IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals Beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 Runs

By S. Sinha April 18, 2022

Rajasthan Royals had a powerful start against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 30th match of IPL 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

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

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With their immense batting, Rajasthan Royals, after losing 5 wickets, set Kolkata Knight Riders a target of 218 runs.

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RR captain Sanju Samson scored 38 off 19 balls. Jos Butler made 103 off 61 balls with 5 sixes and 9 fours.

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KKR tried hard to win but fell weak in front of their opponent. Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 Runs.

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KKR captain Shreyas Iyer’s (85 off 51 balls) 4 sixes and Umesh Yadav’s (21 off just 9 balls) 2 sixes didn’t help KKR win the match against RR.

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