KKR vs RR LIVE – IPL 2022 LIVE Streaming – KKR beat RR Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their five-match losing streak as Shreyas Iyer and Co clinched a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals on Monday at the Wankhede Stadium. Follow InsideSport.IN for KKR vs RR LIVE Updates and IPL 2022 LIVE Updates.
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KKR vs RR LIVE: Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana star as KKR end five-match losing streak, clinch seven wicket revenge over Rajasthan Royals – Check Highlights
Chasing 153 to win, Kolkata Knight Riders had Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana to thank as they saw their team over the line with five balls to spare. Rana played the anchor role to perfection before hitting the winning six, while Rinku was the aggressor in chief, scoring a quick-fire 42 to put impetus in the chase.
KKR tried their seventh opening combination this season but it fell short once again after Aaron Finch chopped on a Kuldeep Sen delivery onto his stumps. Baba Indrajith soon departed with KKR again losing wickets in heaps in the powerplay. Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana steadied the innings before the Kolkata skipper edged one to Sanju Samson behind the stumps.
Rinku Singh, promoted ahead of Andre Russell, nullified the spin threat and put pressure on the pacers, including a vital 18 runs from the 18th over of the innings. The UP batsman’s efforts saw him win the player of the match award.
KKR vs RR LIVE: Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana star as KKR end five-match losing streak, clinch seven wicket revenge over Rajasthan Royals – Check Highlights
Earlier, Umesh Yadav continued his dream run as he got Devdutt Padikkal early in the powerplay as KKR put the breaks on Rajasthan. Jos Buttler struggled to get going and was eventually dismissed for 22 off 225 balls. Sanju Samson anchored the innings and got his half-century, but lost out on partners with Riyan Parag and Karun Nair both failing to capitalise on their starts.
Shimron Hetmyer unleashed a few shots later in the game to see Rajasthan over the 150-run mark, to give something to their bowlers to defend. Southee ended with two wickets to his name, while Anukul Roy, Shivam Mavi and Umesh Yadav were the others to strike at the Wankhede.
The loss marked Rajasthan Royals’ second successive loss, after they fell to the Mumbai Indians last time out. As for KKR, they ended their five-match losing streak to keep their IPL 2022 Playoff hopes alive, climbing above Punjab Kings to seventh in the table.
KKR vs RR LIVE: Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana star as KKR end five-match losing streak, clinch seven wicket revenge over Rajasthan Royals – Check Highlights
Rajasthan Royals innings – 152/5 (20 ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler | 22 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 88.00 | |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Sanju Samson (WK/C) | 54 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 110.20 | |
| Karun Nair | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Riyan Parag | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 158.33 | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 207.69 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 5, nb 2, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 152/5 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, KR Sen | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Yadav | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Anukul Roy | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Shivam Mavi | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 11.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Devdutt Padikkal | 1-7 | 2.1 |
| Jos Buttler | 2-55 | 8.3 |
| Karun Nair | 3-90 | 13.1 |
| R Parag | 4-115 | 16.6 |
| SV Samson | 5-115 | 17.1 |
Kolkata Knight Riders innings – 158/3 (19.1ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baba Indrajith (WK) | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 93.75 | |
| Aaron Finch | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Shreyas Iyer (C) | 34 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 106.25 | |
| Nitish Rana | 48 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 129.73 | |
| Rinku Singh | 42 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 182.61 | |
| Extra | 15 (b 0, w 11, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 158/3 (19.1) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | SP Narine, AD Russell, AS Roy, Tim Southee, UT Yadav, Shivam Mavi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Kuldeep Sen | 3.1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 8.84 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Finch | 1-16 | 3.1 |
| B Indrajith | 2-32 | 5.4 |
| S Iyer | 3-92 | 12.5 |
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