KOLKATA: Young Riyan Parag got here of age as he led Rajasthan Royals to a come-from-behind three-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.
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The Assam boy performed a heroic knock before being hit wicket in the penultimate over after scoring 47 off 31 balls, with five fours and two sixes. The 44-run 7th wicket stand between 17-year-old Parag and Jofra Archer - that got here off just 21 balls - helped RR snatch victory from virtually an unattainable place as KKR suffered their 6th defeat at the trot.
RR started the chase neatly as openers Ajinkya Rahana and Sanju Samson got 53 runs off just 32 balls. But losing Rahane, Samson and Smith in consecutive overs noticed them lose steam. But Parag took complete advantage after being delivered to zero by Sunil Narine off his personal bowling to take the facet house in 19.2 overs.
Earlier, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik, who selected to organize differently for his facet's crunch match towards Rajasthan Royals by training in Mumbai before joining the facet late on Wednesday, performed a lone hand to lend a hand the house group rating 175/6 after being put in to bat by RR skipper Steve Smith.
Karthik registered his absolute best particular person rating in IPL by ultimate unbeaten on 97 off 50 balls with the help of seven fours and nine sixes. The Royals perceived to have in spite of everything got their bowling aggregate proper by bringing in Varun Aaron in place of an out-of-form Dhawal Kulkarni and handing West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas his IPL debut in place of Australian Ashton Turner.
Sheer pace from each ends slightly rattled KKR batsmen, who controlled most effective 32 runs in the six Powerplay overs.
Playing most effective his second match of the season, Aaron brushed aside each KKR openers affordably. Chris Lynn chopped the 3rd supply of the match directly to his stumps, while Shubman Gill, opening the innings for the second time on this IPL, had his center stump pegged again by a attractiveness from the Jharkhand pacer.
Karthik promoted himself to No. four after leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal had Nitish Rana caught by Aaron at point. The KKR captain took time to settle down before opening up. KKR have been struggling with most effective 49 at the board for the lack of three wickets on the half-way degree, however Karthik shifted equipment in the 11th over.
The skipper hit the first ball of Gopal's 3rd over for a six and followed it up with three limitations and a single before Sunil Narine dispatched the last ball over the ropes to gather 25 runs from the over. Narine, then again, was once run out in the subsequent over while attempting a second run even as Karthik was once found to have not touched down while taking the first run. Karthik struck the ball so neatly that he even overshadowed Andre Russell. The West Indies all-rounder struggled with his timing and could not even take complete benefit of the 2 dropped chances.
Karthik then took matters in his personal hands and smacked Jaydev Unadkat and Archer in all places the park. His onslaught helped the facet get 126 runs in the last 10 overs.
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The Assam boy performed a heroic knock before being hit wicket in the penultimate over after scoring 47 off 31 balls, with five fours and two sixes. The 44-run 7th wicket stand between 17-year-old Parag and Jofra Archer - that got here off just 21 balls - helped RR snatch victory from virtually an unattainable place as KKR suffered their 6th defeat at the trot.
RR started the chase neatly as openers Ajinkya Rahana and Sanju Samson got 53 runs off just 32 balls. But losing Rahane, Samson and Smith in consecutive overs noticed them lose steam. But Parag took complete advantage after being delivered to zero by Sunil Narine off his personal bowling to take the facet house in 19.2 overs.
Earlier, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik, who selected to organize differently for his facet's crunch match towards Rajasthan Royals by training in Mumbai before joining the facet late on Wednesday, performed a lone hand to lend a hand the house group rating 175/6 after being put in to bat by RR skipper Steve Smith.
Karthik registered his absolute best particular person rating in IPL by ultimate unbeaten on 97 off 50 balls with the help of seven fours and nine sixes. The Royals perceived to have in spite of everything got their bowling aggregate proper by bringing in Varun Aaron in place of an out-of-form Dhawal Kulkarni and handing West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas his IPL debut in place of Australian Ashton Turner.
Sheer pace from each ends slightly rattled KKR batsmen, who controlled most effective 32 runs in the six Powerplay overs.
Playing most effective his second match of the season, Aaron brushed aside each KKR openers affordably. Chris Lynn chopped the 3rd supply of the match directly to his stumps, while Shubman Gill, opening the innings for the second time on this IPL, had his center stump pegged again by a attractiveness from the Jharkhand pacer.
Karthik promoted himself to No. four after leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal had Nitish Rana caught by Aaron at point. The KKR captain took time to settle down before opening up. KKR have been struggling with most effective 49 at the board for the lack of three wickets on the half-way degree, however Karthik shifted equipment in the 11th over.
The skipper hit the first ball of Gopal's 3rd over for a six and followed it up with three limitations and a single before Sunil Narine dispatched the last ball over the ropes to gather 25 runs from the over. Narine, then again, was once run out in the subsequent over while attempting a second run even as Karthik was once found to have not touched down while taking the first run. Karthik struck the ball so neatly that he even overshadowed Andre Russell. The West Indies all-rounder struggled with his timing and could not even take complete benefit of the 2 dropped chances.
Karthik then took matters in his personal hands and smacked Jaydev Unadkat and Archer in all places the park. His onslaught helped the facet get 126 runs in the last 10 overs.
Knights out at The Eden as Royals prevail in a thriller
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