Watch the highlights of KKR vs RR 31st Match IPL 2024 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 31st T20 match played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 16th April 2024.
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| Jos Buttler celebrates after Rajasthan Royals' thrilling win © BCCI / IPL |
Impact player Jos Buttler's remarkable 7th IPL century powers to Rajasthan Royals chased the record-equal target of 224 against Kolkata Knight Riders by a last-ball thrilling 2-wickets, despite a Sunil Narine's record-equal 49-ball maiden IPL hundred in a high-scoring thriller of the 31st match of a Indian Premier League.
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- Rajasthan Royals chased 224 was the joint highest successful run-chase in IPL history, jointly their 224-run chase against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) at Sharjah in 2020.
- Kolkata Knight Riders' 223 was their fourth highest score in Indian Premier League and It is their highest total against Rajasthan Royals in IPL, previous highest was 210 at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in 2022.
- Kolkata Knight Riders' 223 was their second highest total at Kolkata in IPL after their 232 against Mumbai Indians in 2019.
- Sunil Narine became the third Kolkata Knight Riders batsman to score a century in Indian Premier League after Brendon McCullum and Venkatesh Iyer.
- Sunil Narine's 109 was the second highest score for Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League after Brendon McCullum's unbeaten 158 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in the opening match of a inaugural 2008 IPL edition.
- Sunil Narine equalled a 49-ball joint fastest century for Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League, jointly with Venkatesh Iyer's 49-ball hundred against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the last year and the fourth fastest hundred by any batsman against Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
- 6 : Sunil Narine hit his second most sixes hit in an innings for Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League and the joint second most-sixes hit by an KKR batsman against Rajasthan Royals in IPL, jointly with Eoin Morgan's 6-sixes at Dubai (DICS) in 2020.
- 85 : Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi set up the third highest second-wicket partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders against Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
- 51 : Sunil Narine and Andre Russell set up the fifth highest fourth-wicket partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders against Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
- Jos Buttler became the second batsman to scored seven centuries in IPL after Virat Kohli's 8-hundreds.
- Jos Buttler became the first Rajasthan Royals batsman to scored two centuries against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.
- 7 : Jos Buttler hit the second most centuries in IPL after Virat Kohli's 8 tons.
- Jos Buttler hammered a 55-ball fifth fastest century for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the fastest century by an RR batsman against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, surpassing the previous record of 57-ball hundred held by Shane Watson at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in 2015.
- 6 : Jos Buttler equalled a his joint fifth most sixes hit in an innings for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the most-sixes hit by an RR batsman against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, surpassing the previous record of 5-sixes jointly hit by Shane Watson (at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in 2015), Jos Buttler (at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in 2022), Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal both hit 6-sixes in the same match at same venue in the last year.
- 50 : Jos Buttler and Riyan Parag set up the fourth highest third-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.
- 57 : Jos Buttler and Rovman Powell set up the record seventh-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, previously held by the 44-run stand between Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer at same venue in 2019.
- 447 : This is the joint eighth highest aggregate match in Indian Premier League and it is the highest aggregate match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
- Sunil Narine (109) and Jos Buttler (107*) - This is the fourth instance of each team batsman has been scored a century in an IPL match and the first such instance between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
- This is the second time this season a century has been scored from each team batsman in the same match.
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KKR scored mammoth total of 223-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Sunil Narine hammered a 109 off 56-balls - which was his 1st IPL hundred - including 13-fours & 6-sixes with strike rate of 194.64.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi struck 30 off 18-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 166.66, Rinku Singh hit a unbeaten 20 off 9-balls included 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 222.22 and Andre Russell 13.
RR best bowler by Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen both took 2-wickets and one for Trent Boult - Yuzvendra Chahal.
RR chased 224-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Jos Buttler hammered a unbeaten 107 off 60-balls - which was his 7th IPL hundred and his second century against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.
Riyan Parag blasted a 34 off 14-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 242.85, Rovman Powell hammered a 26 off 13-balls included 3-sixes & a six with strike rate of 200.
Yashasvi Jaiswal struck 19 off 9-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 211.11 and Sanju Samson scored 12 off 8-balls included 2-fours.
KKR best bowler by Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana each took 2-wickets and one for Vaibhav Arora.
Jos Buttler named Player of the match for his match-winning remarkable batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 107-runs knocked off facing 60-balls including 9-fours & 6-sixes with strike rate of 178.33.
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