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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Live Score, Match 54, Indian Premier League, 2020

Kolkata Knight Riders

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Shubman Gill c Jos Buttler b Rahul Tewatia 36 24 6 0 150

8.3

Rahul Tewatia to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Shubman Gill did not hit it well at all. Just not what Kolkata wanted. Floated on off, Gill goes for the sweep shot. However, he hits it uppishly. He gets it off the bottom edge. It goes sky-high near deep mid-wicket. Jos Buttler runs to his right, gets under it and takes it.

Nitish Rana c Sanju Samson b Jofra Archer 0 1 0 0 0

0.2

Jofra Archer to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Archer strikes in the first over. Rana goes back fr yet another golden duck but he also takes a review with him. Terrible, terrible review from Rana. Archer hits the deck hard around off, the ball raises and goes away from Rana. He looks to have a feel of it but gets a feather on it to the keeper. It goes straight into the mitts of Samson behind the stumps. A batter knows whether he has got something or not. By the looks Rana is unsure. He has a word with Gill and opts to review. Replay rolls in and Ultra Edge shows spike. Just the start Rajasthan wanted.

Rahul Tripathi c Robin Uthappa b Shreyas Gopal 39 34 4 2 114.71

11.6

Shreyas Gopal to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT! Rahul Tripathi goes after making 39. Rajasthan need to keep taking wicket to contain the scoring rate. Tossed up on off, Tripathi sits down and looks to slog it over deep square leg. There is no fielder there but since the ball was a long time in the air, Uthappa could come from fine leg and take it comfortably.

Sunil Narine c Ben Stokes b Rahul Tewatia 0 2 0 0 0

8.6

Rahul Tewatia to Sunil Narine, OUT! TAKEN! Ben Stokes is as solid a fielder as one can get. The Narine experiment fails again for Kolkata. Tossed up on off and middle, it was the googly. Narine does not read that well. He looks to slam that on the leg side and hits it against the spin. It went high in the air towards wide long on. Stokes gets under it and takes it comfortably.

Eoin Morgan (C) not out 68 35 5 6 194.29

Dinesh Karthik (W) c Steven Smith b Rahul Tewatia 0 1 0 0 0

12.3

Rahul Tewatia to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! CAUGHT! Rajasthan are slowly clawing back in this game. An inside edge and that proves to be Karthik's undoing. Tossed up on off and middle, Dinesh comes on the front foot to block. But he ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads. It lobs off the same straight into the hands of Steven Smith at short mid-wicket.

Andre Russell c sub David Miller b Kartik Tyagi 25 11 1 3 227.27

15.3

Kartik Tyagi to Andre Russell, OUT! TAKEN! Russell would be disappointed with himself. Kartik lets out an air of celebration, mostly out of frustration that he was smashed for a couple of sixes earlier. Full and around off, big Dre Russ clears his front foot again and this time he looks to slog it over the man at sweeper cover. However, this time, he does not get it as he would have liked. It is straight to the man at sweeper cover. The substitute fielder, David Miller, takes it comfortably.

Pat Cummins c Sanju Samson b Kartik Tyagi 15 11 0 1 136.36

19.2

Kartik Tyagi to Pat Cummins, OUT! CAUGHT! Terrible result for Kolkata. Cummins is gone but it leaves Morgan at the non-striker's end only. Full and outside off, Cummins throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets a thick outside edge which goes to Sanju Samson behind. The Rajasthan keeper takes it with ease.

Kamlesh Nagarkoti not out 1 1 0 0 100

TOTAL: 191 -7 in 20.0 overs (9.54 runs per over)

Extras (lb 5, w 2, nb 0, b 0) 7

Fall of wickets :1-1 (Nitish Rana , 0.2 overs), 2-73 (Shubman Gill , 8.3 overs), 3-74 (Sunil Narine , 8.6 overs), 4-94 (Rahul Tripathi , 11.6 overs), 5-99 (Dinesh Karthik , 12.3 overs), 6-144 (Andre Russell , 15.3 overs), 7-184 (Pat Cummins , 19.2 overs)

Still to bat : Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Jofra Archer 4 0 19 1 4.75 0nb, 0w

Varun Aaron 2 0 22 0 11 0nb, 0w

Shreyas Gopal 3 0 44 1 14.67 0nb, 1w

Ben Stokes 3 0 40 0 13.33 0nb, 0w

Rahul Tewatia 4 0 25 3 6.25 0nb, 1w

Kartik Tyagi 4 0 36 2 9 0nb, 0w

Rajasthan Royals

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Robin Uthappa c Kamlesh Nagarkoti b Pat Cummins 6 2 0 1 300

0.6

Pat Cummins to Robin Uthappa, OUT! CAUGHT! 19 and a wicket off the first over. Robin Uthappa is the man who is gone. Full on middle and leg, Robbie looks to flick. He gets it uppishly to the left of the fielder at deep backward square leg. Kamalesh Nagarkoti though had enough time to run in that direction and take it easily, which he goes.

