Rajasthan Royals (RR) came up with a horror batting show for the second game in a row, going down to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 86 runs on Thursday in Sharjah. Set to chase a challenging 172 in match number 54 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, RR folded up for 85, which (believe it or not) could have been far worse but for Rahul Tewatia’s 44!
If you thought their performance against Mumbai the other day was abysmal, RR lost half their side for 33, before the eighth over, in the chase against KKR. Shakib Al Hasan sent back Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) in the first over as the batter made a mess of his reverse sweep and was clean bowled. RR skipper Sanju Samson (1) then gently flicked Shivam Mavi (4/21) to his opposite number at midwicket.
Lockie Ferguson (3/18) claimed two in one over in his comeback match to reduce RR to 13 for 4. Liam Livingstone (6) was late on a pull and was easily caught. Anuj Rawat (0) was trapped in front as he missed his flick. To make matters worse for RR, he wasted a review as well.
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Glenn Phillips (8) and Shivam Dube (18) also fell in one over to Mavi as both batters were knocked over by the KKR pacer. After eight overs, RR’s score read a shabby 34 for 6. Chris Morris failed to open his account on comeback as he missed a sweep off a full delivery from Varun Chakravarthy (1/14) and was trapped plumb in front of the stumps.
Tewatia gave RR something to cheer about, taking on Mavi and hitting him for three fours in an over. He also slogged Chakravarthy for a six. While Tewatia continued to enjoy himself, Ferguson had a third when he sent back Jaydev Unadkat (6), whose slog ended up in the hands of deep point.
Chetan Sakariya (1) was run out following a mix up with Tewatia, who was the last man out. The all-rounder bottom-edged Mavi onto his stumps as RR’s innings ended in just 16.1 overs!
KKR post impressive 171 for 4 batting first
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From RR’s side, there was hardly anything noteworthy. Sakariya finished with 1 for 23 from his four overs. Tewatia had a decent game, scoring 44 and picking up a wicket.
KKR pacer Mavi was picked as the man of the match for running through RR’s fragile batting line-up.
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