IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders Defeat Rajasthan Royals by 7 Wickets

By S. Sinha May 2, 2022

Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders headed for a clash in the 47th match of IPL 2022 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to send Rajasthan Royals (RR) in to bat first.

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Sanju Samson made 54 off 49 balls, scoring his second half-century of the season. Shimron Hetmyer scored 27 not out off 13 balls.

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RR lost 5 wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 153 runs for KKR.

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Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets with 5 balls to spare.

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Shreyas Iyer (34 off 32 balls), Nitish Rana (48 not out off 37 balls), and Rinku Singh (42 not out off 23 balls) were the top performers for KKR.

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