KKR vs RR Highlights, IPL 2023: Jaiswal blitz powers Rajasthan to 9-wkt win

Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights, IPL 2023: Yashasvi Jaiswal hit the fastest IPL fifty ever in just 13 balls as RR chased down 150 in only 13.1 overs against KKR at Eden Gardens

12:35 AM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Match Summary

 

Needing to win this match to stay in the hunt for the playoffs, Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by a big margin of nine wickets with 41 balls to spare. 

 

Winning the toss and bowling first, Rajasthan were helped by the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal who took 4/25 in his four overs and restricted the Knight Riders to 149/8. 

 

Chasing the target, Yashasvi Jaiswal went off like a rocket and that never came down from the sky. He scored a brilliant 98* off just 47 balls and won the game for his team. Sanju Samson scored 46* while Jos Buttler was run out. Courtesy of this win, Rajasthan have now moved to third position in the points table. 

 

12:05 AM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: It certainly is a great knock when even the opposition praises

12:03 AM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Thanks to this win, Rajasthan move to third in points table

11:59 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Jaiswal scored 98* off 47

11:57 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals win big

11:56 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Sanju Samson going well tonight as well

10:59 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Narine drops a sitter off his own bowling

 

Sunil Narine has dropped a sitter of his own bowling. He deceived Sanju Samson with the carrom ball. Sanju was looking to swag it towards deep mid-wicket but got a top edge and it flew straight to Narine at the bowler’s mark where he dropped the catch

 

10:15 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Jaiswal jabs it for a gigantic hit

 

Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the top of his game this season and is knocking at the doors of the Indian cricket team courtesy of a brilliant IPL 2023. In this game though, he is on a different plane altogether, batting at 78 off just 30 balls. He has hit five sixes and 10 fours so far 

 

10:11 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: One of the best powerplays chasing

 

This is probably the best powerplay this season while chasing for the Rajasthan Royals. They have scored 78/1 in the first six overs courtesy of a 13-ball fifty from Jaiswal 

 

10:04 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Chahal is now the purple cap holder

10:03 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Jaiswal beats the record of KL Rahul’s 14-ball fifty, gets it in 13

10:02 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: ‘Yes’shasvi when it comes to boundaries this inning

10:01 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Russell bang on target, Buttler run out

10:00 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Jaiswal jaisa koi nhi!!

9:59 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Its raining fours from the start itself from Jaiswal

9:59 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Jaiswal starts with a bang

9:56 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Target for the Rajasthan Royals

9:34 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Sanju Samson was alert tonight

9:31 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Rinku could only get 16 off 18 balls tonight

9:06 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Yuzi got Iyer too

9:03 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Chahal gets another, Thakur trapped leg before wicket

 

After getting Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal has got Shardul Thakur as well. Thakur tried to sweep it but was not in the line of the ball which deceived him and hit him on the pads. Umpire called it not out, but Rajasthan reviewed and got the decision reversed. 

 

8:56 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Fifty for Venkatesh Iyer

8:44 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: KM Asif gets Russell, Kolkata four down

8:40 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Iyer gets going, 100 up for Kolkata

8:38 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Yuzvendra Chahal now has most wickets in Indian Premier League

8:37 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Chahal gets Rana, Kolkata 3 down for 77

8:36 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Venkatesh, Nitish take 18 off the Ashwin over

8:35 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Nitish Rana gets going

8:08 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Off spinners keeping it tight for Rajasthan

 

The Rajasthan Royals have employed two off-spinners Joe Root and Ravichandran Ashwin against the left-handed batting pair of Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana. At the end of eight overs, Kolkata are 50/2

 

8:04 PM

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Powerplay ends, Kolkata struggle at 37/2

 

Kolkata Knight Riders have not been able to utilise the powerplay even a bit as they were two down and they lost both their superstars Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first six overs itself.