The 56th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 saw Rajasthan Royals (RR) registering a dominant victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Put in to bat, the Knight Riders started their innings with a steady flow of runs, thanks to the contributions from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Jason Roy. However, they lost wickets at regular intervals, with only Venkatesh Iyer playing a significant knock of 57 runs off 42 balls. The team finished their innings at 149/8 in 20 overs, with Yuzvendra Chahal being the pick of the bowlers for Rajasthan Royals with four wickets.
In response, Rajasthan Royals came out all guns blazing, with Yashasvi Jaiswal leading the charge with an incredible knock of 98 runs off just 47 balls, which included 12 fours and 5 sixes.
Sanju Samson played a supporting role with 48 runs off 29 balls, as the team reached the target with ease, losing only one wicket in the process with 9 wickets in hand and 41 balls remaining. For the Knight Riders, their bowlers had a tough time trying to defend the target, with none of them able to pick up any wickets.
Fastest run-chases of 150 or more in the IPL (by balls remaining):
- 48 – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 2008
- 41 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2023
- 37 – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 2008
Here is how Twitter reacted:
150 runs chased down in just 13.1 overs. have won this in a jiffy with Yashasvi Jaiswal smashing an incredible 98* from just 47 balls.
Scorecard –
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Not a hundred but it felt better than that. 💗ðŸ‘
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
Congratulations on the fastest IPL fifty. Your hard work paid off, and your exceptional skills will take you far. Keep it up!
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Wow !
Get him in the the 🇮🇳 team now ! Yashasvi Jaiswal— @BrettLee_58 (@BrettLee_58)
I would have selected as KL Rahuls replacement for the World Test championship final �He is that good .. he is going to be a superstar ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Special knock. Special player.
Take a bow 🔥— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar)
Wish Kolkata had scored two more runs for Yashasvi to get one of the best IPL 💯 – wish India one day change their T-20 template and let youngsters like him play World Cup T20 –
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
Missed his century by just two runs. Well played . Emerging player of . Congratulations on third spot on points table.
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)
An easy win for Rajasthan Royals. |
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Samson said "Time to give the legendary tag to Chahal".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
KKR is 95% eliminated from IPL 2023.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
It was Yashasvi Jaiswal's night. Well played, ðŸ‘
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Yashasvi Jaiswal is an inspiration for every lower middle class boy.
— ð™ð™¤ð™¢ð™šð™¤ (@iromeostark)
Players to hits Sixes on first 2 balls of the innings in IPL history:
•Virat Kohli.
•Yashasvi Jaiswal.— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh)
