Kolkata Knight Riders (KKT) moved to the top of the points table aft♓er they bagged the second win on the trotꦰ to take their count to three in the IPL 2018. KKR comprehensively defeated Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur by 7 wickets.
Chasing a target of 161 runs, KKR lost Chris Lynn early but Sunil Narine and Robin Uthappa held th🎐e innings together and stitched a stand of 69 runs before Narine was run out for 35 off 25 deliveries.
Later, KKR lost Uthappa for 48, courtesy a brilliant catch from Ben Stokes at long on. But the fall of wickets didn’t really affect the scoring rate of the visitors as Nitish Rana and captain Dinesh Karthik notched up a stand of 61 runs to take their team over the line.
Initially, it was Dinesh K♑arthik who won the toss and aske💯d the home side to set the target on the board. Ajinkya Rahane started the things in a flash by hammering Sunil Narine for four boundaries in an over. However, the blistering effort from Karthik sent Rahane back and it was the start of the turn out in the match.
None of the Rajasthan batsmen stood firm in the middle thus ended their innings at 160 runs on the board. Interestingly, they never got going despite th♒e in-form batsman staying at the crease.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to KKR’s win over RR:
Another ♈good game for Nitish Rana. And I have so enjoyed watching Dinesh Karthik bat. For to win against a good team without needing Andre Russell is an excellent result.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Very comfortable win again for the . DK's composure was vital in the end but what amazing consistency and responsibility young Nitish Rana has taken
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
That Rahane run out/stumping tho ! 🏏👌🏾💯💥
superb work from to get an important dismissal🅺 !— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial)
The looking good this season. A well-balanced side p🧜utting in consistent enough performances.
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial)
18th April, 2008 – dominate and win the first-ever match!
18th April, 2018 – dominate and win in !
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia)
Nitish Rana has delivered another Man-Of-The-Match performance. Has been the top performer in all the games KKR has won thus far. ꧙Well done.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Congratulations on the third victory, Well⛎ Played , &
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv)
Dinesh Karthik ꦺleads KKR to the top of the points table
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
DK is makin♑g a habit of these finishes with a six
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
💜💜💜 Great batting effort by Narine (35), Uthappa (48), Rana (35*) & DK (42*) puts an end to ' 9-match unbeaten run at home.💪
🔝 of the Table! 😎
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Nitish Rana seems a class act. Very intelligent cricketer wh🔯o can play according to the needs of the situation. Useful 🐼bowler too. Very impressive
— Hemant (@hemantbuch)
Google is on point ✔️
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda)
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Only positive thing about this boring game was it eꦿnded half an hour early.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Kolkata Knight Riders become the first team to win 50 matches while chasing in the IPL. They were also the first💦 team with 50♏ wins in the Twenty20 format while chasing.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
aaj fir srk ne shilpa shetty ko chhat se nicജhe gira diya
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s)
Kolkata Knight Riders Beat Rajasthan Royals By 7 Wickets. Great Batting, Fielding And Captaincy By Dinesh Karthik. Well Supported By Nitish Rana. 💪🙏 💜
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
