes for Rajasthan, Rassie Van der Dussen, James Neesham and Kuldeep Sen to not play vs Kolkata.
RR VS KKR LIVE: Playing XI
RR VS KKR LIVE: Playing XI
3 changes for Rajasthan:
In: Karun, Obed, Boult Out: Rassie, Neesham, Sen
1 change for Kolkata
Shivam Mavi in place of Aman Khan
RR VS KKR: Shreyas Iyer wins the toss, KKR to bowl first
RR VS KKR: Catch the live discussion here
RR VS KKR LIVE: Toss at 7 pm!
RR VS KKR LIVE: Today's venue: Brabourne Stadium
RR VS KKR LIVE: Ready for today's clash?
RR vs KKR Playing XI prediction: Trent Boult will likely return after missing previous match
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Playing XI (probable):
Jos Buttler, Karun Nair, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Playing XI (probable):
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Aman Hakim Khan
RR VS KKR LIVE: Head to Head
In the 25 meetings between these two teams of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders dominated with 13 wins while Rajasthan Royals registered 11 victories. One match had no result.
RR VS KKR Preview: Which team will bounce back today?
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have lost two consecutive matches and would look to win their next match when they take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals have lost their last match and have 3 wins out of 5 matches. Jos Buttler has been looking in great form and is leading the list of the players with the most runs in IPL 2022. Karun Nair may replace Yashasvi Jaiswal. The team has found a positive in form of Shimron Hetmyer. Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal have been great with their spin bowling. Chahal is also leading the list for the purple cap. James Neesham, Trent Boult, and Prasidh Krishna will lead the team in fast bowling. Read More