Beats the swipe and the ball clatters the stumps!. It was a slow ball on a good length and Umesh stayed legside of the ball and swung through with a close-faced bat but he missed and the bowler hit!
RR vs KKR, 30th Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 18 2022 - Match Result
This game had every ebb and flow imaginable with thrilling performances that embellished the play and kept us on the edge of our seats. Check out the Match Report to re-live the key phases. On a broader scale, the win puts the Royals second on the Points Table. The differences in the Net Run Rates among the top-4 teams are low, so tomorrow's match between RCB and LSG, as Deivarayan Muthu writes in the preview, puts the top spot up for grabs. Join us then, a day is needed to relax after the adventure tonight anyway. For now, this is goodbye from me, Ekanth, my fellow commentator, Sidharth Monga, and our scorers, Thilak Rama and Ranjith.
Another Stat from Sampath: 200+ totals despite four batters dismissed for a duck in T20s:
210 by KKR vs RR, Brabourne, 2022
202 by KKR vs CSK, Wankhede, 2021
Suresh: "Prasiddh's 19th went for 7 runs which game McCoy something to bowl at."
Sandeep: "A thought for Umesh the legend. No one bought him at the auction and for him to pull the game till the last over!"
Ronald Dunai: "What a match and a pitch to commemorate the 15th anniversary of IPL !"
Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals Captain: It was very tense and interesting. It was important to be calm and believe in ourselves. Halfway, I thought it was chaseable. They played very well and did not give chances. But the wickets helped. Chahal and Buttler's performances were there for the world to see. Ashwin's ball stood out as well. McCoy does not talk much and is calm, his ability to bowl well under pressure was commendable.
Yuzavendra Chahal, Player of the Match says his celebration was based on the meme that came from the 2019 World Cup. His plan was going wide and full to the right handers. He said the attempt was to bowl to the longer boundary. He was thinking of the googly for the hat-trick ball but went with the safer option. He thought the googly came well to Venkatesh Iyer and said he will come on with the Purple Cap the next time.
Stat from Sampath: KKR's record at Brabourne is now 0-5. They don't play any more matches at this venue.
Shreyas Iyer: We went in line with the run-rate from the start thanks to Finch. We could not continue which was bad but it is a part of the game. (On Nitish's dismissal) My plan was to bat till the end, Yuzi had a favourable matchup against him. Jos started slow but he took off, he manoeuvred the ball well and continued really well. Conditions-wise, there was not much dew and the wicket was amazing to bat on. The ground has not been good for us but we will look to come back positively. (On his innings) I love pressure. I did not think of what the teammates thought of the score, I wanted to go all in. I thought if they can get it, so can I.
11:35 pm: After a twist-and-turn galore, it was the hat-trick of Chahal and the century of Buttler that end up as winning performances. McCoy's debut has him ending the game that sets the dug-out celebrate in victory and his teammates thrilled! The chase started off with Finch going all in with aggressive shots, he and Iyer shared a 107-run partnership after a poor run-out took out Narine. Iyer's partnership with Rana took things further. Chahal took out the middle and lower middle order, Umesh tried to pull things back at the end but couldn't.
Umesh on strike. All or nothing with 8 required off 3.
Slower yorker on leg stump is turned behind square to the empty acreage for one
Varun is on strike, one wicket left!
Helped straight to short-fine leg! The off-cutter lands on a length and Jackson is early on the shot, he tried to pull it but was early on the shot with the eyes away from the ball. The catch is at the breabasket and is accepted gleefully.
Full ball down leg has been swiped into the leg side. The 125 kmph ball takes the bottom of the bat and goes up in the air. Lands safely in the deep in front of square. Stopped by the fielder
11 needed off 6, McCoy starts from over the wicket
First time ever in the IPL there was a century and a five-wicket haul in the same match.
Full outside off, Umesh was standing back on off and tried to reach out and slash at the ball. It went on the tramline, the marginal call of wide goes in favour of the bowler
Full toss outside off is driven hard to deep cover along the ground
Wide full toss has been slapped along the ground to deep point. Had he left it, it would have been a wide
SAJJAD AKBAR: "What a dramatic match... worthwatching really."
V Raghunathan: "18.1 Hand of God ( saved him)"
Full ball goes away with the angle and across, but past the tramline
14 needed off 9, two wickets in hand. Buttler has a word from long-off
Full, wide ball going away with the angle is steered to deep-backward point
Wide yorker has been channeled to deep point the gap towards the longer boundary which allows a couple
Smokes a swipe off a low-full toss into his partner at the non-striker's raised left-hand! It was on off and Sheldon's reflex was quick enough to get a paw on it. The ball deflected to the vacant legside for one
Prasidh starts from around the wicket
Umesh has pumped, pulled, and swatted some life into this game with a 20-run over.
Dharam: "Phenomenal! Just phenomenal play in last few overs of this innings, with Chahal coming out on top! This IPL goes on to demonstrate, quite firmly I must add, the value of mental fortitude in sports. The guys with Never Say Never attitude coming out on top! Very exciting time to be a cricket fan! "
Pulls a short ball on the chest to deep mid-wicket to bring up the 200
Vinod Rajpal: "21st hat-trick overall in the IPL and 5th by RR bowler after Chandila, Tambe, Watson,Gopal !!" Thanks
Slower ball into the pitch has been waited for and punched through cover off the backfoot. It was hit with the full follow-through with ease that emulated a shot from a video game
Full on off, Yadav takes a step across and settles under the full ball on the slot and smacks it over long-on. It leads Samson to come in and have a word with Boult
Slower bouncer on the stumps is pulled to the gap at deep mid-wicket for two
Yadav swings with all his might to send a full ball on off up miles and far enough over long-on. It is an 85-metre six
Full on on the legs follows Boult, who directs it to long-on
21st hat-trick overall in the IPL says Ian Bishop on air
Caught behind! Takes the outside edge of the cover-drive does a full ball spinning away from outside off. Cummins went across and pushed at it. It leads to Chahal celebrating with a leap and a slide to take him to the jolly pose at the boundary with the elbow on the ground. The hat-trick has RR firmly on top!
Slip in for the hat trick ball. Googly incoming?
Taken at long-on! A full ball outside off has Mavi reaching out and trying to pull it to the legside, but he only manages to top-edge it. This ball went straight up for Parag to take the catch at a comfortable height and to have Chahal on the verge of a hat-trick.
Kumar: "This Brabourne ground is brilliant. Nice dimensions which make the batsman work and the middle wicket is very sporting with grass! Will be great for ODI and tests!"
Given LBW, Iyer reviews! It was a full ball that beat the whip towards deep mid-wicket. Iyer is walking as the Hawk-Eye's prediction comes in, it shows the ball was pitching in line and was hitting leg. Chahal knew it was out right away and roared as soon as it was given out.
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Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first |
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Season | 2022 |
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Match days | 18 April 2022 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Rajasthan Royals 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
Over 20 • KKR 210/10