In a thrilling showdown atop the IPL 2024 leaderboard, Rajasthan Royals clinched a dramatic victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Jos Buttler once again stole the spotlight with his match-winning century. Buttler's stellar performance left KKR reeling and dealt a blow to their morale.
Earlier in the match, Sunil Narine's historic century, his first in the IPL, powered KKR to 223 runs. However, Rajasthan's chase began explosively with Jaiswal's aggressive batting, although his quick departure slowed their momentum. Despite some initial setbacks, Samson rallied with consecutive boundaries until Harshit Rana's clever delivery dismissed him. Parag briefly swung the momentum in RR's favor, but Rana's strategic bowling turned the tide, leading to a collapse. Narine's skillful bowling compounded RR's challenges, restricting their scoring during the middle overs.
In KKR's innings, despite RR's attempts to stem the run flow, Narine's sensational century dominated proceedings. Avesh's brilliant catch removed Salt early on, but Raghuvanshi and Narine maintained KKR's momentum with fluent strokeplay. Despite Iyer's dismissal, Narine continued his onslaught, supported by Singh's brisk cameo, enabling KKR to post a formidable total.
In essence, Buttler's heroic century secured the win for RR, overshadowing Narine's impressive performance for KKR.
KKR vs RR Stats of the Match:
Most runs added after the fall of the 6th wicket in a successful IPL run-chase
103 - RR vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
91 - RCB vs GL, Bengaluru, 2016 Q1
85 - CSK vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2018
78 - CSK vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2018 Q1
76 - DC vs GL, Kanpur, 2017
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