Matches Posted 2023 Indian One-Day Championship | Round 18 - GT vs DC @ Rajkot - It's all come down to the last game

2021 INDIAN ONE-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP


THE FINAL

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:local: RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs
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:os: KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS @ Sawai Mansingh Stadium
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- :ar::left: HARD - Ideal conditions for batting with a good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well - not ideal for spinners.
@Gaurav_7/@Life Warrior @RUDI/@Umair7

SEMI-FINAL 1
RAJASTHAN ROYALS beat KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS by 5 wickets (with 30 balls remaining) @ Eden Gardens

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KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 225ao (43.5)
- :bat: Devon Conway 60 (55) / Dinesh Karthik 44 (49)
- :bwl: Washington Sundar 3/37 (9.0) / Ravindra Jadeja 2/36 (8.0)

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RAJASTHAN ROYALS 226/5 (45.0)
- :bat: Suryakumar Yadav 76 (68) / Ambati Rayudu 54 (100)
- :bwl: Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/38 (10.0) / Mitchell Starc 1/26 (7.0)

Man of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Rajasthan Royals)

SEMI-FINAL 2
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS beat MUMBAI INDIANS by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) @ Eden Gardens

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MUMBAI INDIANS 342/5 (50.0)
- :bat: Ross Taylor 97 (81) / Prithvi Shaw 86 (70)
- :bwl: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/78 (10.0) / Mitchell Starc 1/48 (10.0)

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KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 345/4 (49.0)
- :bat: Devon Conway 101 (85) / Virat Kohli 99 (90)
- :bwl: Jofra Archer 2/62 (10.0) / Mayank Markande 1/58 (10.0)

Man of the match: Devon Conway (Kolkata Knight Riders)

HEAD-TO-HEAD

- OVERALL
- RAJASTHAN ROYALS 4 - 2 KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

- 2021 INDIAN ONE-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP
- RAJASTHAN ROYALS 2 - 1 KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

TRIVIA

- No team has won a playoff game after batting first in the 2021 Indian One-Day Championship
- Virat Kohli overtook Rohit Sharma as the leading run-scorer of the 2021 Indian One-Day Championship in the last game
- Mohammed Shami needs 4 wickets to overtake Rashid Khan as the leading wicket-taker - whereas Shaheen Afridi needs 5
- Rajasthan Royals scoring 233 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (this season) is the highest score for either team in a game against each other
- Kagiso Rabada's bowling average of 16.88 is the best bowling average for any player this season - by a fair distance
- Despite their esteemed batting line - Kolkata Knight Riders have been bowled-out in 5 of their 6 innings against Rajasthan Royals
- Rajasthan Royals' 162 all out is the lowest-score between the two teams in this rivalry
- In a rivalry known for low-scoring thrillers; the best bowling figures are of 5/33 by Amit Mishra - with Ravindra Jadeja's 5/48 being a close second

