Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals - IPL 5 - 1st innings update
Rajasthan Royals 131/5 (20/20 ov) - Rajasthan Royals, who chose to bat
April 13, Kolkata: In the 15th match of the current edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals posted 131 runs for the loss of five wickets in their 20 overs against hosts Kolkata Knight Riders, at Eden Gardens.
Royals with two wins in the tournament were a better side on paper, since KKR have secured only one win from three matches so far.
And a win here, would put KKR on the right track, which means that the outfit would have to bat exceptionally well when they come out to bat in order to chase down the required target.
Before the toss, Royals’ skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184.”
On winning the toss, Dravid made an easy choice of batting first, a decision KKR skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, would have liked to make himself.
Dravid alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970 forged an impressive opening partnership as the duo clobbered 45 runs in the first-wicket, before Rahane lost his wicket after scoring an innings of 19 runs off 16 deliveries.
Royals then lost their second wicket quickly when with 48 runs on the board, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-c46345 Menaria travelled back to the pavilion after making a contribution of only a run.
A run later, Dravid also fell after posting an innings of 28 runs, leaving his team in a spot of bother.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shreevats-Goswami-c2518 to take charge and the young batsman played well, taking the score to 108 runs before losing his wicket in the 17th over after scoring 24 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134, also played a crucial role in the match as he contributed 31 runs and was the highest scorer from his side.
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