On Sunday (7th April) night, the visiting side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) claimed a comfortable eight-wicket victory against the home team Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur).
After winning the toss, the visiting captain Dinesh Karthik decided to field first. While the home team managed to score 139/3 (20 overs), the visiting side chased down that target in just 13.5 overs after losing only two wickets.
Brief Scores: RR – 139/3 in 20 overs (Steven Smith 73*, Jos Buttler 37; Harry Gurney 2/25)
KKR – 140/2 in 13.5 overs (Chris Lynn 50, Sunil Narine 47; Shreyas Gopal 2/35)
Result – KKR won by eight wickets
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
RR
i) RR scored 139/3 in 20 overs.
- It is the lowest completed total for RR against KKR at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur). Their previous lowest was 144/6 (20 overs) on 8th April 2013.
- It is the third lowest completed first innings total for RR at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur).
Lowest completed first innings totals for RR at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur)
| Total (Overs) | Opposition | Venue |
| 126/6 (20) | Chennai Super Kings | 10th May 2012 |
| 130/6 (20) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14th April 2010 |
| 139/3 (20) | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7th April 2019 |
KKR
i) KKR won the match by eight wickets with 37 balls remaining.
- It is the joint largest victory (by balls remaining in the second innings) for KKR in their T20 cricket history. Earlier, they beat RR by eight wickets with 37 balls remaining at Kolkata on 17th April 2011.
ii) In the last four encounters between RR and KKR, KKR won all those matches.
- It is KKR’s largest winning streak against RR. Previously, they once secured three consecutive victories against the Rajasthan franchise (from April 2011 to April 2012).
(Players’ stats)
Steven Smith
i) RR batsman Steven Smith was not out on 73 runs off 59 balls.
- It is the second highest individual score by a RR batsman against KKR. The record is 104* by Shane Watson at Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium) on 16th May 2015.
Chris Lynn-Sunil Narine
i) KKR openers Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine put a 91-run partnership.
- It is the second highest opening partnership for KKR against RR. Their record is 121 runs partnership between Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa at Ahmedabad on 5th May 2014.
- It is the fourth highest partnership for any wicket for KKR against RR.