STATISTICS

Code:
RAJASTHAN ROYALS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Ambati Rayudu     15    15    2  628   99   48.30  690   91.01    0    6   60  12   1    6    -    0
Suryakumar Yadav  15    15    6  611   77   67.89  710   86.05    0    4   54  16   0    2    -    0
Martin Guptill    13    13    0  516  126   39.69  555   92.97    2    3   47  11   2   10    -    0
David Warner      15    15    1  487  120*  34.78  570   85.43    1    3   52   9   3   10    -    1
N. Jagadeesan     14    14    0  390  101   27.85  455   85.71    1    3   40   6   1   26    3    0
Dhruv Shorey      13    11    5  255   72*  42.50  266   95.86    0    1   30   3   0    3    -    0
Ravindra Jadeja   15    10    3  207   50*  29.57  246   84.14    0    1   16   4   1    4    -    0
Washington Sundar  8     5    1   45   31   11.25   87   51.72    0    0    0   0   1    0    -    1
Kagiso Rabada     11     7    0   45   17    6.42  109   41.28    0    0    0   0   1    5    -    0
Shaheen Afridi    15     7    1   34   10    5.67   58   58.62    0    0    1   0   0    4    -    1
Piyush Chawla      5     2    1   20   15*  20.00   49   40.81    0    0    0   0   0    1    -    0
Lockie Ferguson    5     2    1   18    9*  18.00   33   54.54    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    0
Ankit Bawne        2     2    0   13   12    6.50   30   43.33    0    0    0   0   0    1    -    0
Prasidh Krishna    8     4    1   13    7*   4.33   18   54.54    0    0    0   0   1    1    -    0
Navdeep Saini      8     3    1   12    8    6.00   33   25.00    0    0    0   0   0    2    -    0
Nitish Rana        2     2    0   11    4    5.50   17   64.70    0    0    1   0   0    0    -    0
Alex Carey         1     1    0    9    9    9.00   33   27.27    0    0    1   0   0    3    0    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Shaheen Afridi    15    15  119.2    1    626    26     4/38  24.07  5.24  27.53  1   0
Kagiso Rabada     11    11   97.0    0    422    25     5/43  16.88  4.35  23.28  1   1
Ravindra Jadeja   15    15  127.0    3    680    19     5/48  35.78  5.35  40.10  0   2
Washington Sundar  8     8   58.0    2    275    13     3/34  21.15  4.74  26.76  0   0
Navdeep Saini      8     8   62.4    2    350    12     3/32  29.17  5.58  31.33  0   0
Prasidh Krishna    8     8   43.3    0    229     8     5/38  28.62  5.26  32.62  0   1
Lockie Ferguson    5     5   45.0    0    250     7     2/33  35.71  5.56  38.57  0   0
Piyush Chawla      5     5   28.0    1    169     4     1/20  42.25  6.03  42.00  0   0
Suryakumar Yadav  15    12   41.5    1    232     3     2/37  77.33  5.54  83.67  0   0
Nitish Rana        2     1    6.5    0     36     0     0/36   N/A   5.27    -    0   0
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BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Virat Kohli       16    16    2  881  185   62.92  878  100.34    3    3  107  15   0    4    -    0
Joe Root          16    16    2  570  110*  40.71  607   93.90    1    3   63  11   1    4    -    0
Ravikumar Samarth 15    15    0  513   91   34.20  551   93.10    0    6   50   8   0    6    -    0
Jason Roy         13    13    0  461   98   35.46  513   89.86    0    4   49   6   3    4    -    3
Dinesh Karthik    16    15    5  343   68   34.30  378   90.74    0    1   35   6   0   18    1    0
Devon Conway       5     5    0  302  101   60.40  265  113.96    1    2   39   4   0    3    -    0
Cheteshwar Pujara  7     7    3  188   70*  47.00  259   72.58    0    2   11   5   0    2    -    0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15    10    0   63   22    6.30  196   32.14    0    0    0   0   0    2    -    1
Mitchell Starc    13     8    0   59   18    7.37  143   41.25    0    0    0   0   0   11    -    0
Amit Mishra       13     7    5   55   28*  27.50   87   63.21    0    0    1   1   0    3    -    0
Mohammed Shami    15     9    0   47   13    5.23   98   47.95    0    0    1   0   2    5    -    1
Mohammad Nabi      9     6    2   45   22   11.25   51   88.23    0    0    6   0   2    1    -    0
Ricky Bhui         2     2    0   38   26   19.00   69   55.07    0    0    1   0   0    0    -    0
Shivam Dube        4     3    2   24   15*  24.00   52   46.15    0    0    0   0   0    1    -    0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman   8     5    2   22    7    7.33   40   55.00    0    0    0   0   0    2    -    2
Kulwant Khejroliya 3     2    1   10    6   10.00   19   52.63    0    0    0   0   0    2    -    0
Shahrukh Khan      3     3    0    8    4    2.67   26   30.76    0    0    0   0   0    1    -    0
Rahul Tewatia      3     3    0    4    3    1.33    9   44.44    0    0    0   0   1    0    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Mohammed Shami    15    15  140.4    3    808    27     5/42  29.92  5.74  31.25  1   2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15    15  129.5    2    729    21     3/42  34.71  5.61  37.09  0   0
Amit Mishra       13    13  111.3    4    568    20     4/46  28.40  5.09  33.45  1   0
Mitchell Starc    13    13  117.3    1    604    20     4/34  30.20  5.14  35.25  1   0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman   8     8   70.0    1    328    12     3/16  27.33  4.68  35.00  0   0
Mohammad Nabi      9     9   79.5    3    422    11     3/62  38.36  5.28  43.54  0   0
Kulwant Khejroliya 3     3   28.0    0    163     5     3/59  32.60  5.82  33.60  0   0
Rahul Tewatia      3     3   16.0    0     71     3     2/6   23.67  4.43  32.00  0   0
Shivam Dube        4     4   19.2    0    104     2     1/20  52.00  5.38  58.00  0   0
Joe Root          16     1    1.0    0     13     0     0/13   N/A  13.00    -    0   0

LINEUP RULES

- You can not drop Your captain (:c:)
- You must have at least five capable bowling (:ar:/:bwl:) options in Your playing xi
- You must have at least one genuine wicket-keeping (:wk:/:wkb:) option in Your playing xi
- You can have a maximum of four overseas (:os:) players in Your playing xi
- Mark the players You want to bowl with ^ and Your active wicket-keeper with †/+
 
Both teams were finalists even the last time around in 2019. @Na Maloom Afraad did not find that in trivia :)
That's not trivia, that's common knowledge :p

I posted that in the post asking for semi-final one's lineup, so I thought repeating that little trivia piece isn't as important as repeating the best figures piece with Mishra and Jadeja. Didn't wanna repost the previous message, basically.
 
That's not trivia, that's common knowledge :p

I posted that in the post asking for semi-final one's lineup, so I thought repeating that little trivia piece isn't as important as repeating the best figures piece with Mishra and Jadeja. Didn't wanna repost the previous message, basically.
As a league manager who do you think stands a better chance of winning the Final? Be honest with this ;)
 
It's the moment which we set our sights on when we begun this tournament. Now we are here with all the hardwork and effort. Just one last step and we really wanna defend our title and keep the beautiful IODC trophy with us. Let's do it!

:bat: David Warner :os:
:bat: Martin Guptill :os:
:wkb: Narayan Jagadeesan (wk)
:bat: Ambati Rayudu
:ar: Suryakumar Yadav ^
:bat: Dhruv Shorey
:ar: Ravindra Jadeja (c) ^
:bwl: Kagiso Rabada :os: ^
:bwl: Navdeep Saini ^
:bwl: Prasidh Krishna ^
:bwl: Shaheen Afridi :os: ^
 
:nz: :os: :bat: Devin Conway
:eng: :os: :bat: Jason Roy
:ind: :local: :bat: Virat Kohli :c:
:eng: :os: :bat: Joe Root
:ind: :local: :bat: Cheteshwar Pujara
:ind: :local: :wkb: Dinesh Karthik
:aus: :os: :ar: Mitchell Starc
:ind: :local: :bwl: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
:ind: :local: :bwl: Mohammad Shami
:ind: :local: :bwl: Amit Mishra
:ind: :local: :bwl: Kulwant Khejroliya
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@RUDI
 
It's the moment which we set our sights on when we begun this tournament. Now we are here with all the hardwork and effort. Just one last step and we really wanna defend our title and keep the beautiful IODC trophy with us. Let's do it!

