IPL 2019: RR beat KKR here are the records broken
What's the story
Rajasthan Royals piled on the misery of Kolkata Knight Riders in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League, as they defeated them at Eden Gardens. Rajasthan Royals scripted their fourth win. Batting first, KKR rode on a 97* from Dinesh Karthik to get to 175/6. RR got off to a strong start as Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer took them past the line.
Feats
Karthik notches highest career T20 score
Dinesh Karthik notched his highest score in IPL and T20 cricket overall. The KKR skipper slammed his 18th career IPL fifty. This was his second fifty in IPL 2019. The senior cricketer registered seven fours and nine sixes. DK is one short of registering 100 career IPL sixes (99). He also went past 350 fours in IPL (354).
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Chawla gets to 149 career IPL scalps
Piyush Chawla registered the best figures by a KKR bowler in IPL 2019 (3/20). Chawla has raced to 149 career IPL wickets and needs two more to surpass Amit Mishra (150). Sunil Narine (2/25) now has 120 career IPL scalps.
Feats
Some interesting individual feats achieved
Ajinkya Rahane (34) hit five fours and one six. He has registered 400 career IPL fours. Varun Aaron (2/20) picked up his maiden wicket in IPL 2019. Andre Russell (14) became the eighth player this season to surpass the 400-run mark. He is the top run-scorer for KKR (406). Jofra Archer now has the second highest dot balls this season (121).
KKR vs RR
How did the match pan out?
KKR lost wickets at regular intervals that hindered their progression. Karthik played a dream innings and stood out for the hosts. His best IPL knock gave the side impetus at the death to get to 175. In reply, RR got off to a flier. Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson stitched a 53-run stand. At the death, Archer and Parag completed the job.
Twitter Post
A special feat for Steve Smith
2000 #VIVOIPL runs for @stevesmith49 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/8h5hJBC7b0
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 25, 2019