IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Highlights: Jos Buttler leads Royals to victory in record chase

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Two utterly ridiculous run feasts on back to back days in the IPL. In one, the team with the record total managed to just about defend it, in the other the chasing team equalled their own record for highest succesfull run chase. Rovman Powell, the West Indies T20 captain, tells the broadcasters that he has been pleading with Sunil Narine to come out of retirement for the T20 World Cup, he has been asking other West Indies players in the IPL to put in a world with Narine as well. Wonder if we will see Narine walking out to open the innings for the West Indies now in the T20 World Cup later this year. That is for later though, for now, we can only wonder where the game of cricket is going if a total of 224 can be chased down in 20 overs. In two days, the IPL has got cricket fans asking deep questions like these. Extraordinary stuff. Join us tomorrow when Gujarat Titans host the Delhi Capitals. Good night!

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: "Keep believing, that was the real key today. At times, felt like I was struggling a bit for rhythm. Actually have been watching the golf and I saw a guy called Max Holmes. Anytime the negative thoughts come, I think the complete opposite and dare to dream. That's what kept me going. At times you feel frustrated or you are questioning yourself. I was trying to tell myself it'd be okay, keep going, you'll get your rhythm back and try to stay calm. There's been plenty of times throughout the IPL, you've seen crazy things happen. Guys like Dhoni and Kohli, the way they stay till the end and keep believing, you've seen it so many times in the IPL and I was trying to do the same. That's something Kumar Sangakkara has told me a lot - there's always a little breaking point. The worst thing you can do when you are not feeling your best is to fight it and try to force the issue and give your wicket away. He just tells me to stay there and at some point, the momentum will change or you'll find your rhythm or one shot will get you going. That's been a big part of my play over the last few years - try to stay the course and not get in my own way. (His greatest IPL innings?) I would think so. Anytime you're not out at the end to see your team through, especially off the last ball, in a big run-chase, very satisfying."

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: "Very happy with the win. We were wondering like the wickets we lost ... six down and then Rovman came in and hit those couple of sixes and that's when we felt like we were still in the game. It's a beautiful way to come back, some luck also, it's a very funny game. They also played really well. Expected something similar, an exciting game tonight, very happy for it. The quality of spin which they had in Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy, they bowled really well. This ground and the wicket actually was suiting them really well. We were wondering where can get those couple of sixes and that's when Rovman came in. Jos did what he does for us from last 6-7 years, very happy for him. It (Buttler's knock) should go right on top. Being an opener, if Jos gets in, we all know at the dug-out that he'll be there till the 20th over. If he's batting till the 20th over, no runs are unchaseable. He does something special."

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: “I would second that actually (it is a bitter pill to swallow), emotions were a roller coaster, certainly didn’t think we will get into this situation. It’s a funny game at the end of the day, he was striking the ball cleanly and timing them so well, have to take it on the chin and move on. I mean at this point of time you see that you bowl your best deliveries, a little bit hit or miss and you are sent out of the ground, it’s good that it happened now rather than it happening in the later stages of the tournament, good learning for us. (On Sunil Narine) He is a great asset to the team and he is showing it every game, he is that kind of player who capitalizes on each and every moment. I'm glad that he is a part of our team. Since he was striking it so well, I thought let’s take pace off the ball and gave it to Chakaravarthy and it’s high pressure when you have five fielders inside the circle, you basically don’t have idea where to bowl. It’s just about relaxing and rejuvenating, it was very humid as well today. It's important to learn from our mistakes and bounce back. We have a few days break. At the end of the day, it was a great game, a few overs here and there but I’m really proud of the boys.”

