ELIMINATOR: KKR VS RR, CAN KKR DEFEND THIS TOTAL?

After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals decided to field first.

Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a shaky start as they lost Sunil Narine in the first over itself. KKR lost two more crucial wickets inside the powerplay struggling at 46/3 by the sixth over. KKR captain Dinesh Karthik - 52 (38) and Shubman Gill - 28 (17) stitched up an important partnership in the middle overs to get KKR back on track. A late flurry from Andre Russel - 48* (25) powered KKR to a score of 169/7 from their 20 overs. RR bowlers Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, and Ben Laughlin picked up two wickets each.

RR need 170 runs from 120 balls to move on to the second qualifier.