Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 86 runs in Sharjah in match 54 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Thursday. KKR set a target of 172 runs for RR to chase. Batting first, openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer got off to a steady start against RR bowlers as they put on a good opening partnership, adding 44 runs in seven overs. Gill scored a brilliant fifty in only 42 balls to set up a solid platform for KKR. Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik and Eoin Morgan made sure they took KKR past the 170-run mark to set up an exciting RR run-chase. In reply, RR lost four early wickets for just 13 runs on the board inside four overs. Pacer Shivam Mavi rattled the batters with intense pace as RR found themselves seven down for only 35 runs in 9 overs. RR lost eight wickets inside 12 overs for 62 runs as pacer Lockie Ferguson also claimed three wickets with 10 balls yet to be bowled in his quota of four overs. Mavi soon ended with a four-wicket haul as RR eventually folded for 85 runs. Earlier, RR made four changes for this match, bringing in Liam Livingstone, Jaydev Unadkat, Chris Morris and Anuj Rawat in place of Even Lewis, David Miller, Kuldip Yadav, Shreyas Gopal. For KKR, Lockie Ferguson replaced Tim Southee.

IPL 2021 Highlights Between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, straight from Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah