Kolkata Knight Riders won against Rajasthan Royals in a nail-biting match by one run at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata. With the victory that KKR grabbed from jaws of defeat, the team has now moved up at the sixth position in the IPL points table.
Can KKR Still Qualify For Playoffs?
The Ajinkya Rahane led KKR still has a strong chance of qualifying in the playoffs if they win the remaining three games as they will get atleast 17 points which would be enough to qualify. Incase, KKR wins 2 games then it will be a little difficult to qualify as the top four teams are going strong and winning matches. KKR’s next three matches are against Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hence, KKR will need to buckle up as the team will be playing against 3 strong teams who’ll look forward to ruin their qualification plans.
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KKR Vs RR Match: As It Happened
In the nail-biting contest against Rajasthan Royals, KKR stayed in control and despite Riyan Parag’s knock of 95 runs, they took the match away and kept their playoffs hopes alive. RR’s Shubham Dubey was about the clinch the match but the run-out on last ball helped KKR grab the victory from the jaws of defeat. Batting first the Knight Riders set a total of 207 runs which was possible due to combined batting effort of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (35), Ajinkya Rahane (30), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44), Andre Russell (57) and short cameo of Rinku Singh (19).
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Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy and Moeen Ali were the top wicket-takers with 2 wickets each. It was a complete team effort which led KKR towards a win and made sure that they are still alive in the playoffs race.
