Kolkata Knight Riders registered most thumping win of the 2011 IPL4, when they crushed Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets with 9 balls remaining on Friday, 15th April, 2011 at Jaipur. RR made 159/4 in 20 overs and KKR made 160/1 in 20 overs.
Even with the return of Shane Watson, Rajasthan Royals opened with Paunikar & Dravid 35 runs and were 78/1 in 11 overs and then Yusuf Pathan took 2 wickets in the same over. Watson 22 off 13 balls and Taylor 35 off 25 balls made 57 runs in the last 5 overs to set a competitive total of 159. Kolkata Knight Riders then lost Bisla early but evergreen Kallis 80 not out off 65 balls and Gambhir 75 off 44 balls put 152 runs in 102 balls to set a comfortable win.
Match Summary:
Rajasthan Royals - 159/4 in 20 overs (Dravid 35, Taylor 35*, Pathan 2-4)
Kolkata Knight Riders - 160/1 in 18.3 overs (Kallis 80*, Gambhir 75*)
Toss - Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bowl first.
Man of the Match - Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Result - Kolkata Knight Riderss won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Points - Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Rajsthan Royals 0
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