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Buttler sends the last ball leg side, it doesn't matter where, what matters is that he has put it past the in field and run a single. He finishes unbeaten on 107 of the very best runs off 60 balls. Our stats man Nikhil Narain says that says that Buttler scored 42 runs off his first 33 balls, a strike rate of 127.3. Off the next 27 balls, he scored 65, strike rate of 240.7. Buttler is glistening, he is red underneath that pink jersey, he can hardly stand but his teammates come and engulf him. RR have equalled the record for the highest succesfull run chase today and they have their senior opener to thank.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: He can only find fielders off the next three balls and doesn't run. He hasn't been walking properly either. Then he hits the fifth one to wide long off and hobbles two runs. The scores are level.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Varun Chakravarthy bowling the last over, digs the first one into the deck and Buttler sends the ball soaring over long-on. He has scored a century in 55 balls but no celebrations at all. RR need 3 to win off 5 now.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: And to make matters worse, KKR can field only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle because of their poor  over rate. Buttler has scored 98 runs in 54 balls, this has been a colossal innings but even now, KKR know that his wicket, could swing the game in their favour. 

RR 215/8 in 19 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Harshit Rana bowling the 19th over, Buttler smashes the first ball over deep midwicket for a six. He then creams the second one straight to cover and that is a dot ball. Then he beats long on for a four off the third ball and after that he sends the fourth one flat over deep square leg. Buttler has moved to 97 off 54.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: That would have been 13 had it not been for KKR wicketkeeper Phil Salt getting butterfingers. KKR are also doing a pretty bad job of denying Buttler strike as he taps one to cover point for a single off the last ball.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 196/8 in 18 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: RR now need 46 to win off the last three overs. It is all down to Buttler now. He is on 67 off 42, he has Trent Boult at the other end. He is on strike and Mitchell Starc to bowl the 18th.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 178/7 in 17 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: He hit Narine for a four and two sixes off the first three balls of that over, then a dot ball and then Narine has the last laugh.

Powell lbw b Narine 26 (13)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 178/7 in 16.5 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Exactly what the doctor ordered for RR at this stage. Chakravarthy bowls a wide fourth ball and then Buttler slogs him past deep backward square leg for a four. A dot ball and then Buttler gets a thick edge hat goes past short third man for another four. He is on 58 off 39 balls, RR need 79 to win off the last five overs.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 145/6 in 15 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Back to back fours off the second and third deliveries of the 15th bowled by Chakravarthy and Buttler gets to the mark in 34 balls. That is simply not quick enough and Buttler has been trying to get the pace of his innings up. The KKR spinners and Harshit Rana have brought the RR run rate grinding down. 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: 136/6 in 14.3 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: He goes down clutching his calf after bowling the fourth ball of the 14th over. Cramps would be setting in because of the number of hours he has spent in the middle today. Just three runs in the over thus far and the required rate is now going above 15 for RR.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Shimron Hetmyer in earlier than usual and he falls first ball! Chakravarthy on a hat-trick. 

Hetmyer c Shreyas Iyer b Varun 0 (1) 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 121/6 in 12.2 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Varun Chakravarthy gets a wicket off his first ball in the 13th. Ashwin hits it straight to deep midwicket. Now Shimron Hetmyer walks out for RR. 

Ashwin c Raghuvanshi b Varun 8 (11) 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 121/5 in 12.1 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: We saw an Ashes battle for the 10th over with Buttler hitting Starc's first ball over mid-off for four. Then a single off the third ball and then Ashwin takes a single off the fifth ball. Buttler pulls the last ball to deep midwicket where Russell makes a brilliant stop on the rope. He takes a while to get up and stand up straight and needed some assistance, did Dre Russ. Buttler is on 32 off 22, Ashwin on one off four, RR need 115 to win off 60 balls. 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 109/4 in 10 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Big shout for LBW off the fourth ball of the ninth, the umpire shakes his head and Iyer then takes the review. It is three reds and the umpire has to reverse his decision, Dhruv Jurel falls. 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 100/4 in 8.4 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Andre Russell with a fantastic catch and Harshit Rana has got rid of two very dangerous Indian batters. Slow one from Rana for the fifth ball of the ninth, Parag reaches out for it from outside off and it goes very high indeed, Russell takes it moving back at deep midwicket.

