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

Ben Stokes arrives in the middle.

H Gurney to R Tripathi, OUT! Gurney gets his second wicket! A very good delivery, nicely deceiving the batsman with a slower length ball outside off at 114.8 kph. Tripathi hangs back inside the crease to play the lofted shot over extra cover but ends up towering it in the air. Chawla makes no mistake inside the ring. Brilliant debut so far for the English boy.

H Gurney to R Tripathi, Switches to over the wicket and serves a slower full ball on middle and leg. Tripathi tries to flick but misses and is disappointed with himself.

H Gurney to S Smith, Short and wide outside off, cut off the back foot through covers for one.

H Gurney to R Tripathi, Begins a new spell from 'round the wicket and angles in a short ball around leg. Early charge from Tripathi and then he tries to adjust. Works it a bit uppishly through mid-wicket for a run.

Strategic break. The going has been quiet from Rajasthan but they have started to score briskly. 47 runs have come in the last five overs and the hosts will hope to finish on a high. Kolkata have done reasonably well until now and their aim will be to limit the damage at the death. 5 more overs left, let's see if Rajasthan can get close to 160-165. A bowling change, Harry Gurney is back into the attack.

P Krishna to S Smith, FOUR! Fifty for Steven Smith, his 6th in this League. Prasidh Krishna attempts a slower short delivery but loses his radar completely. Serves it down the leg side and the Aussie pulls it mercilessly past the short fine leg fielder. The dugout is on its feet. Superb knock by Smith given the way this match has panned out. But can he finish it well for Rajasthan?

P Krishna to S Smith, The batsman works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total.

P Krishna to S Smith, FOUR! Fine timing and placement! A little bit of width outside off, Smith goes deep inside the crease and nicely opens the face of his blade to steer it past the point fielder. The third man fielder gives the chase but gives up quite easily. Could have attempted to put a dive there.

P Krishna to R Tripathi, A good length delivery outside off at 132 kph, holding up a touch off the surface, Tripathi hits it on the up through covers for a single.

P Krishna to S Smith, Spears in a full delivery on this occasion. On middle at 147.1 kph, Smith flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

P Krishna to S Smith, Good start. An off-pace delivery to begin a new spell, it's wide outside off, Smith is early into the shot and hence misses.

Prasidh Krishna returns.

S Narine to S Smith, Goes down on one knee and sweeps it wide of short fine leg for one. Rajasthan batting almost at the same rate Bangalore were in their innings early in the evening.

S Narine to R Tripathi, Tripathi eases it off his pads to the leg side, finds the gap at mid-wicket and crosses.

S Narine to S Smith, Fails to flick again and it goes on the leg side off his pads. They cross for a leg bye. Nice line from Narine there, completely cramped the batsman for room.

S Narine to R Tripathi, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

S Narine to S Smith, Chance of a run out, missed! Flighted ball on middle and leg, Smith tries to flick but misses. It rolls on the leg side off his pads and they attempt to steal a leg bye. The keeper attacks the ball but fails to score a direct hit at the bowler's end. Direct hit would have been curtains for the Aussie.

S Narine to S Smith, Wide! Wrong line from the bowler. Drops it on middle and leg and it further spins down. The batsman leaves it alone.

S Narine to R Tripathi, Tossed up ball on off, it's hit with the turn to deep mid-wicket for a single.