In IPL Cricket, Rajasthan Royals scored a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi last night. Both the teams were tied up at 152 runs in 20 overs. The match went into one additional Super over in which the two teams were tied again scoring 11 runs each. But Rajasthan Royals were declared winners on account of having scored more number of boundaries. James Faulkner was declared Man of the Match for his four wicket haul in the match.In the final match of UAE leg of IPL, defending champions Mumbai Indians will clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai today .The match begins at 8 pm India time.Our West Asia correspondent reports that the the game of cricket ibeing full of uncertainties was proven right once again at Abu Dhabi. The Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders game went into additional Super over with both sides tied up at 152 runs in 20 overs. In the Super Over they ended up scoring 11 runs each. Under the IPL rules, Rajasthan Royals was declared winner since they had scored more hits to the fence-18 fours and one six against 12 fours and two sixes by Kolkata Knight Riders. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals made 152 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.Rahane was the top scorer with 72 runs while Watson made 33 runs. In reply, Gambhir with 45, Yadav with a cameo of 33 and Shakib ul Hassan with 24 saw KKR ending up as well at 152 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. At one time, KKR seemed on the road to victory with Yadav and Shaqib ul Hasan going great guns.But James Faulkner came out with a magic spell in the penultimate over to dismiss Yadav, Uthappa and Vinay Kumar to level the score.
News On AIR | April 30, 2014 7:47 AM
IPL: Rajasthan Royals score thrilling win over KKR in Abu Dhabi