Parag c Russell b Harshit Rana 34 (14)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 97/3 in 7.5 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Sunil Narine has boosted his chances to get the Orange Cap already today, now it is time for him to get up in the race for the Purple Cap. No boundaries in that over and Buttler has moved to 23 off 16, Parag is on 23 off 10. KKR need 139 to win from 78, their required run rate is 10.69 and they are going at 12.14. 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 85/2 in 7 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Buttler and Parag take Arora apart in that over and this has suddenly become a fantastic powerplay for RR.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: And that is thanks to an excellent catc by Sunil Narine at mid-on. Harshit Rana bowling the fifth over, digs it in for the second ball, Samson trying to send it into the stands but mishits it entirely. Narine takes a sharp catch moving backwards.

Samson c Narine b Harshit Rana 12 (8)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 47/2 in 4.2 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Well a drop of that nature is inexcusable from a professional cricketer. Samson with a loose drive away from his body off the last ball of the third over by Mitchell Starc, thich edge and goes to Chakravarthy for what should have been a comfortable catch at short third. But Chakravarthy makes a meal of that, he was not in any position to get down in time to take that catch and the ball goes through his hands.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 36/1 in 3 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: 6, 4 and out for Jaiswal. Jaiswal smashes the second ball over long off for a six, then he puts it just over Chakravarthy at mid-on for a four. Then Arora sends in a full delivery on off stump, it shapes away late and Jaiswal edges it to slip.

Jaiswal c Venkatesh Iyer b Arora 19 (9)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: RR 22/1 in 1.5 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Jaiswal with a good start their against Starc. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler is back for RR and he has walked out with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Mitchell Starc to open the bowling for KKR. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Kuldeep Sen dismissises Venkatesh Iyer off the second ball, Rinku Singh gets a six off the second last and then he absolutely pulverises the stumps at the non-striker's end and can get just a single. Rinku finishes on 20 off nine balls. RR need to chase down a target of 224, which would normally be considered an impossible target to chase but considering what we have seen in the last few days, RR will definitely be fancying their chances here.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Rinku Singh getting into the act now. Rinku Singh has a SR of 192.8 in the death overs in the IPL and he is showing us why. A six off the second ball of the 19th by Avesh Khan, then a wide yorker that is sent past short third by Rinku. Venkatesh Iyer then gets a four off the last ball and that makes if 14 off the over. Spoils what was otherwise a very good spell from Avesh.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 214/5 in 19 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Well he hasn't really broken the stumps as such. He has broken some of the production equipment that is attached to those stumps. Long wait before we seee the fourth delivery of that over and there are just three more runs in it.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 198/5 in 18 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Narine cleaned up and Boult walks up to him and shakes his hand. Narine had hit a four of the second ball of that over. The third is an inch perfect yorker, Narine takes a swing and it torpedoes underneath him and hits the base of the stumps. A standing ovation from everyone at the ground as he walks off.

Narine b Boult 109 (56)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 195/5 in 17.3 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Some relief for RR, at least they don't have to deal with a marauding Dre Russ at the other end with Narine blasting away like this. Avesh Khan gets the big wicket, Russell holes out at deep third man.

Russell c Jurel b Avesh Khan 13 (10)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 184/4 in 16.1 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: He goes 6, 4, wide, 6 and 4 to reach his first century in senior level cricket across formats in just 49 balls! Two singles off the first two balls of the 16th by Chahal and then Narine blasts the third ball over long-off's head for a six. Then Narine smashes the second straight over the bowler's head for a one-bounce for, Chahal and Narine exchange smiles after that. Then Chahal goes wide outside off, Narine leaves it and gets an extra for his team. Chahal goes flat and wide outside off, Narine smokes it back over the bowler's head for a flat six. Then he pulls the last ball to the midwicket boundary and gets to that milestone. His West Indies mate Russell runs to him and gives him the tightest bear hug in the world.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 184/3 in 16 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Go on, have your say. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: A forgettable day with the ball for Ashwin. Three wides in that over, one of which goes behind to become five wides and so while he conceded no boundaries in that over, KKR still got 13 from it. Russell is on three off four, Narine on 74 off 42.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 146/3 in 14 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Yuzvendra Chahal get a wicket at last. Big appeal for LBW and the umpire gives it, Iyer seems to accept it at first and then takes a review. Goes down on his knee for a slog sweep and he has missed that entirely, Iyer starts walking as soon as he sees that there was no bat on it. Sure enough, he is plumb in front of middle. 

