Chris Morris’s 4-wicket haul and positive batting approach in chase helped Rajasthan to defeat Kolkata by 6 wickets. Kolkata suffered their fourth consecutive defeat and Rajasthan added a second victory from their 5th game.
Toss: Rajasthan opted to field first
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Detailed Match Report
First Innings (133/9)
Rajasthan replaced Unadkat with Shreyas Gopal and dropped Manan Vohra for Jaiswal, while Kolkata replaced Shivam Mavi with Nagarkoti. Kolkata struggled to find boundaries in powerplay and Gill got run out after 19-ball 11. Kolkata lost two more wickets at the halfway mark and scored just 55 in the first 10 overs. In middle-overs, they required acceleration and Morgan got run-out without playing a ball. Dinesh Karthik completed his 1000 runs for Kolkata in Indian T20 League. To find big shots, Rahul Tripathi also threw his wicket after scoring 36 off 26 balls. Chris Morris bowled some tight overs in death and got dangerous Karthik and Russell. He claimed a 4-wicket haul and restricted Kolkata to 133. In the last 5 overs, Kolkata scored only 40 runs and lost 4 wickets. Rajasthan was brilliant in catching as well. Chetan Sakariya and Riyan Parag picked good catches.
Second Innings (134/4)
The new opening pair of Jaiswal and Buttler didn’t last for long and Varun Chakravarthy claimed the wicket of Buttler on his second ball. Shivam Mavi got Jaiswal after scoring 22 off 17 balls. Samson and Shivam Dube revived Rajasthan and added 45 runs before Chakravarthy struck again to dismiss Dube on 22. Prasidh Krishna bagged Tewatia to add some hopes for Kolkata. In the 15th over, Miller survived through DRS but Rajasthan kept themselves in the game. Samson played a sheet-anchoring role with 42 off 41 balls and Miller provided the support. Rajasthan defeated Kolkata in this low-scoring game by 6 wickets with 7 balls spare.
Star Performer of the Match
Chris Morris is our star performer of the match. The South African pacer picked a 4-wicket haul and with his economical bowling, Rajasthan didn’t allow Kolkata’s big hitters to get runs. He picked Karthik, Russell, Cummins, and Mavi with conceding just 23 runs in 4 overs.
Impactful players of the match
Chris Morris 23/4
Sanju Samson 42 (41)
Varun Chakravarthy 32/2
Rahul Tripathi 36 (26)
