Defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders will clash with Rajasthan Royals today, in a league match of the ongoing sixth IPL Twenty-20 cricket tournament.The match will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur at 8 in the evening.Last night, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the super-over, to register their second consecutive victory.Opting to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Bangalore posted 130 for 8 in the alloted 20 overs. Bangalore Skipper Virat Kohli top scored with 46, with a valuable contribution of 44 by Moises Henriques. Chasing 131 for victory, Hyderabad needed 7 runs in the final over, but they managed to make just 6, which led to the season's first super over.Hanuma Vihari was the highest scorer for Hyderabad. Vinay Kumar, then, bowled the super-over for Bangalore and conceded 20 runs, with Cameron White bludgeoning two sixes, giving Hyderabad an almost certain victory. In reply, pacer Dale Steyn gave away 15 runs in their super over and the match ended in favour of Hyderabad.Earlier, in another match, Kings Eleven Punjab beat Pune Warriors by 8 wickets at Pune.
News On AIR | April 8, 2013 10:56 AM
IPL 6: KKR vs Rajasthan Royals