KKR vs RR IPL 2022 Highlights: KKR win by seven wickets

Check highlights from Match 47 of IPL 2022 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals.

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Guilty of making too many changes at the top, Kolkata Knight Riders would like to find a winning combination against Rajasthan Royals and snap their five-match losing streak in the IPL 2022 match on Monday (May 2). The form of Venkatesh Iyer, who is experiencing second season blues, has a lot to do with the changes KKR have been forced to make regularly at the top of the order. Venkatesh’s performances have been underwhelming to say the least after a season that helped him get into the Indian team. After his struggles at the top, the team tried him in the middle-order but that too did not work.

Making the play-offs from here looks improbable for KKR who desperately need to find their best XI and stick with it for the remainder of the competition. Shreyas has had a decent run as a batter with 290 runs at 36.25 but he has not got enough support from his teammates. In his first season as KKR captain, Shreyas has shown promise but needs to inspire his troops to script a turnaround.

Rajasthan rely a lot on Buttler and his 566 runs at 70.75 are a big reason why they find themselves in the top-four. As the Englishman can’t be expected to fire in every game, skipper Sanju Samson needs to step up and be more consistent. They are arguably the best bowling side in the competition but could not defend 159 in their previous game against Mumbai Indians due to heavy dew.

02 May 2022

23:09 IST

KKR win by 7 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets as Nitish Rana 48 (38) and Rinku Singh 42 (23) guided their team home in the end. In their chase of 154 runs, Shreyas Iyer 34 (32) also played a crucial to guide KKR to their first win in six matches.

22:48 IST

GAME ON!

KKR need 18 runs off the 2 overs left in their chase of 154 runs. Rajasthan Royals need to take a wicket as soon as possible to get back into the contest.

KKR- 134/3 (18 Overs), Rinku 30 (18) & Nitish 40 (35)

22:37 IST

KKR- 106/3 (15 Overs)

Kolkata Knight Riders 46 runs in 30 balls after losing their Skipper Shreyas Iyer 34 (32) cheaply to Trent Boult's delivery, he was caught behind by Sanju Samson.

Nitish 38 (29) & Rinku 8 (9)

22:17 IST

CLOSE CONTEST!

Kolkata Knight Riders need 68 runs in 48 balls with Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana in the middle. RR bring in spin-twins Yuzi Chahal and R Ashwin to get a wicket as momentum shifts towards KKR.

KKR- 85/2 (12 Overs), Shreyas 33 (30) & Nitish 25 (19)

22:03 IST

Shreyas and Rana STEADY KKR

Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana steady Kolkata Knight Riders in their chase of 154 runs. KKR need 103 runs in 66 balls. 

KKR- 50/2 (9 Overs), Rana 8 (10) & Shreyas 20 (21)

21:19 IST

KKR in TROUBLE

Kolkata Knight Riders in trouble as they lose both their openers inside the powerplay. Rajasthan Royals on top for now as Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Sen take wickets.

KKR- 32/2 (6 Overs), Shreyas 10 (11)

20:59 IST

RR- 152/5 (20 Overs)

Rajasthan Royals finish at 152 runs after 20 overs as Shimron Hetmyer 27 (13) in the end smashed KKR's Southee and Shivam Mavi for a quick push in the scoreboard for his team. Skipper Sanju Samson smashed 54 (49) to help his team to a competitive total of 152 runs.

20:49 IST

TWO IN TWO!

Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson GONE! Caught by Anukul Roy bowled by Tim Southee, Samson departs in similar fashion as RR lose two wickets in quick succesion as they try to attack Southee and Mavi but fail to clear the rope.

RR-115/5 (17.1)

20:39 IST

RR- 108/3 (16 Overs)

Rajasthan Royals with 108 runs on board with Skipper Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag in the middle. KKR looking comfortable with the runs scored so far, RR need to push the gears now.

Samson 54 (46) & Parag 13 (8)

20:26 IST

Samson hits FIFTY

Sanju Samson completes his half-century in just 38 balls as he helps his team on the way for a competitive total. RR with Riyan Parag and Samson in the middle as they eye an impressive total.

RR-93/3 (13.4 Overs), Samson 51 (39) & Parag 2 (2)

20:13 IST

Samson on FIRE

Sanju Samson on fire tonight as he smacks the KKR bowlers all over the place. RR's total runs rely on Samson as the man in form Jos Buttler is gone early today.

RR- 74/2 (11 Overs), Samson 41 (31) & Nair 6 (6)

20:10 IST

GONE!

Jos Buttler GONE! Caught by Shivam Mavi bowled by Tim Southee. Big wicket for KKR as the dangerman Buttler departs, RR have a big task on their shoulders now.

RR- 55/2 (8.3 Overs), Samson 28 (22)

19:53 IST

RR going STEADY

Rajasthan Royals saving wickets for the end as KKR keep on coming with their change of bowling. Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson can be dangerous if they settle in till the death overs.

RR- 49/1 (8 Overs), Buttler 18 (23) & Samson 27 (21)

19:46 IST

RR go SLOW

Rajasthan Royals go slow with Jos Buttler and skipper Sanju Samson after losing Devdutt Padikkal early. KKR attacking with their best bowlers in the powerplay.

RR- 19/1 (4.3 Overs), Samson 4 (9) & Buttler 11 (14)

19:30 IST

OUT!

Devdutt Padikkal caught & bowled by Umesh Yadav, KKR get their first breakthrough early as RR lose their first wicket in 13 balls.

RR- 7/1 (2 Overs), Buttler 5 (8)

19:08 IST

Both team captains at the toss

Sanju Samson: Nothing different today, looking forward to winning some tosses going forward. In this format the margin for error is very small. We have put in a great standard. Nothing much to improve on. We have Karun Nair coming in for Mitchell in this game. We are making a few changes looking at the conditions, and we feel Karun Nair will be a better option against tonight's opponents.

Shreyas Iyer: We will bowl first, seems like a used wicket. Considering the dew factor it helps us in the second innings. We have lost many close games. The chat is always been positive cricket. We need to play fearless cricket. We have two changes. Roy comes in for Venky and Mavi comes in. It's important to have the right combination. We are trying to give as many matches as possible to the players, but it's also important to get the right combinations.

19:06 IST

Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen

Kolkata Knight Riders: Aaron Finch, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer(c), Baba Indrajith(w), Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi

19:04 IST

KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field first against Kane Williamson's Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 47 of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

19:00 IST

Predicted playing XI 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Aaron Finch, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Baba Indrajith (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Harshit Rana, Pat Cummins

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Daryl Mitchell, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen

18:55 IST

Pitch Report by Hayden

Looks like a very hard surface and it's extremely dry. Yesterday we saw a big total posted by LSG. With similar conditions, you can expect a high scoring game tonight. There will be a little bit of spin on the offer. With the wickets starting to get tired, the captain winning the toss should elect to bat first.