:bat: David Warner :os:
:bat: Martin Guptill :os:
:wkb: Narayan Jagadeesan (wk)
:bat: Ambati Rayudu
:ar: Suryakumar Yadav ^
:bat: Dhruv Shorey
:ar: Ravindra Jadeja (c) ^
:bwl: Kagiso Rabada :os: ^
:bwl: Navdeep Saini ^
:bwl: Prasidh Krishna ^
:bwl: Shaheen Afridi :os: ^

Win it for Surya & Jadeja ... :cheers
 
2021 INDIAN ONE-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP
THE FINAL


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RAJASTHAN ROYALS v KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur


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RAJASTHAN ROYALS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST

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0.1  Afridi to Conway, three runs, Great work by Rayudu saved a certain boundary
0.2  Afridi to Roy, no run, Defensively played by Jason Roy
0.3  Afridi to Roy, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
0.4  Afridi to Roy, legbye, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
0.5  Afridi to Conway, OUT, Bowled him! Great delivery by Afridi. Conway didnt have a clue

         Devon Conway           3 (2b)
         b. Afridi

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There are fewer better sights in present-day cricket than Shaheen Afridi with the new ball - Devon Conway perishes for 3 as Rajasthan Royals draw first blood in the 1st-over.

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0.6  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though

         End of over 1  (4 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS     4/1
         (R/R:  4.00)
         Shaheen Afridi       1.0-0-3-1
         Virat Kohli           0(1b)
         Jason Roy             0(3b)   

1.1  Rabada to Roy, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
1.2  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
1.3  Rabada to Kohli, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
1.4  Rabada to Kohli, one run, That is very well run by Jason Roy           
1.5  Rabada to Roy, legbye, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
1.6  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 

         End of over 2  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS     7/1
         (R/R:  3.50)
         Kagiso Rabada        1.0-0-2-0
         Virat Kohli           1(5b)
         Jason Roy             1(5b)   

2.1  Saini to Roy, no run, Jason Roy missed that one by a mile
2.2  Saini to Roy, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
2.3  Saini to Kohli, one run, The misfield by Afridi allows yet another run
2.4  Saini to Roy, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
2.5  Saini to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
2.6  Saini to Roy, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down

         End of over 3  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    13/1
         (R/R:  4.33)
         Navdeep Saini        1.0-0-6-0
         Jason Roy             5(9b)
         Virat Kohli           3(7b)   

3.1  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
3.2  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
3.3  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
3.4  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile
3.5  Krishna to Kohli, legbye, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile
3.6  Krishna to Roy, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Jason Roy

         End of over 4  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    18/1
         (R/R:  4.50)
         Prasidh Krishna      1.0-0-4-0
         Jason Roy             9(10b 1X4)
         Virat Kohli           3(12b)   

4.1  Afridi to Kohli, legbye, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
4.2  Afridi to Roy, OUT, Martin Guptill takes an easy catch to dismiss Jason Roy

         Jason Roy              9 (11b 1X4)
         c. Guptill     b. Afridi

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Shaheen Afridi gets another! Simple catch in the slip for Martin Guptill as Jason Roy walks back to the pavilion - Kolkata Knight Riders have lost both their opening batters.

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4.3  Afridi to Root, wide, The umpire being a bit rough on Shaheen Afridi, giving that a wide
4.3  Afridi to Root, FOUR, Shaheen Afridi cant belive it
4.4  Afridi to Root, no run, Joe Root missed that one by a mile
4.5  Afridi to Root, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
4.6  Afridi to Root, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 5  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    24/2
         (R/R:  4.80)
         Shaheen Afridi       2.0-0-8-2
         Joe Root              4(5b 1X4)
         Virat Kohli           3(13b)   

5.1  Krishna to Kohli, one run, The misfield by Saini allows yet another run
5.2  Krishna to Root, legbye, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
5.3  Krishna to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        
5.4  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
5.5  Krishna to Kohli, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
5.6  Krishna to Kohli, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 6  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    29/2
         (R/R:  4.83)
         Prasidh Krishna      2.0-0-8-0
         Joe Root              4(6b 1X4)
         Virat Kohli           7(18b)   

6.1  Afridi to Kohli, FOUR, Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen in the world
6.2  Afridi to Kohli, FOUR, Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen in the world
6.3  Afridi to Kohli, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Virat Kohli
6.4  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
6.5  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
6.6  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli

         End of over 7  (12 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    41/2
         (R/R:  5.86)
         Shaheen Afridi       3.0-0-20-2
         Virat Kohli          19(24b 3X4)
         Joe Root              4(6b 1X4)   

7.1  Saini to Root, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
7.2  Saini to Kohli, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Virat Kohli
7.3  Saini to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
7.4  Saini to Root, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Joe Root
7.5  Saini to Root, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
7.6  Saini to Root, no run, Left alone by Joe Root

         End of over 8  (12 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    53/2
         (R/R:  6.63)
         Navdeep Saini        2.0-0-18-0
         Joe Root             11(10b 2X4)
         Virat Kohli          24(26b 4X4)   

8.1  Rabada to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
8.2  Rabada to Root, no run, Defensively played by Joe Root
8.3  Rabada to Root, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Joe Root
8.4  Rabada to Root, no run, Defensively played by Joe Root
8.5  Rabada to Root, one run, The misfield by Rabada allows yet another run
8.6  Rabada to Kohli, SIX, What a wonderful player Virat Kohli is

         End of over 9  (12 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    65/2
         (R/R:  7.22)
         Kagiso Rabada        2.0-0-14-0
         Virat Kohli          31(28b 4X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             16(14b 3X4)   

9.1  Krishna to Root, no run, Joe Root was completely deceived 
9.2  Krishna to Root, one run, Great cooperation between Joe Root and Virat Kohli         
9.3  Krishna to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        
9.4  Krishna to Kohli, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
9.5  Krishna to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
9.6  Krishna to Root, FOUR, Joe Root is one of the best batsmen in the world

