Kolkata Knight Riders (KKT) moved to the top of the points table after they bagged the second win on the trot to ta🐬ke their count to three in the IPL 2018. KKR comprehensively defeated Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur by 7 wickets.
Chasing a target of 161 runs, KKR lost Chris Lynn early but Sunil Narine and Robin Uthappa held the innings together and stitched a stand of 69 runs befo🍒𒅌re Narine was run out for 35 off 25 deliveries.
Later, KKR lost Uthappa for 48, courtesy a brilliant catch from Ben Stokes at long on. But the fall of wickets didn’t really affect the scoring rate of the visitors as Nitish Rana and captain Dinesh Karthik notched up a stand of 61 runs to take their team over the line.
Initially, it was Dinesh Karthik who won the toss and asked the home side to sꦉet the target on the board. Ajinkya Rahane started the things in a flash by hammering Sunil Narine for four boundaries in an over. However, the blister🅺ing effort from Karthik sent Rahane back and it was the start of the turn out in the match.
None of the Rajasthan batsmen stood firm in the middle thus ended their innings at 160 runs on the board.🌃 Interestingly, they never got g﷽oing despite the in-form batsman staying at the crease.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to KKR’s win over RR:
Another good game for Nitish Rana. And I have so enjoyed watching Dinesh Karthik bat. For to win against a good team without needing Andre Russell is an e𓂃xcellent result.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Very comfortable win again for the . DK's composure was vital in the end but what amazing consistency and responsibility young Nitish Rana has taken
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
That Rahane run out/stumping tho ! 🏏👌🏾💯💥
superb work fr💟om to get an important dismissal !— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial)
The lookin🐲g good this🐻 season. A well-balanced side putting in consistent enough performances.
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial)
18th April, 2008 – dominate and win the first-ever match!
18th April, 2018 – dominate and win in !
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia)
Nitish Rana has ꦿdelivered another Man-Of-The-Match performance. Has been the top performer in all the games KKR has won thus far. Well done.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Congratulations on the third victory, Well Played , &🐬;
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv)
Dinesh Karthik leads KKR ♐to the top of the points table
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
DK is🅺 making a habit of these finishes with a six
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
💜💜💜 Great batting effort by Narine (35), Uthappa (48), Rana (35*) & DK (42*) puts an end to ' 9-match unbeaten run at home.💪
🔝 of the Table! 😎
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Nitish Rana seems a class act. Very intelligent cricketer who can play according to the needs of the situation. Useful bow๊ler too. Very impressive
— Hemant (@hemantbuch)
Google is on point ✔️
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda)
//twitter.com⛦/messyrodeo/status/986638154613608448
Only positive thing about this boring game was it ended half an ho🍰ur early.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Kolkata Knight Ride⛎rs become the first team to win 50 matches while chasing in the IPL. They were also the first team with 50 wins in the Twenty20 format while chasing.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
aaj fir srk ne shilp🦩a shetty ko chhat se niche gira d✱iya
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s)
Kolkata Knight Ridersဣ Beat Rajasthan Royals By 7 Wickets. Great Batting, Fielding And Captaincy By Dinesh Karthik. Well Supported ꧟By Nitish Rana. 💪🙏
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
