Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 53rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Akash Madhwal to Rinku Singh, SIX, Rinku Singh is playing a crucial cameo! A full toss on the pads and Rinku Singh flicks it towards deep square leg. Hits the cushions on the full

Akash Madhwal to Rinku Singh, SIX, 200 up for KKR! A juicy full toss by Akash Madhwal and Rinku Singh has smoked it over deep mid-wicket. Much better from him. 89m maximum!

Akash Madhwal to Rinku Singh, FOUR, Rinku Singh connects one. This was a short ball and Rinku Singh pulled it into the gap at deep mid-wicket. Bisects a couple of fielders converging and finds the fence

Jofra Archer to Russell, 1 run, dropped at long-off! Russell chips it right over the bowler's head and the fielder at long-off sprints across to his right, gets his hands to it with a fantastic effort, but fails to latch on to the catch

Jofra Archer to Russell, FOUR, banged in short by Jofra Archer and the batsman pulls it through square leg. No fielder in the deep and that's four more for Russell. The bowler isn't happy with the fielder in the deep

Jofra Archer to Russell, SIX, first fifty of the season for Russell! A juicy full toss on the pads and Russell flicks it over deep backward square leg for half-a-dozen. They needed him to deliver in this all-important clash. He's doing it in style!

Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, out Caught by (sub)Ashok Sharma!! End of a fine knock by Raghuvanshi. Was a length delivery around middle and leg, tad slower, the batsman looks to swing it over deep backward square leg, but doesn't get the distance. Went high up in the air and the substitute fielder - Ashok Sharma latches on to it. Angkrish Raghuvanshi c (sub)Ashok Sharma b Jofra Archer 44(31) [4s-5]

Theekshana to Russell, SIX, 23 runs from that over! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Russell stays put in the crease and launches this over wide long-off for a maximum to end the over

Theekshana to Russell, SIX, back-to-back sixes! This was pitched up by the spinner, Russell brings his bat down quickly and smokes it over the bowler's head for half-a-dozen more. This was even bigger, 94m maximum! 50-run stand up for the 4th wicket. New ball please, the previous one is lost in the stands

Theekshana to Russell, SIX, short and punished! Stays put in the crease and spanks the short ball over wide long-on for half-a-dozen. Clean strike once again. 91m maximum!

Theekshana to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, 150 up for KKR! Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets a leading edge as he looks to chip this. And the fielder charging in from long-off tries to grab it with a forward dive. Parag gets his hands to it, however, the ball doesn't stick into his mitts. He can't stop the ball either, that's a boundary

Jofra Archer to Russell, FOUR, stand and deliver! Pitched up by the bowler and Russell clears his front leg and smashes it over the bowler's head for four runs. No need to run for those

Jofra Archer to Russell, SIX, just clears the boundary! A full toss by Jofra Archer, Russell gets underneath and smokes it over wide long-on for half-a-dozen. 76m maximum as his partner gives him a fist bump

Akash Madhwal to Russell, no run, on the shorter side, Russell attempts an upper cut and misses. A review taken for a wide by Russell, he isn't happy with the umpire's decision. Looks fine to the naked eye. Guess this isn't a wide ball and the onfield decision is right. Below the head and it's a fair delivery, confirm the replays..

Akash Madhwal to Russell, FOUR, hattrick of boundaries. This was full and wide outside off, Russell reaches out for it and drills it through covers for a rollicking boundary. Becomes the third batsman to score 1000 runs or more in IPL for KKR at the Eden Gardens

Akash Madhwal to Russell, SIX, much better! On a length around middle and leg, Russell stays put and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. A clean strike by the big man

Akash Madhwal to Russell, FOUR, finally connects one. A length delivery around middle and leg, Russell whips it through the leg-side. Along the carpet as he manages to beat the fielder who was sprinting across from deep square leg

Hasaranga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, Angkrish Raghuvanshi breaks the shackles. A tossed up delivery that dips in front of the batsman, Angkrish Raghuvanshi smashes it past the non-striker and adds four runs to the tally