         End of over 10  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    71/2
         (R/R:  7.10)
         Prasidh Krishna      3.0-0-14-0
         Joe Root             21(17b 4X4)
         Virat Kohli          32(31b 4X4 1X6)   

10.1  Rabada to Kohli, legbye, Left alone by Virat Kohli
10.2  Rabada to Root, no ball, no run, Joe Root was completely deceived 
10.2  Rabada to Root, no run, Joe Root was completely deceived 
10.3  Rabada to Root, one run, That was a very risky single.
10.4  Rabada to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Rabada         
10.5  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Defensively played by Virat Kohli
10.6  Rabada to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Rabada         

         End of over 11  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    74/2
         (R/R:  6.73)
         Kagiso Rabada        3.0-0-16-0
         Virat Kohli          32(35b 4X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             22(19b 4X4)   

11.1  Saini to Root, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
11.2  Saini to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
11.3  Saini to Root, one run, The misfield by Rayudu allows yet another run
11.4  Saini to Kohli, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
11.5  Saini to Kohli, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
11.6  Saini to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile

         End of over 12  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    77/2
         (R/R:  6.42)
         Navdeep Saini        3.0-0-21-0
         Virat Kohli          33(39b 4X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             24(21b 4X4)   

12.1  Jadeja to Root, no run, Joe Root was completely deceived 
12.2  Jadeja to Root, one run, The misfield by Shorey allows yet another run
12.3  Jadeja to Kohli, one run, That is very well run by Joe Root            
12.4  Jadeja to Root, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
12.5  Jadeja to Kohli, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
12.6  Jadeja to Kohli, no run, Ravindra Jadeja is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 13  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    82/2
         (R/R:  6.31)
         Ravindra Jadeja      1.0-0-5-0
         Virat Kohli          34(42b 4X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             28(24b 4X4)   

13.1  Krishna to Root, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
13.2  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
13.3  Krishna to Kohli, FOUR, Prasidh Krishna cant belive it
13.4  Krishna to Kohli, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
13.5  Krishna to Kohli, no ball, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        
13.5  Krishna to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        
13.6  Krishna to Kohli, no ball, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            
13.6  Krishna to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            

         End of over 14  (10 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS    92/2
         (R/R:  6.57)
         Prasidh Krishna      4.0-0-24-0
         Joe Root             29(25b 4X4)
         Virat Kohli          41(47b 5X4 1X6)   

14.1  Jadeja to Kohli, no run, Ravindra Jadeja is getting the ball to turn ferociously
14.2  Jadeja to Kohli, one run, That was a very risky single.
14.3  Jadeja to Root, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
14.4  Jadeja to Root, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Joe Root
14.5  Jadeja to Root, one run, That was a very risky single.
14.6  Jadeja to Kohli, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Virat Kohli

         End of over 15  (12 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   104/2
         (R/R:  6.93)
         Ravindra Jadeja      2.0-0-17-0
         Virat Kohli          46(50b 6X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             36(28b 5X4)   

15.1  Saini to Root, one run, The misfield by Yadav allows yet another run
15.2  Saini to Kohli, one run, The misfield by Shorey allows yet another run
15.3  Saini to Root, one run, Great cooperation between Joe Root and Virat Kohli         
15.4  Saini to Kohli, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
15.5  Saini to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
15.6  Saini to Kohli, no ball, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile
15.6  Saini to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile

         End of over 16  (4 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   108/2
         (R/R:  6.75)
         Navdeep Saini        4.0-0-25-0
         Virat Kohli          47(54b 6X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             38(30b 5X4)   

16.1  Rabada to Root, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
16.2  Rabada to Root, one run, The misfield by Shorey allows yet another run
16.3  Rabada to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            
16.4  Rabada to Root, no run, Left alone by Joe Root
16.5  Rabada to Root, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
16.6  Rabada to Root, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 17  (2 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   110/2
         (R/R:  6.47)
         Kagiso Rabada        4.0-0-18-0
         Joe Root             39(35b 5X4)
         Virat Kohli          48(55b 6X4 1X6)   

17.1  Saini to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
17.2  Saini to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
17.3  Saini to Kohli, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
17.4  Saini to Kohli, no run, Defensively played by Virat Kohli
17.5  Saini to Kohli, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
17.6  Saini to Kohli, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman

         End of over 18  (0 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   110/2
         (R/R:  6.11)
         Navdeep Saini        5.0-0-25-0
         Virat Kohli          48(61b 6X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             39(35b 5X4)   

18.1  Jadeja to Root, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Joe Root
18.2  Jadeja to Root, no run, Ravindra Jadeja is getting the ball to turn ferociously
18.3  Jadeja to Root, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Joe Root
18.4  Jadeja to Root, one run, Great cooperation between Joe Root and Virat Kohli         
18.5  Jadeja to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
18.6  Jadeja to Kohli, one run, One more to the total

         End of over 19  (10 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   120/2
         (R/R:  6.32)
         Ravindra Jadeja      3.0-0-27-0
         Joe Root             48(39b 7X4)
         Virat Kohli          49(63b 6X4 1X6)   

19.1  Afridi to Kohli, FOUR, Shaheen Afridi cant belive it
      The crowd cheers for Virat Kohli's fifty

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When a team requires saving - Virat Kohli is one of, if not the, most dependable players a team can rely on. He reaches his 4th fifty of the season - none more apt than this.

