Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets in Match 18 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a target of 134 runs, RR reached 134 for four in 18.5 overs. Rajasthan had a shaky start to their chase, losing an early wicket. But with the arrival of captain Sanju Samson, RR stabilised their innings. The RR skipper remained unbeaten at 42 off 41 deliveries, and helped steer his side to a win. Shivam Dube also made a noteworthy contribution with 22 runs off 18 balls. Meanwhile, David Miller (24) remained unbeaten and helped form a match-winning partnership with Samson. Varun Chakravarthy was once again KKR's main bowler with two wickets. Meanwhile, Shivam Mavi and Prasidh Krishna registered a dismissal each. Earlier, KKR wrapped up their innings at 133 for nine in 20 overs. In an otherwise poor outing for the franchise, Rahul Tripathi (36), Nitish Rana (22) and Dinesh Karthik (25) made noteworthy contributions. Chris Morris was on fire for RR, with four wickets in four overs. Meanwhile, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya and Mustafizur Rahman registered a dismissal each.
IPL 2021 Match 18 Highlights Between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), from Wankhede Stadium
- 23:20 (IST)One run, RR: 134/4 | WIN BY SIX WICKETS
- 23:15 (IST)One run, RR: 129/4 | NEED 5 FROM 12 BALLS
- 23:13 (IST)
- 23:09 (IST)
- 23:05 (IST)Two runs, RR: 113/4 | NEED 21 FROM 24 BALLS
- 23:01 (IST)
- 23:00 (IST)One run
- 22:55 (IST)One run
- 22:50 (IST)No run, RR: 101/4 | NEED 33 FROM 36 BALLS
- 22:48 (IST)OUT! Rahul Tewatia c sub KL Nagarkoti b Prasidh Krishna 5 (8)
- 22:46 (IST)One run, 100-up for RR!
- 22:43 (IST)OH, THAT WAS CLOSE!
- 22:38 (IST)Three leg byes
- 22:35 (IST)OUT! Shivam Dube c Prasidh Krishna b Varun Chakravarthy 22 (18)
- 22:32 (IST)
- 22:28 (IST)One run
- 22:22 (IST)Two runs
- 22:21 (IST)
- 22:16 (IST)One run
- 22:15 (IST)
- 22:15 (IST)One run
- 22:10 (IST)SIX! 50-UP FOR RR!
- 22:09 (IST)One run
- 22:04 (IST)OUT! Yashasvi Jaiswal c sub KL Nagarkoti b Shivam Mavi 22 (17)
- 22:03 (IST)
- 22:02 (IST)One run
- 22:02 (IST)
- 22:01 (IST)FOUR! RR: 30/1 | NEED 104 FROM 96 BALLS
- 22:00 (IST)
- 21:57 (IST)OUT! Jos Buttler lbw b Varun Chakravarthy 5 (7)
- 21:55 (IST)
- 21:51 (IST)
- 21:47 (IST)OUCH! THAT HURT!
- 21:43 (IST)ANOTHER FOUR!
- 21:42 (IST)
- 21:40 (IST)DROPPED! One run
- 21:39 (IST)One leg bye
- 21:38 (IST)The action resumes!
- 21:21 (IST)OUT! Shivam Mavi b Chris Morris 5 (7), KKR: 133/9 | TARGET: 134
- 21:18 (IST)OUT! Pat Cummins c Riyan Parag b Chris Morris 10 (6)