Kolkata Knight Riders posted 206/4 against Rajasthan Royals. Andre Russell, who was struggling to time the ball, finally managed to hit the attacking button. The right-handed batter scored an unbeaten 57 runs off 25 balls, with the help of 6 sixes and 4 boundaries. Angkrish, the young batter, came up with another impressive knock.
He accumulated 44 runs off 31 deliveries, packed with 5 fours. The two added 61 runs for the fourth wicket.
Rinku Singh hit some big blows in the end, managing 19 not out in 6 balls. He smashed 2 sixes and 1 four. Ajinkya Rahane (30 off 24) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (35 off 25) were also clinical with the bat.
For Rajasthan, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh and Riyan Parag took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Kolkata won the toss and elected to bat first in a do-or-die contest of the 18th season.