Code:
19.2  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Defensively played by Virat Kohli
19.3  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
19.4  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
19.5  Afridi to Kohli, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
19.6  Afridi to Root, no run, Joe Root was completely deceived 

         End of over 20  (7 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   127/2
         (R/R:  6.35)
         Shaheen Afridi       4.0-0-27-2
         Joe Root             48(40b 7X4)
         Virat Kohli          56(68b 7X4 1X6)   

20.1  Saini to Kohli, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
20.2  Saini to Kohli, no run, Defensively played by Virat Kohli
20.3  Saini to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
20.4  Saini to Kohli, no ball, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
20.4  Saini to Kohli, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
20.5  Saini to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            
20.6  Saini to Root, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
      The crowd cheers for Joe Root's fifty
Code:
         End of over 21  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   133/2
         (R/R:  6.33)
         Navdeep Saini        6.0-1-31-0
         Joe Root             50(41b 7X4)
         Virat Kohli          59(73b 7X4 1X6)

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Fifty for Joe Root - one of the most steely-eyed knocks of the season, and what better occasion to bring it out of yourself than on a final with your team in a vulnerable spot.

Code:
21.1  Afridi to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            
21.2  Afridi to Root, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
21.3  Afridi to Root, one run, The misfield by Afridi allows yet another run
21.4  Afridi to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            
21.5  Afridi to Root, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
21.6  Afridi to Root, three runs, Excellent running 3 more

         End of over 22  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   139/2
         (R/R:  6.32)
         Shaheen Afridi       5.0-0-33-2
         Virat Kohli          61(75b 7X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             54(45b 7X4)   

22.1  Jadeja to Root, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
22.2  Jadeja to Root, legbye, Left alone by Joe Root
22.3  Jadeja to Kohli, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
22.4  Jadeja to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
22.5  Jadeja to Root, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
22.6  Jadeja to Kohli, no run, Ravindra Jadeja is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 23  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   142/2
         (R/R:  6.17)
         Ravindra Jadeja      4.0-0-29-0
         Virat Kohli          62(78b 7X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             55(48b 7X4)   

23.1  Krishna to Root, no run, Defensively played by Joe Root
23.2  Krishna to Root, one run, Great cooperation between Joe Root and Virat Kohli         
23.3  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
23.4  Krishna to Kohli, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
23.5  Krishna to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        
23.6  Krishna to Kohli, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  

         End of over 24  (1 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   143/2
         (R/R:  5.96)
         Prasidh Krishna      5.0-0-25-0
         Virat Kohli          62(82b 7X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             56(50b 7X4)   

24.1  Afridi to Root, one run, Great cooperation between Joe Root and Virat Kohli         
24.2  Afridi to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
24.3  Afridi to Root, no run, Joe Root missed that one by a mile
24.4  Afridi to Root, no ball, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Afridi         
24.4  Afridi to Root, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Afridi         
24.5  Afridi to Root, no run, Defensively played by Joe Root
24.6  Afridi to Root, one run, The misfield by Saini allows yet another run

         End of over 25  (4 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   147/2
         (R/R:  5.88)
         Shaheen Afridi       6.0-0-37-2
         Virat Kohli          63(83b 7X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             58(55b 7X4)   

25.1  Saini to Root, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
25.2  Saini to Root, one run, The misfield by Rayudu allows yet another run
25.3  Saini to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile
25.4  Saini to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Saini          
25.5  Saini to Kohli, one run, That is very well run by Joe Root            
25.6  Saini to Root, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 26  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   152/2
         (R/R:  5.85)
         Navdeep Saini        7.0-1-36-0
         Virat Kohli          64(86b 7X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             62(58b 7X4)   

26.1  Krishna to Root, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        
26.2  Krishna to Root, no run, Joe Root was completely deceived 
26.3  Krishna to Root, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
26.4  Krishna to Root, one run, The misfield by Guptill allows yet another run
26.5  Krishna to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            
26.6  Krishna to Root, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        

         End of over 27  (2 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   154/2
         (R/R:  5.70)
         Prasidh Krishna      6.0-0-27-0
         Joe Root             63(63b 7X4)
         Virat Kohli          65(87b 7X4 1X6)   

27.1  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
27.2  Rabada to Kohli, one run, That is very well run by Joe Root            
27.3  Rabada to Root, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
27.4  Rabada to Kohli, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
27.5  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
27.6  Rabada to Kohli, one run, The misfield by Rabada allows yet another run

         End of over 28  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   157/2
         (R/R:  5.61)
         Kagiso Rabada        5.0-0-21-0
         Joe Root             64(64b 7X4)
         Virat Kohli          67(92b 7X4 1X6)   

28.1  Krishna to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Joe Root            
28.2  Krishna to Root, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
28.3  Krishna to Root, no run, Left alone by Joe Root
28.4  Krishna to Root, one run, One more to the total
28.5  Krishna to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
28.6  Krishna to Root, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Joe Root

         End of over 29  (7 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   164/2
         (R/R:  5.66)
         Prasidh Krishna      7.0-0-34-0
         Joe Root             69(68b 8X4)
         Virat Kohli          69(94b 7X4 1X6)   

29.1  Jadeja to Kohli, one run, The misfield by Krishna allows yet another run
29.2  Jadeja to Root, no run, Left alone by Joe Root
29.3  Jadeja to Root, no run, Defensively played by Joe Root
29.4  Jadeja to Root, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Joe Root
29.5  Jadeja to Root, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
29.6  Jadeja to Kohli, no run, Ravindra Jadeja is getting the ball to turn ferociously

         End of over 30  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   170/2
         (R/R:  5.67)
         Ravindra Jadeja      5.0-0-35-0
         Virat Kohli          70(96b 7X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             74(72b 9X4)   

30.1  Saini to Root, one run, That was a very risky single.
30.2  Saini to Kohli, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
30.3  Saini to Kohli, FOUR, Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen in the world
30.4  Saini to Kohli, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
30.5  Saini to Kohli, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
30.6  Saini to Kohli, FOUR, Who needs Bradman when weve got Virat Kohli

         End of over 31  (9 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   179/2
         (R/R:  5.77)
         Navdeep Saini        8.0-1-45-0
         Virat Kohli          78(101b 9X4 1X6)
         Joe Root             75(73b 9X4)   

31.1  Rabada to Root, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Suryakumar Yadav

         Joe Root               75 (74b 9X4)
         c. Yadav       b. Rabada

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Wicket... at last! Kagiso Rabada provides Rajasthan Royals a potentially game-changing wicket. Joe Root is dismissed - just as he was looking to put his foot on the pedal.

