Riding on Jos Buttler’s unbeaten knock of 107 runs, Rajasthan Royals chased down 224 runs against KKR to register their sixth win in seven games in IPL 2024. Chasing 224, the table leaders crossed the finish line on the last ball of the game.
While RR lost the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (19) and Sanju Samson (12) in the powerplay, they had slipped to 76 for 2 at the end. Riyan Parag fired on all cylinders from the start but failed to convert his opening into a big goal.
He managed 34 runs off just 14 balls and shared a 50-run stand with Jos Buttler before being dismissed by Harshit Rana in the eighth over. Three runs later, Sunil Narine dismissed Dhruv Jurel for 3 to reduce RR to 100 for 4. The likes of R Ashwin (8) and Shimron Hetmyer (0) also did not last long as RR faltered at 121 for 6 in the 13th over. . on.
Butler completed his fifty in 36 balls before changing gears. He and Rovman Powell shared a 50-over stand before the latter departed for 26 in the 17th over. Buttler, however, stayed on till the end and won the match single-handedly for his team.
Early in the game, Sunil Narine’s maiden T20 century propelled KKR to a daunting total of 223/6 in the allotted 20 overs after they were asked to bat first.
The two-time champions got off to a shaky start as their in-form opener Phil Salt was out for just 10 before Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi shared an 85-run stand for the second wicket. Narine completed his fifty off 29 balls in the 10th over. In the next over, Kuldeep Sen dismissed Raghuvanshi for 30 to give RR a much-needed breakthrough.
Players like Shreyas Iyer (11) and Andre Russell (13) failed to score big goals but Narine was strong at the other end. In the 16th over, he hit Yuzvendra Chahal for two fours and as many sixes to complete a 49-ball ton. He eventually scored 109 runs off 56 balls before being dismissed by Trent Boult. Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 20-run cameo helped KKR cross the 220-run mark.
IPL 2024 points table after KKR vs RR game:
| equipment | Mat | Cattle | Lost | Tied | NR | points | NRR |
| Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.677 |
| Riders of the Knights of Calcutta | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,399 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.726 |
| Sunrise Hyderabad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.502 |
| Lucknow Supergiants | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.038 |
| Gujarat Titans | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.637 |
| Kings of Punjab | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.218 |
| Bombay Indians | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.234 |
| Capitals of Delhi | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.975 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1,185 |
IPL Orange Cap list after KKR vs RR game:
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Careers | SA | average | boyfriend | MR | 100 | fifty | 4s | 6s |
| Virat Kohli | 7 | 7 | 2 | 361 | 113* | 72.2 | 245 | 147.34 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 14 |
| Riyan Parag | 7 | 7 | 2 | 318 | 84* | 63.6 | 197 | 161.42 | 0 | 3 | 22 | twenty |
| Sunil Narine | 6 | 6 | 0 | 276 | 109 | 46 | 147 | 187.75 | 1 | 1 | 26 | twenty |
| Sanju Samson | 7 | 7 | 2 | 276 | 82* | 55.2 | 178 | 155.05 | 0 | 3 | 27 | eleven |
| Rohit Sharma | 6 | 6 | 1 | 261 | 105* | 52.2 | 156 | 167.3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | fifteen |
IPL Purple cap list after KKR vs RR game:
| Player | Mat | Inns | Ov | Careers | Weeks | BBI | average | economy | MR | 4w | 5w |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 7 | 7 | 26 | 217 | 12 | 11/3 | 18.08 | 8.34 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| jasprit bumrah | 6 | 6 | 24 | 146 | 10 | 5/21 | 14.6 | 6.08 | 14.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 5 | 5 | twenty | 183 | 10 | 4/29 | 18.3 | 9.15 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 6 | 6 | 24 | 189 | 9 | 43/3 | twenty-one | 7.87 | sixteen | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 6 | 6 | 24 | 191 | 9 | 18/2 | 21.22 | 7.95 | sixteen | 0 | 0 |