Shreyas Iyer lbw b Chahal 11 (7) 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 133/3 in 13 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Ashwin just can't catch a break against Sunil Narine. Second ball of the 12th is slightly wide from Ashwin, Narine smashes that into the crowd. Then the third is on a length outside off and Narine sends that past long-off for a four. The last ball of the over is also sent to the long-off boundary. Narine is on 70 off 39, Shreyas Iyer on four off two.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 125/2 in 12 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Raghuvanshi sends the fourth ball straight into the hands of the man at third man.

Raghuvanshi c Ashwin b Sen 30 (18)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 106/2 in 10.4 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: This is quite extraordinary from Narine. About 50 runs scored by KKR in the time since the powerplay. Narine gets to the mark in style, smashing a six over long off against Ashwin fifth ball of the 10th. A single after that and Narine is on 51 off 30.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Sore: KKR 100/1 in 10 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR could not score much in the powerplay and so they are making amends for it in the middle overs against Ashwin and Chahal, who have dismantled batting orders this season. Narine smashes a six off the last ball of the ninth over off Chahal and that takes him to 43 off 26, Raghuvanshi is on 28 off 15. 

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 89/1 in 9 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: This is turning out to be a very good partnership in the middle overs for KKR. Fours off the fourth and fifth deliveries and Narine gets to 34 off 23, Raghuvanshi has scored 22 of 12.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 74/1 in 8 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Kuldeep Sen bowling the last over of the powerplay and his first delivery is short and down the leg side. Narine can't connect but it deflects off his hip for four leg byes. Two runs off the next three balls and then Narine smashes the fifth ball deep into the night sky above Narine over deep midwicket for six. Then a brilliant shot back over the bowler's head for a four. Narine has reached 23 in 16 balls, Raghuvanshi on 15 off seven. KKR make amends towards the end of that powerplay.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 56/1 in 6 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: A couple of sumptuous shots from Angkrish Raghuvanshi and KKR have a good over at last. Boult bowling the fifth and his first ball is clipped by Raghuvanshi off his pads elegantly for four. Then back to back fours off the last two balls and Raghuvanshi is on 14 off five. Narine on 12 off as many.

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 40/1 in 5 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Another candidate for the catch of the season list. Avesh bowling the fourth over, Salt slaps the third ball back in the bowler's direction and couldn't keep it down. It was to Avesh's left and he stretches in his follow through and takes a one-handed beauty.

Salt c & b Avesh Khan 10 (13)

KKR vs RR IPL Live Score: KKR 20/1 in 3.3 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Just eight runs in the third. Salt with a four off Boult off the fifth ball of the third over. He is on 10 off 11 while Narine has managed six in seven. Not the typical Salt-Narine start this. KKR vs RRH IPL Live Score: KKR 20/0 in 3 overs

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: But there was also some precious luck for Phil Salt as Riyan Parag gave him a second life by dropping a sitter. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Sunil Narine and Phil Salt walk out to bat. Narine just ambling out with seemingly no worry in the world, Salt jogging in, all practice shots and stretches. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: RR are leading KKR by two points at the top of the table but the latter do have a game in hand. It means that a win today would help KKR cement themselves in the top two a little bit.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson has won the toss and RR will field first. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: "There's a disparity of 12 metres square of the wicket - 59m and 71m; down the ground - 75m. Expect the bowlers to be defending on the bigger side. We've seen some contrasting matches here so far - 208 narrowly defended, 161 quite easily chased. I think it (pitch) is pretty similar to what we saw the other day. We thought 190 was par, that was a day game, this is a night game. There's going to be some dew, it's extremely humid out here as well. Both teams will be looking to chase. It's a really good surface. You've got a lightning fast outfield, the boundaries are pretty consistent, nice even pitch, you want to bat at any stage. Maximise the new ball on a surface like this while it's rock hard."