Riyan Parag to Rahane, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! Parag strikes! Another round-arm release ala Kedar Jadhav which means Parag undercuts the off-break, so the ball does not bounce much and slides on, Rahane attempts the sweep and gets a thin top-edge, the ball goes straight to Jurel and he clutches on near his chest. Another partnership that was building nicely has been nipped in the bud. Rahane c Dhruv Jurel b Riyan Parag 30(24) [4s-1 6s-2]

Hasaranga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, fraction short and Raghuvanshi is quick to pounce, he rocks back and pulls it right in the gap - splitting deep mid-wicket and long-on with precision

Hasaranga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run, flighted on off, Raghuvanshi opens the bat face and eases it wide of cover

Riyan Parag to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, flatter and drifted across, Raghuvanshi had the width and he slaps it in front of square. He generated enough power to beat the sweeper in the deep

Hasaranga to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, poor effort by Yudhuvir. Flighted around off, Raghuvanshi sweeps towards deep square leg where Yudhuvir runs to his left and makes a mess of the stop

Theekshana to Gurbaz, out Caught by Hetmyer!! Theekshana breaks the partnership. Gurbaz is livid with himself, bangs his bat into the ground before starting the walk back to the dugout. This was fuller and outside off, Gurbaz sits down and slog sweeps to deep mid-wicket. He struck it flat and hard but did not place it, Hetmyer takes a good catch as that ball was travelling. Gurbaz c Hetmyer b Theekshana 35(25) [4s-4 6s-1]

Hasaranga to Gurbaz, FOUR, flighted on the stumps, Gurbaz sweeps it hard backward of square and beats the diving fielder near the rope. That should have been stopped

Hasaranga to Gurbaz, FOUR, poor delivery to start by Hasaranga. He drifts down leg, Gurbaz gets inside the line and gloves the sweep fine. Not where he intended but that's been the story of this innings by Gurbaz

Akash Madhwal to Rahane, FOUR, ends the powerplay with a boundary. Full toss on the pads, Rahane flicks it in front of square and though the fielder at deep square leg had a few yards to cover, he does not get there

Akash Madhwal to Rahane, SIX, glorious shot! Best of the innings so far. Rahane makes room and is followed by a fullish delivery, he presents the full face of the bat and lofts straight down the ground. All timing and class

Theekshana to Gurbaz, SIX, another shot that's not middled from Gurbaz. He shuffles across, sits down and plays the slog sweep, gets a thick top-edge and the ball travels the distance near fine leg

Yudhvir Singh to Rahane, SIX, whoa! Not much wrong with the delivery - 141.4ks fullish delivery around off, Rahane plants his front foot foward and shovels this over mid-wicket, struck flat and all the way

Yudhvir Singh to Gurbaz, FOUR, this was what he was trying a couple of balls ago. Gurbaz moves across, stands tall and nails the short of length delivery over the mid-wicket region, one bounce and over the ropes

Yudhvir Singh to Gurbaz, FOUR, streaky! Short of length delivery, Gurbaz shuffles across and attempts the pull, gets a thick top-edge and the ball flies wide of Dhruv Jurel. Third man was inside the ring and there was no stopping that

Yudhvir Singh to Narine, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Yudhvir has the last laugh. He folds his hand and thanks the one above. This was smart piece of bowling. Rolled his fingers over the ball at the last instant, got the ball to hold and Narine was through the heave early, misses and the ball goes onto hit the top of middle-stump. Rajasthan needed an early wicket and Yudhvir has produced that. Narine b Yudhvir Singh 11(9) [4s-1 6s-1]

Yudhvir Singh to Narine, SIX, that's very easy for Narine. Yudhvir once again misses his line and strays onto the pads, Narine picks it up nonchalantly and sends it sailing all the way over backward square

Yudhvir Singh to Narine, FOUR, over Archer. Yudhvir strays onto the pads, the idea was to cramp Narine for room, but does not get the line right, clipped uppishly and just manages to clear short fine