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In the sixth match of IPL-18, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets. At the Guwahati Stadium, RR gave KKR a target of 152 runs. In response, Kolkata scored 153 runs losing 2 wickets and won 15 balls with wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 97 runs.
Interesting moments were seen on Wednesday. Ryan Parag applied six with one hand. The audience entered the field and touched his feet. Venkatesh dropped Hetmyer’s catch. De Kock won the match by putting sixes. Moin Ali was run out by Ryan.
Read the top moments of KKR vs RR match …
1. Ryan’s six with a hand
Ryan Parag scored 25 runs on 15 balls with the help of 3 sixes.
Rajasthan captain Ryan Parag applied Six to Harshit Rana with one hand. Harshit threw the second ball of the fourth over of the innings of short of length. Here Ryan played the bridge shot and went to Six over the ball deep midwicket. While playing the shot, Ryan’s one hand was left out of the bat.
2. Harshit left Jaiswal Catch
Harshit Rana gave life to Yashasvi Jaiswal on 19. He scored 29 runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal got a third life in the 5th over. His catch was missed from Harshit Rana on the last ball of the over. Yashasvi hit the length ball in front, but could not catch the joyful follow through. Earlier, Yashaswi survived the run out twice.
3. Venkatesh drops Hetmyer’s catch
Venkatesh Iyer left Shimron Hetmyer’s catch for 7 runs.
Venkatesh Iyer left a catch of Shimron Hetmyer on Long Off. The first ball of the 17th over was thrown by Spencer Johnson. Shimron played a big shot here. Venkatesh ran and diving but could not catch the catch.
4. Moin was run out by Parag
Moeen was dismissed for 5 runs on 12 balls.
Kolkata lost the first wicket on the first ball of the 7th over. She was runout on Moin Ali (5 runs). He was dismissed by Ryan Parag on the throw of Mahish Toricha. Moeen wanted to take 2 runs after playing shots in the direction of cover.
Moin Ali going towards the pavilion after the runout.
5. D Cock out in review
When D Kock got life, he was on 45 runs.
Quinton de Kock DRS avoided being dismissed in the 10th over of Kolkata’s innings. Here Mahish Toricha threw the last ball of the over of the over. De Kock bridge but missed the ball. The bowler appealed and the umpire gave out. D Cock took the review and was out of the ball leg stump revealed in DRS.
6. The audience first hugged Ryan and then touched his feet
The audience hugged Ryan Parag.
The audience entered the grounds of Guwahati before the 11th over. The fan of Ryan Parag, who was bowling here, was first hugged and then touched his feet. Later the security guards came on the ground and put the audience out of the field.
Fan touching Ryan’s leg.
7. D Cock won the match by putting six
Quinton de Kock scored an unbeaten 97 at 61 balls.
In the 17th over, Quinton de Kock won the match to Kolkata by planting six. Jofra Archer threw the third ball over pitch of the over. Here D Cock put six towards long on.
Facts
- Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his 200 fours in the IPL. He achieved this feat with a four on the cover in the over of Spencer Johnson. Jaiswal has so far hit 66 sixes and 200 fours in 55 matches.
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