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IN PICS: IPL 2019, KKR vs RR, Match 43
With the win, the Royals moved up one place to seventh with eight points from 11 matches, the same as KKR, who remained at sixth spot, from the same number of matches.
Last Published on - April 26, 2019 12:52 AM IST
Teenager Riyan Parag led a dramatic late fightback along with Jofra Archer as Rajasthan Royals recovered from a batting slump to snatch a thrilling three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a dramatic Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) match. @ BCCI
The 17-year-old Parag from Assam played without any fear in only his 14th T20 match to score a 31-ball 47 in a determined rearguard innings as the Royals chased down the target of 176 with four balls to spare. @ BCCI
Parag, who hit five fours and two sixes, added 44 crucial runs with Archer – who remained not out on 27 off just 12 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes – for the seventh wicket from 3.3 overs to turn the match on its head after the Royals were reduced to 98 for 5 in the 13th over. @ BCCI
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The Royals needed 54 runs from the final five overs with just four lower order batsmen to come and the match was definitely for KKR’s taking at that stage but the script changed altogether as the home side slumped to their sixth loss on the trot. @ BCCI
Archer, who was playing his last IPL match of the season as he is leaving for England, hit a six to win the match as the Royals reached 177 for 7 in 19.2 overs. @ BCCI
With the win, the Royals moved up one place to seventh with eight points from 11 matches, the same as KKR, who remained at sixth spot, from the same number of matches. @ BCCI
The Royals made a flying start with openers Sanju Samson (22) and Ajinkya Rahane (34) scoring 53 off the first five overs but a sudden batting collapse saw then being reduced to 63 for 3 in the eighth over, losing three wickets in two overs for just 10 runs. @ BCCI
Spinners Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla threaten to change the complexion of the game with a burst of two wicket apiece. @ BCCI
Narine had Rahane LBW in the sixth over with a gem of delivery which turned a bit from the middle before Chawla got the wicket of Samson the next over with the googly finding the timber through the gate. @ BCCI
Captain Steve Smith (2) was out in the eighth over with Narine getting him. @ BCCI
The Royals were looking down the barrel with the match drifting towards KKR before Parag and Archer enacted a memorable run chase and a win. @ BCCI
Earlier, under-fire skipper Dinesh Karthik silenced his critics with a career-best 97 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders recovered from an atrocious start to post a competitive 175 for six. @ BCCI
