RR vs KKR 15th Match IPL 2018 Highlights : KKR won by 6 wickets
15th match of IPL 2018 between RR and KKR was one sided as KKR were too professional to won the game by 7 wickets. Chasing the target of 160 runs Kolkata Knight Riders done it with 7 wickets in hand. With this win they sit at top of the points table. Have a look at RR vs KKR 15th Match IPL 2018 highlights.
RR vs KKR 15th Match IPL 2018 Highlights
IPL 2018 Match 15 Analysis : RR vs KKR, 15th Match
Toss : Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl
Man of the Match : Nitish Rana
Match Number : 15
Match | Date | RR Inns | KKR Inns | Result | MoM |
RR vs KKR | Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | 160-8(20) | 163-3(18.3) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets | Nitish Rana |
Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane started the inning in destructive mode as he made quick 36 runs of 19 runs before losing his wicket. Today D Arcy Short also made some runs(44) as other batsmen couldn’t convert their inning into big as KKR bowlers took wickets on regular interval and Rajasthan Royals set the target of 161 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen in 20 overe ipl t20 match.
Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen gave steady start as their batting duo Sunil Narine(35) and Robin Uthappa(48) build the inning despite early loss of Chris Lynn who score a duck. In the end Dinesh Karthik played captain knock of 42 runs in 23 balls only; with all-rounder show of Nitish Rana who also made 35 runs and took 2 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders. With 7 wickets in hand Dinesh Karthik hit the winning run as six.
Brief Score
MI Inns : D Arcy Short – 44(43), Ajinkya Rahane – 36(19), Piyush Chawla – 4-18-1, Nitish Rana – 2-11-2
KKR Inns : Robin Uthappa – 48(36), Dinesh Karthik – 42(23), Nitish Rana – 35(27), Krishnappa Gowtham – 4-23-2
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