Jos Buttler KKR vs RR: Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets in a thrilling match. Jos Buttler scored a century in the 31st match of IPL 2024. Rajasthan won on the basis of his century. In this match, Rajasthan needed 9 runs in the last over to win. KKR handed the over to Varun Chakraborty. Butler was on strike from Rajasthan. But Varun could not stop the run.
Actually the 19th over was very good for Rajasthan. Harshit Rana had bowled this over for KKR. He had given away 19 runs. Butler had hit 2 sixes and a four in this over of Harshit. He was playing after scoring 98 runs. After this, 9 runs were needed in the last over. Butler hit a six on the very first ball of Varun's over. After this, 3 consecutive balls remained dot. Butler took 2 runs on the fifth ball and gave the team victory by taking a single on the last ball.
Varun Chakraborty bowled the last over of the match –
- First ball – Butler hits a six
- Second ball – Dot remained
- Third ball – Dot remained
- Fourth ball – Dot remained
- Fifth ball – Butler took 2 runs
- Sixth ball – Butler took 1 run
Jos Buttler was chosen player of the match for this match. Batting first, KKR had scored 223 runs. During this, opener Sunil Narine scored a century. He scored 109 runs facing 56 balls. This innings of Narine included 13 fours and 6 sixes. Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 30 runs in 18 balls. In response, Rajasthan Royals won the match after losing 8 wickets. Butler scored 107 runs in 60 balls for the team.
Let us tell you that Rajasthan Royals is on top in the points table of IPL 2024. He has played 7 matches and won 6. He has 12 points. Kolkata Knight Riders is at second place. He has won 4 out of 6 matches. He has 8 points.
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