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The Match between the top 2 teams of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals( Number 1) and Kolkata Knight Riders( Number 2) came to an end and it was the Rajasthan Royals who managed to win the match while chasing a target of 224 runs.
The extraordinary Innings of Sunil Narine gave a good start to his team KKR and also with the efforts of other players, KKR managed to build up a huge target of 224 runs for Rajasthan Royals who are currently at the number 1 spot in the overall standings of Indian Premier League 2024.
In response to it, Rajasthan Royals got a good start in the first powerplay and maintained their momentum till the 10th over. The team then suddenly loosened up some wickets and became a little bit slow. But, it was Jos Buttler who decided not to give up and took his team to victory. Rajasthan Royals become the first team to chase the highest successful target in Indian Premier League History.
Both the teams were seen in incredible form today. Here is a list of all the award winners from this game.
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Award Winners, Man of the Match IPL 2024:
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Electric Striker of the game:
The Punch.ev Electric Striker of the Match between @KKRiders & @rajasthanroyals goes to Riyan Parag#TATAIPL | @Tataev | #PunchevElectricStriker | #BeyondEveryday | #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/6qLBLlwHfr
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2024
Riyan Parag, the young talented player of Rajasthan Royals was awarded the Electric Striker of the Game award. He came to bat when Rajasthan Royals lost their two important wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson. Riyan stood up and maintained a 50-run partnership with Jos Buttler and maintained the momentum of the team. In today’s match, Parag played a crucial knock of 34 runs which he scored in just 14 balls by smashing 4 fours and 2 sixes.
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Ultimate Fantasy Player of the game:
The RuPay on the go four of the Match between @KKRiders & @rajasthanroyals goes to Sunil Narine#TATAIPL | @RuPay_npci | #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/qXNkx9S8X0
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2024
The Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Game award was given to Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders for playing an outstanding innings of 109 runs. He came to bat as an opener for KKR and started smashing the bowlers of Rajasthan from the very first bowl. Sunil Narine made a hundred in today’s match and scored 109 runs in just 56 balls with a strike rate of 194.64.
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Super Sixes and On-the-Go Fours of the Match Award:
The award for Super Sixes and On-the-Go fours was also awarded to Sunil Narine for smashing 13 fours and 6 sixes in the match. Narine took away this award into his bag by playing a phenomenal knock as an opener batsman for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Man of the Match:
The Unbelievable knock of Jos Buttler awarded him with the Man of the Match award. It was the “Jos the Boss” show today which took away the match from the hands of KKR and turned it into a win for his team.
For his 7th 💯 in the #TATAIPL and hitting a match winning innings, Jos Buttler wins the Player of the Match award 🏆
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2024
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/13s3GZLlAZ #TATAIPL | #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/iL4eUDoND8
Jos smashed his second century of IPL 2024 in today’s match and scored not out 107 runs in just 60 balls by smashing down 9 fours and 6 sixes with a strike rate of 178.33.
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Key moments of the Match:
The crucial wicket of Andre Russell was a victory for Rajasthan Royals because he didn’t score according to his reputation, and there were some runs less on the scoreboard in the end.
The West Indies power was clearly visible in this match as in the first innings it was Sunil Narayan who produced the beautiful century. However, in the second innings, it was Rovman Powell, who produced some beautiful shots to help Rajasthan get close to the monstrous total.
The last over was turning into a trailer as Jos Buttler played all six balls of the over and finished the game on the very last ball.
Ravi Chandran Ashwin and Yuzi Chahal are considered as the lethal attack of Rajasthan Royals. However, this match was not a very good one for them as both of the spinners collectively conceded over hundred runs in their 4-4 over spells.