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: In two games at Eden Gardens so far this season, Sunil Narine has an economy rate of 4.50 across eight overs, and hasn't conceded a single boundary. The other spinners in those games have gone for a combined 10.01 per over.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR may lead RR 6-3 in the head to head stats for the Eden Gardens but the latter have won their last two games at this ground. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: David Warner once tried batting right-handed to avoid the threat of facing R Ashwin. However, KKR's two left-handers have somehow been immune to his threats. Nitish Rana has hit him for 108 runs in 58 balls without being dismissed, while Sunil Narine has tonked him for 60 off 22 while being dismissed once.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR have done quite well with regards to scoring quick, except for their captain Shreyas Iyer. His 129 runs have come at 120.56.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: If you thought SRH vs MI was a one-off, well poor you. Because you would have been thunderstruck by what happened yesterday in Bengaluru. A total of 549 runs was scored yesterday by the two teams. SRH rewrote their record for highest-ever IPL score that they had set during the match against MI by scoring 287/3. Travis Head smashed 102 in 41 balls while Heinrich Klaasen scored 67 off 31. Abdul Samad remained unbeaten on 37 off 10 and pushed SRH past the record. In reply, RCB managed to get within 25 runs of the improbable target. Virat Kohli smashed 42 in 20, Faf du Plessis scored 62 in 28 while Dinesh Karthik made a valiant 83 off 35. Batting was reduced to an excercise of swinging the bat relentlessly in this utterly absurd match. It was T20 cricket in its purest form.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Shimron Hetmyer has the most runs in death overs since IPL 2022, striking at 201.8. Among all the batters Who have faced 100-plus balls in this phase, his strike rate is bettered only by Tim David (213.14) and Dinesh Karthik (209.9).

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: There was just one game between these two sides and that was at the Eden Gardens last season. It didn't turn out to be much of a match but it was memorable for the way Yashasvi Jaiswal announced himself. He was already having an extraordinary season but against KKR, Jaiswal put up a display of big-hitting that far surpassed anything he had done earlier that season. He raced to 50 in just 13 balls and then went on to stay unbeaten on 98 off 47 balls as KKR chased down a target of 150 in just 13.1 overs.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Among the weapons in RR's almighty bowling lineup is Chahal's mastery in the middle overs. In the six innings that he has bowled in this season, Chahal has taken nine wickets at an average of 15.6 and has an economy of 7.4.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Lots of candidates for this. 

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: A big reason for KKR's strong start to this season has been Sunil Narine coming good at the top of the order. Narine has struck at 192.8 in the powerplay, which puts him at third behind SRH opening pair Abhishek Sharma (206.3) and Travis Head (207.1).

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Sunil Narine has been quite sensational this season with both ball and bat. He has historically got a good record against Sanju Samson. In the 82-ball face-off between the two in IPL, Samson has scored only 66 runs and been dismissed thrice by the spinner.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Both senior players missed out in RR's previous game against Punjab Kings. They were both seen training with the squad in the buildup to this match and are expected to slot back in.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: There is nothing much to separate the two sides with KKR winning 14 matches and RR winning 13 of the 27 games, with both teams winning two games each in their last four encounters. At Eden Gardens, however, KKR have a 6-3 advantage over RR

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Boult's prowess at taking wickets up front tends to help the teams he plays for win more often than not. However, he has gone wicketless during this phase in the last three matches.

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Abid Mushtaq, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Singh Rathore

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Allah Ghazanfar, Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford, Chetan Sakariya, Nitish Rana, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera

IPL 2024 KKR vs RR IPL Live Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of match no. 31 where Kolkata Knight Riders host Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Stay tuned for more updates!