Jos Buttler’s Stunning Century Leads Rajasthan Royals to Victory Against Kolkata Knight Riders

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Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets in an exciting match till the last ball. Jos Buttler regained control of the game with a brilliant century. Rajasthan overcame the target of 224 runs set by Kolkata with the loss of eight wickets.. (Sportzpics)

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Buttler’s second century of the season. Buttler remained unbeaten on 107 runs off 60 balls with 9 fours and 6 sixes. At Eden, ‘Butler Rattam’ needed 46 runs with 3 wickets remaining to win in 18 balls. (Sportzpics)

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Buttler scored 18 runs in Mitchell Starc’s 18th over and 19 runs in Harshit Rana’s 19th over. Coming to bowl last, Varun bowled Chakraborty for a six on the first ball. No run in the next three balls. He got a double off the fifth ball to level the scores. He hit the last ball for a boundary and got a stunning victory. (Sportzpics)

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Rajasthan did not get off to a good start after coming out with a big target. Yashaswi Jaiswal started well but was dismissed in the second round. Jaiswal returned with 19 runs from nine balls including one six and three fours. Then captain Sanju Samson (12) also returned without much support.. (Sportzpics)

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Rajasthan’s innings came alive as Rian Parag, who came in at number four, continued his blistering form. After forming a 50-run partnership with Buttler, Harshit Rana Parag returned to give Kolkata the wicket they were waiting for. Parag returned with 34 runs off 14 balls including 2 sixes and 4 fours. (Sportzpics)

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Dhruv Jurrell came back for just two runs. The strategy of dropping Ashwin for the sixth also did not bear fruit. In the 13th over, Varun Chakraborty returned Ashwin (8) and Shimron Hetmyer (0) in two consecutive balls to put the game in KKR’s hands. (Sportzpics)

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Then Eden saw a remarkable comeback with the Butler-Rowman Powell partnership. With both of them adding 57 runs, there is hope again in the Rajasthan camp. (Sportzpics)

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In the 17th over itself, Narine made the match interesting again by sending Powell back in the fifth ball, who hit a boundary in consecutive balls. Powell returned with 26 runs from 13 balls including three sixes and a four. Then Butler had a one-man show. (Sportzpics)

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Rana, Narine and Varun took two wickets each for Kolkata. Kolkata, who lost the toss and batted first, scored 223 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. (Sportzpics) a

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Sunil Narine’s innings, who scored his first century in his T20 career, gave Kolkata a big score. He scored 109 runs off 56 balls. Narine’s innings consisted of six sixes and 13 fours. (Sportzpics)