Ben Stokes c Dinesh Karthik b Pat Cummins 18 11 2 1 163.64

2.1

Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, OUT! TAKEN! What a brilliant catch from DK. Reminded us of a stunner that he took in the 2007 T20 World Cup in the slips cordon. Full and outside off, Stokes swings hard across the line. But he ends up getting an outside edge. It goes to the left of Dinesh Karthik, the keeper. It was travelling quickly and was well wide of him. But Dinesh made a 'leap of the year' to pluck it.

Steven Smith (C) b Pat Cummins 4 4 1 0 100

2.6

Pat Cummins to Steven Smith, OUT! Dragged on! Cummins gets Smith finally. This is superb bowling from Kolkata here. Full and around off, Steven looks to drive but gets an inside edge that goes onto hit the stumps. Rajasthan still need 160 runs in 102 balls, with 7 wickets in hand.

Sanju Samson (W) c Dinesh Karthik b Shivam Mavi 1 4 0 0 25

3.3

Shivam Mavi to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! Kolkata are all over Rajasthan here. Samson can be dangerous but this time he goes only for 1. Full ball, it lands around off and jags away a little. Sanju looks to drive on the up but gets a good outside edge. This time though it goes straight to Karthik and it is an easy take for him.

Jos Buttler c Pat Cummins b Varun Chakravarthy 35 22 4 1 159.09

10.4

Varun Chakravarthy to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! 35 off 22 for Jos Buttler. Rajasthan have lost 6 wickets for 80. Short ball, Jos Buttler swivels a touch and pulls it firmly. But it is straight down the throat of Pat Cummins at deep mid-wicket. Rajasthan still need 112 runs in 56 balls.

Riyan Parag c Dinesh Karthik b Pat Cummins 0 7 0 0 0

4.6

Pat Cummins to Riyan Parag, OUT! TAKEN! More wickets coming for Kolkata. Another great jump from DK. A well-directed short ball on the body from Cummins, Parag half-swivels and pulls at it. However there is no timing at all as the ball rushed onto him. He only manages to get it to the left of the keeper. Dinesh Karthik, jumps and takes a good catch, yet again. Rajasthan need 155 runs in 90 balls still, with only 5 wickets in hand.

Rahul Tewatia c Dinesh Karthik b Varun Chakravarthy 31 27 2 1 114.81

14.4

Varun Chakravarthy to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! TAKEN! What a night, Dinesh is having! Chakravarthy, well he gets one more wicket. Tossed up around off, Tewatia gets down on one knee and looks to sweep but he gets a top edge. It goes to the left of Karthik on the off side. The Kolkata keeper runs in there and collects it with ease.

Shreyas Gopal not out 23 23 2 0 100

Jofra Archer c Shivam Mavi b Kamlesh Nagarkoti 6 9 0 0 66.67

17.3

Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Jofra Archer, OUT! CAUGHT! Shivam Mavi with the catch. Archer did not connect it well at all. Full and on middle and leg, Archer clears his front leg and looks to slog it over long on. However, he does not get it off the meat of the bat. He ends up getting it only as far as long on where Mavi completes the catch.

Kartik Tyagi c & b Shivam Mavi 2 3 0 0 66.67

18.3

Shivam Mavi to Kartik Tyagi, OUT! TAKEN! Trust Mavi to take it one-handed and he does. The 9th wicket goes down for Rajasthan. Full and on middle and leg, Tyagi looks to flick it on the leg side but ends up getting a leading edge back to the bowler. Shivam Mavi was a touch surprised that it came back to him. He manages to react quickly, get a hand to it but fumbles a touch, a couple of times, before he finally holds onto it.

Varun Aaron not out 0 8 0 0 0

TOTAL: 131 -9 in 20.0 overs (6.54 runs per over)

Extras (lb 1, w 4, nb 0, b 0) 5

Fall of wickets :1-19 (Robin Uthappa , 0.6 overs), 2-27 (Ben Stokes , 2.1 overs), 3-32 (Steven Smith , 2.6 overs), 4-32 (Sanju Samson , 3.3 overs), 5-37 (Riyan Parag , 4.6 overs), 6-80 (Jos Buttler , 10.4 overs), 7-105 (Rahul Tewatia , 14.4 overs), 8-125 (Jofra Archer , 17.3 overs), 9-129 (Kartik Tyagi , 18.3 overs)

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Pat Cummins 4 0 34 4 8.5 0nb, 1w

Shivam Mavi 4 1 15 2 3.75 0nb, 1w

Varun Chakravarthy 4 0 20 2 5 0nb, 0w

Sunil Narine 4 0 37 0 9.25 0nb, 0w

Kamlesh Nagarkoti 4 0 24 1 6 0nb, 1w