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)