Code:
31.2  Rabada to Pujara, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
31.3  Rabada to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Rabada         
31.4  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Left alone by Virat Kohli
31.5  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile
31.6  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 

         End of over 32  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   182/3
         (R/R:  5.69)
         Kagiso Rabada        6.0-0-24-1
         Virat Kohli          78(105b 9X4 1X6)
         Cheteshwar Pujara     3(1b)   

32.1  Afridi to Pujara, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Afridi         
32.2  Afridi to Pujara, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
32.3  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
32.4  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Defensively played by Virat Kohli
32.5  Afridi to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Afridi         
32.6  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile

         End of over 33  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   185/3
         (R/R:  5.61)
         Shaheen Afridi       7.0-0-40-2
         Virat Kohli          78(109b 9X4 1X6)
         Cheteshwar Pujara     6(3b)   

33.1  Rabada to Pujara, one run, One more to the total
33.2  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
33.3  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Defensively played by Virat Kohli
33.4  Rabada to Kohli, one run, The misfield by Saini allows yet another run
33.5  Rabada to Pujara, one run, Great cooperation between Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli         
33.6  Rabada to Kohli, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though

         End of over 34  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   188/3
         (R/R:  5.53)
         Kagiso Rabada        7.0-0-27-1
         Virat Kohli          79(113b 9X4 1X6)
         Cheteshwar Pujara     8(5b)   

34.1  Krishna to Pujara, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
34.2  Krishna to Kohli, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Krishna        
34.3  Krishna to Kohli, no ball, one run, That was a very risky single.
34.3  Krishna to Kohli, one run, That was a very risky single.
34.4  Krishna to Pujara, 1 bye, That ball bounced too much. Narayan Jagadeesan didnt have a chance
34.5  Krishna to Kohli, one run, One more to the total
34.6  Krishna to Pujara, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though

         End of over 35  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   193/3
         (R/R:  5.51)
         Prasidh Krishna      8.0-0-38-0
         Cheteshwar Pujara     9(7b)
         Virat Kohli          81(117b 9X4 1X6)   

35.1  Rabada to Kohli, legbye, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
35.2  Rabada to Pujara, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
35.3  Rabada to Pujara, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Rabada         
35.4  Rabada to Pujara, three runs, Great work by Guptill saved a certain boundary
35.5  Rabada to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara   
35.6  Rabada to Pujara, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Rabada         

         End of over 36  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   198/3
         (R/R:  5.50)
         Kagiso Rabada        8.0-0-31-1
         Cheteshwar Pujara    12(11b)
         Virat Kohli          82(119b 9X4 1X6)   

36.1  Afridi to Kohli, one run, Great cooperation between Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara   
36.2  Afridi to Pujara, OUT, Thats plumb in front of the wicket

         Cheteshwar Pujara      12 (12b)
         lbw            b. Afridi

36.3  Afridi to Karthik, one run, That was a very risky single.
36.4  Afridi to Kohli, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
36.5  Afridi to Karthik, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
36.6  Afridi to Karthik, one run, That was a very risky single.

         End of over 37  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   204/4
         (R/R:  5.51)
         Shaheen Afridi       8.0-0-46-3
         Virat Kohli          86(121b 9X4 1X6)
         Dinesh Karthik        2(3b)   

37.1  Rabada to Karthik, no run, Left alone by Dinesh Karthik
37.2  Rabada to Karthik, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
37.3  Rabada to Karthik, no run, Dinesh Karthik missed that one by a mile
37.4  Rabada to Karthik, one run, One more to the total
37.5  Rabada to Kohli, one run, The misfield by Krishna allows yet another run
37.6  Rabada to Karthik, one run, Great cooperation between Dinesh Karthik and Virat Kohli         

         End of over 38  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   207/4
         (R/R:  5.45)
         Kagiso Rabada        9.0-0-34-1
         Virat Kohli          87(122b 9X4 1X6)
         Dinesh Karthik        4(8b)   

38.1  Jadeja to Karthik, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
38.2  Jadeja to Karthik, FOUR, Brillian cover drive by Dinesh Karthik
38.3  Jadeja to Karthik, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
38.4  Jadeja to Karthik, no run, Left alone by Dinesh Karthik
38.5  Jadeja to Karthik, one run, The misfield by Shorey allows yet another run
38.6  Jadeja to Kohli, legbye, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile

         End of over 39  (6 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   213/4
         (R/R:  5.46)
         Ravindra Jadeja      6.0-0-40-0
         Dinesh Karthik        9(13b 1X4)
         Virat Kohli          87(123b 9X4 1X6)   

39.1  Afridi to Kohli, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
39.2  Afridi to Karthik, legbye, Defensively played by Dinesh Karthik
39.3  Afridi to Kohli, wide, Thats going down the leg side, a wide no doubt
39.3  Afridi to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli was completely deceived 
39.4  Afridi to Kohli, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
39.5  Afridi to Kohli, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
39.6  Afridi to Kohli, one run, That is very well run by Dinesh Karthik      

         End of over 40  (8 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   221/4
         (R/R:  5.53)
         Shaheen Afridi       9.0-0-53-3
         Dinesh Karthik        9(14b 1X4)
         Virat Kohli          93(129b 9X4 1X6)   

40.1  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile
40.2  Krishna to Kohli, three runs, Excellent running 3 more
40.3  Krishna to Karthik, no run, Defensively played by Dinesh Karthik
40.4  Krishna to Karthik, one run, That is very well run by Virat Kohli         
40.5  Krishna to Kohli, no run, Virat Kohli missed that one by a mile
40.6  Krishna to Kohli, three runs, Excellent running 3 more

         End of over 41  (7 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   228/4
         (R/R:  5.56)
         Prasidh Krishna      9.0-0-45-0
         Dinesh Karthik       10(16b 1X4)
         Virat Kohli          99(133b 9X4 1X6)   

41.1  Afridi to Kohli, one run, That was a very risky single.
      Century for Kohli. The crowd rises to its feet as he waves his bat

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100 for Virat Kohli - he has led Kolkata Knight Riders from the front throughout this season, but him standing up the way he has in the playoffs is a testament of his repute.

