IPL 2019, RR vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets

S Gopal to C Lynn, Quick, flat and coming in on middle and leg, it goes off the pads on the leg side as Lynn wants to flick. A leg bye is taken.

Strategic break. Also, Shreyas Gopal is into the attack now.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, Full outside off, once again Narine throws his bat at it. He gets a bottom edge to it and the ball goes straight to short third man. Kolkata are 65/0 at the end of 6, their best Powerplay score this season. They need another 75 runs off 84 balls.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, Slower delivery outside off, Narine swings his bat at it but misses.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, WIDE! Bouncer bounces too high. It is way over the batsman's head. Wide signalled.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, FOUR! Kulkarni is having a torrid day. Nothing seems to be going his way. Good length ball on middle and off, Narine flat-bats it over mid on for a boundary.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, Good length ball on middle, Narine lofts it short of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, FOUR! Mistimed but placed to perfection. Fuller ball on middle and off, Narine takes his front foot out of the way and lofts it between mid-wicket and long on. It bounces just inside the ropes and goes for a boundary.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, Slower ball outside off, going away with the angle. Narine swings his bat at it but misses.

J Archer to C Lynn, Sharp bumper from Jofra Archer, on off stump, Lynn can only duck and evade the ball.

J Archer to C Lynn, Short of a good length into the body, defended with soft hands on the leg side.

J Archer to S Narine, Fires it full and around leg, catches Narine on the pads as he misses his flick and the ball rolls on the off side. The batsmen pinch a leg bye.

J Archer to C Lynn, Quick single. This is good running between the wicket. Lynn works this down wide of the mid-wicket fielder and both batsmen cross over without any trouble.

J Archer to C Lynn, Keeps it tight around off, it's pushed in front of covers. No run taken.

J Archer to C Lynn, SIX! The fifty comes up for Kolkata in no time at all. Lynn gives the charge to Archer and flat bats this down the ground. It's on a back of a length, but he connects well and clears long on with ease.

D Kulkarni to S Narine, Good length ball on the pads, Narine looks to flick but it goes off his pads to Buttler. There is a stifled appeal but it is turned down. End of an eventful and an unlucky over for Dhawal Kulkarni. 10 runs off it.

D Kulkarni to C Lynn, Back of a length ball on off, Lynn pulls it to square leg for a run.

D Kulkarni to C Lynn, Now a dot. Back of a length ball on the stumps, Lynn blocks it.

D Kulkarni to C Lynn, FOUR! He gets a life and he makes full use of it. Shorter in length on off and middle, Lynn pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.

D Kulkarni to C Lynn, FOUR! We said it is just not Rajasthan's night and this once again proves that. A pacer's ball hits the stumps but the bails don't come off. Good length ball on off and middle, Lynn looks to hit it straight but gets an inside edge. The ball clips the leg pole and Lynn starts to walk. But then, he turns and sees the bails are still in its place. Kulkarni is shell-shocked. He cannot believe his luck. Two balls and two chances go abegging off his bowling. Rajasthan have missed the chance of dismissing both the openers. The ball goes to the fine leg fence for a boundary.