Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals Eliminator Match Scorecard, Results, 2018 IPL T20 Eliminator Match at Kolkata Highlights

Eliminator (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, May 23 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders 169/7

Rajasthan Royals 144/4 (20 ov)
Result: KKR won by 25 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings (20 overs maximum)

Batsman		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sunil Narine	stumped Gowtham	4	2	1	0	200
Chris Lynn	c Shreyas Gopal & b Shreyas Gopal	18	22	2	0	82
Robin Uthappa	c Gowtham & b Gowtham	3	7	0	0	43
Nitish Rana	c Unadkat & b Jofra Archer	3	5	0	0	60
Dinesh Karthik	c A Rahane & b Laughlin	52	38	4	2	137
Shubman Gill	c Klaasen & b Jofra Archer	28	17	3	1	165
Andre Russell	Not Out	49	25	3	5	196
Javon Searles	c Jofra Archer & b Laughlin	2	5	0	0	40
Piyush Chawla	Not Out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extras		10 (b 4, lb 0, w 5, nb 1)
Total		169 (7 Wkts, 20 Ov)

Did not bat: Kuldeep Yadav, M Prasidh Krishna
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (SP Narine, 0.2 ov), 2-17 (RV Uthappa, 2.1 ov), 3-24 (N Rana, 3.4 ov), 4-51 (CA Lynn, 7.6 ov), 5-106 (Shubman Gill, 14.2 ov), 6-135 (KD Karthik, 17.1 ov), 7-164 (JPR Scantlebury-Searles, 19.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Krishnappa Gowtham	3	0	15	2	5.00
Jofra Archer	4	0	33	2	8.25
Jaydev Unadkat	2	0	33	0	16.50
Ish Sodhi	4	0	15	0	3.75
Shreyas Gopal	4	0	34	1	8.50
Ben Laughlin	3	0	35	2	11.67

Rajasthan Royals Innings (target: 170 runs from 20 overs)

Batsman		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ajinkya Rahane	Not Out	46	40	4	1	115
Rahul Tripathi	c Chawla & b Chawla	20	13	1	2	154
Sanju Samson	c Scantlebury-Searles b Chawla	50	38	4	2	131.57
Heinrich Klaasen  †	not out	18	18	1	0	100.00
Stuart Binny	c Lynn b Prasidh Krishna	0	3	0	0	0
Krishnappa Gowtham	not out	9	7	1	0	128.57
Extras		1 (w 1)
Total		144/4 (20 Overs, RR: 7.2)

Did not bat: JC Archer, S Gopal, IS Sodhi, JD Unadkat, B Laughlin
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (RA Tripathi, 5.1 ov), 2-109 (AM Rahane, 14.1 ov), 3-126 (SV Samson, 16.5 ov), 4-130 (STR Binny, 17.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Andre Russell	3	0	22	0	7.33
Prasidh Krishna	4	0	28	1	7.00
Piyush Chawla	4	0	24	2	6.00
Sunil Narine	4	0	39	0	9.75
Kuldeep Yadav	4	0	18	1	4.50
Javon Searles	1	0	13	0	13.00

Match Details

Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Series
Indian Premier League
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Andre Russell
Series result
Kolkata Knight Riders advanced
Season
2018
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50- 22.20
Match days
23 May 2018 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
Nitin Menon
Anil Chaudhary
TV Umpires
Kumar Dharmasena
Reserve Umpire
Nand Kishore
Match Referee
Javagal Srinath

Match Notes

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 3 wickets)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 7
Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 7
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (KD Karthik 27, Shubman Gill 24, Ex 0)
KD Karthik: 50 off 35 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 8
Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 169/7 in 20.0 overs (AD Russell 49, PP Chawla 0)
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 1 wicket)
Over 2.4: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batsman - AM Rahane (Upheld)
Over 4.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batsman - RA Tripathi (Struck down)
Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (AM Rahane 15, SV Samson 35, Ex 0)
Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 1
SV Samson: 50 off 37 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)