On Wednesday, KKR shows their domination in Jaipur which is the home ground of Rajasthan Royals. After won the toss and elected to field first KKR bowler restricted the host at a par score of 160 runs. Robin Uthappa, who played a 36-ball 48-run knock to chase down Rajasthan Royal's total of 160-8 in 20 over game.
For the host Rajasthan Royals, who have a terrific win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last match. Rajasthan Royals faced a thumping defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders at home. When KKR come to bat while chasing 161, KKR went over the line by 7 wickets to grab second consecutive victory in the IPL season. Talking about his team’s performance, Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane during the post-match presentation admitted that it was his side’s fielding efforts that put them on the backfoot and also admit that they were short of 15 to 20 runs in the first innings.
“I thought we were 15-20 runs short. In T20 it’s always not about scoring 180. In this format, fielding is a crucial part. We let ourselves down in fielding. It is very disappointing. Game 1 on this pitch and it had very good bounce in Jaipur. Today, the ball was keeping low. But no complaints. I got a good start and it was my responsibility to carry on. We thought 175-180 would have been good on this wicket.,” Rahane said.