Code:
41.2  Afridi to Karthik, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Suryakumar Yadav

         Dinesh Karthik         10 (17b 1X4)
         c. Yadav       b. Afridi

      Afridi, ripping through the lineup to claim his fourth victim
41.3  Afridi to Starc, one run, That was a very risky single.
41.4  Afridi to Kohli, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Martin Guptill

         Virat Kohli            100 (135b 9X4 1X6)
         c. Guptill     b. Afridi

      Shaheen Afridi takes his fifth wicket of the innings

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Shaheen Afridi has dismantled Kolkata Knight Riders' hopes of setting-up an intimidating total in the space of three deliveries - Dinesh Karthik departs after a short stay.
Virat Kohli could not stay any longer on the crease - as he was dismissed two balls later. Shaheen Afridi claims his 5th wicket - 5 of the Top-6 have been dismissed by him.

Code:
41.5  Afridi to Kumar, two runs, Overthrow by Rabada instead of 1 they get 2
41.6  Afridi to Kumar, one run, Great cooperation between Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mitchell Starc      
      A good spell from Shaheen Afridi, a bit expensive but picking up some wickets. The opposition are in no doubt relieved to see the end of his spell

         End of over 42  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   233/6
         (R/R:  5.55)
         Shaheen Afridi       10.0-0-58-5
         Mitchell Starc        1(1b)
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar     3(2b)   

42.1  Rabada to Kumar, one run, That was a very risky single.
42.2  Rabada to Starc, one run, The misfield by Afridi allows yet another run
42.3  Rabada to Kumar, one run, The misfield by Afridi allows yet another run
42.4  Rabada to Starc, OUT, Big appeal behind the stumps, umpire gives Mitchell Starc the finger

         Mitchell Starc         2 (3b)
         c. Jagadeesan  b. Rabada

42.5  Rabada to Shami, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
42.6  Rabada to Shami, no run, Defensively played by Mohammad Shami
      Thats was some accurate and economical stuff from Kagiso Rabada

         End of over 43  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   238/7
         (R/R:  5.53)
         Kagiso Rabada        10.0-0-39-2
         Mohammad Shami        2(2b)
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar     5(4b)   

43.1  Saini to Kumar, one run, Great cooperation between Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami      
43.2  Saini to Shami, one run, Great cooperation between Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar   
43.3  Saini to Kumar, one run, Great cooperation between Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami      
43.4  Saini to Shami, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
43.5  Saini to Shami, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Saini          
43.6  Saini to Shami, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  

         End of over 44  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   241/7
         (R/R:  5.48)
         Navdeep Saini        9.0-1-48-0
         Mohammad Shami        3(6b)
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar     7(6b)   

44.1  Krishna to Kumar, no run, Bhuvneshwar Kumar missed that one by a mile
44.2  Krishna to Kumar, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
44.3  Krishna to Kumar, legbye, Left alone by Bhuvneshwar Kumar
44.4  Krishna to Shami, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
44.5  Krishna to Shami, one run, One more to the total
44.6  Krishna to Kumar, one run, The misfield by Saini allows yet another run
      The end to a good spell from Prasidh Krishna

         End of over 45  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   246/7
         (R/R:  5.47)
         Prasidh Krishna      10.0-0-49-0
         Mohammad Shami        4(8b)
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar    10(10b)   

45.1  Saini to Kumar, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Saini          
45.2  Saini to Kumar, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
45.3  Saini to Kumar, no run, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was completely deceived 
45.4  Saini to Kumar, one run, That was a very risky single.
45.5  Saini to Shami, no run, A lot of movement being extracted by Saini          
45.6  Saini to Shami, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
      Navdeep Sainiends an uneconomical spell


         End of over 46  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   249/7
         (R/R:  5.41)
         Navdeep Saini        10.0-1-51-0
         Mohammad Shami        4(10b)
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar    13(14b)   

46.1  Jadeja to Kumar, no run, Defensively played by Bhuvneshwar Kumar
46.2  Jadeja to Kumar, no run, Left alone by Bhuvneshwar Kumar
46.3  Jadeja to Kumar, one run, One more to the total
46.4  Jadeja to Shami, no ball, no run, Mohammad Shami was completely deceived 
46.4  Jadeja to Shami, no run, Mohammad Shami was completely deceived 
46.5  Jadeja to Shami, two runs, Great running between the wickets 2 more
46.6  Jadeja to Shami, one run, Dropped! Rayudu made a big mess of that simple chance

         End of over 47  (5 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   254/7
         (R/R:  5.40)
         Ravindra Jadeja      7.0-0-45-0
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar    14(17b)
         Mohammad Shami        7(13b)   

47.1  Yadav to Shami, two runs, Took the first one quickly the second was no problem
47.2  Yadav to Shami, OUT, Big appeal behind the stumps, umpire gives Mohammad Shami the finger

         Mohammad Shami         9 (15b)
         c. Jagadeesan  b. Yadav

47.3  Yadav to Mishra, no run, Amit Mishra missed that one by a mile
47.4  Yadav to Mishra, no run, Appeal for LBW, a bit too optimistic though
47.5  Yadav to Mishra, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
47.6  Yadav to Mishra, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down

