Kolkata | Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was in tremendous form, scored an unbeaten 98 off 47 balls with the help of 12 fours and 5 sixes, helping Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets in the 56th match of IPL 2023. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and invited Kolkata Knight Riders to bat first. Kolkata Knight Riders scored 149 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs, Venkatesh Iyer played an inning of 57 runs. Yajuvendra Chahal bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 25 runs. Rajasthan Royals achieved the target of 149 runs by losing 1 wicket in 13.1 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 98 and Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 48 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant batting.
Brief Scores :
Kolkata Knight Riders: 8/149 over 20, Venkatesh Iyer 57, Nitish Rana 22, Yuzvendra Chahal 4/25, Trent Boult 2/15
Rajasthan Royals: 1/151 over 13.1, Yashasvi Jaiswal 98 not out, Sanju Samson 48.