         End of over 48  (2 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   256/8
         (R/R:  5.33)
         Suryakumar Yadav     1.0-0-2-1
         Amit Mishra           0(4b)
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar    14(17b)   

48.1  Jadeja to Kumar, one run, Great cooperation between Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Amit Mishra         
48.2  Jadeja to Mishra, two runs, Overthrow by Afridi instead of 1 they get 2
48.3  Jadeja to Mishra, no run, Amit Mishra was completely deceived 
48.4  Jadeja to Mishra, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
48.5  Jadeja to Mishra, no run, The umpire turns down that ridiculous appeal from Narayan Jagadeesan  
48.6  Jadeja to Mishra, legbye, Left alone by Amit Mishra

         End of over 49  (4 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   260/8
         (R/R:  5.31)
         Ravindra Jadeja      8.0-0-48-0
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar    15(18b)
         Amit Mishra           2(9b)   

49.1  Yadav to Mishra, no run, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down
49.2  Yadav to Mishra, OUT, Big appeal behind the stumps, umpire gives Amit Mishra the finger

         Amit Mishra            2 (11b)
         c. Jagadeesan  b. Yadav

49.3  Yadav to Khejroliya, one run, One more to the total
49.4  Yadav to Kumar, no run, Suryakumar Yadav is getting the ball to turn ferociously
49.5  Yadav to Kumar, one run, That is very well run by Kulwant Khejroliya  
49.6  Yadav to Khejroliya, one run, That was a very risky single.
Code:
         End of over 50  (3 runs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   263/9
         (R/R:  5.26)
         Suryakumar Yadav     2.0-0-5-2
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar    16(20b)
         Kulwant Khejroliya    2(2b)   


         End of innings (50.0 overs)
         KOLKATA K. RIDERS   263/9 (RR:  5.28)
         Suryakumar Yadav      2.0-0-5-2
         Bhuvneshwar Kumar    16(20b)
         Kulwant Khejroliya    2(2b)

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35 runs coming off the last 54 deliveries for Kolkata Knight Riders - they lost 5 wickets in that span. A deflating finish to an otherwise commendable first-half of the innings.

Code:
KOLKATA K. RIDERS innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Devon Conway                       b. Afridi        3     2    0    0  150.0%
Jason Roy           c. Guptill     b. Afridi        9    11    1    0   81.8%
Virat Kohli         c. Guptill     b. Afridi      100   135    9    1   74.1%
Joe Root            c. Yadav       b. Rabada       75    74    9    0  101.4%
Cheteshwar Pujara   lbw            b. Afridi       12    12    0    0  100.0%
Dinesh Karthik      c. Yadav       b. Afridi       10    17    1    0   58.8%
Mitchell Starc      c. Jagadeesan  b. Rabada        2     3    0    0   66.7%
Bhuvneshwar Kumar   not out                        16    20    0    0   80.0%
Mohammad Shami      c. Jagadeesan  b. Yadav         9    15    0    0   60.0%
Amit Mishra         c. Jagadeesan  b. Yadav         2    11    0    0   18.2%
Kulwant Khejroliya  not out                         2     2    0    0  100.0%
 
 Total:  263/9       Overs:  50.0          Run Rate:  5.26      Extras:  23    
  
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KOLKATA K. RIDERS Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Conway      J Roy        ˛                                          4 (5)
V Kohli       J Roy        ˛˛˛                                       15 (21)
V Kohli       J Root       ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛      160 (161)
V Kohli       C Pujara     ˛˛˛˛                                      20 (31)
V Kohli       D Karthik    ˛˛˛˛˛˛                                    30 (30)
V Kohli       M Starc      ˛                                          1 (2)
B Kumar       M Starc      ˛                                          6 (6)
B Kumar       M Shami      ˛˛˛˛                                      20 (28)
B Kumar       A Mishra     ˛                                          4 (12)
B Kumar       Khejroliya   ˛                                          3 (4)


     Fall of Wickets    4/1       19/2      179/3     199/4     229/5
                        230/6     236/7     256/8     260/9               

 Total:  263/9       Overs:  50.0         Run Rate:  5.26     Extras:  23   
  
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RAJASTHAN ROYALS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Shaheen Afridi       10.0      0      58      5      5.80     2      1 
Kagiso Rabada        10.0      0      39      2      3.90     0      1 
Navdeep Saini        10.0      1      51      0      5.10     0      2 
Prasidh Krishna      10.0      0      49      0      4.90     0      3 
Ravindra Jadeja       8.0      0      48      0      6.00     0      1 
Suryakumar Yadav      2.0      0       5      2      2.50     0      0 
 
 
EXTRAS           Wides: 2      No Balls: 8      Leg Byes: 12     Byes: 1 

Total: 263/9          Overs: 50.0         Run Rate: 5.26      Extras: 23 

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Virat Kohli stood tall for Kolkata Knight Riders with a gritty, counterattacking hundred - Joe Root aided him well before being dismissed right as he was about to take off.
Shaheen Afridi was amongst the wickets for Rajasthan Royals with five of the top-six falling to him - he finished with figures of 5/58 in his 10.0 - slightly on the expensive side.

Kagiso Rabada struck twice with two crucial blows and was the most-economical frontline bowler for Rajasthan Royals - his dismissals included Joe Root and Mitchell Starc.
But it was Suryakumar Yadav who had the most impactful play with the ball for Rajasthan Royals - he claimed 2 scalps for just 5 runs in 12 balls - in the death-overs no less.

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RAJASTHAN ROYALS NEED 264 RUNS FROM 50.0 OVERS @ 5.28 RUNS PER OVER

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Good toss to loose. Our quicks Mitchell Starc ,Bhuvneshwar Kumar & Mohammad Shami to rally up their top order with Amit Mishra and Kulwant Khejroliya to turn their middle-and-tail order into disrepair.
 

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