Jason Roy led the present with a fiery fifty as Kolkata Knight Riders bought their mojo again to notch a combating 200 for 5 towards Royal Challengers Bangalore within the IPL in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Having slipped to eighth spot after 4 losses on the trot, KKR lastly bought into the act with Roy setting tempo up entrance when he smashed 5 sixes and 4 boundaries en path to his 29-ball 56 as he and Narayan Jagadeesan (27; 29b) gave KKR their finest ever begin — 83 runs from 56 balls.

KKR’s batting got here on both facet of Sri Lankan legspin sensation Hasaranga’s two terrific bowling spells as he returned with 4-0-24-2 that precipitated sufficient flutter.

First, his miserly spell after the powerplay gave the impetus for Vyshak’s double blow when he dismissed Jagadeesan and Roy.

But Nitish Rana then ensured that they do not lose the momentum as he made full use of his two reprieves — on 5 and 19 — to race to his 21-ball 48 (3×4, 4×6).

KKR’s new-found hero Rinku Singh (18 not out; 10b) then took cost as he smashed two fours and one six to make sure that they attain the 200-mark.

David Wiese smacked two sixes to make an unbeaten 12.

Roy confirmed KKR the way it’s carried out within the powerplay, blazing his technique to a 22-ball fifty, his second in a row at hand KKR their best-ever begin this season.

The Englishman confirmed his intent towards the likes of RCB new ball bowlers and Mohammed Siraj and David Willey and unleashed his fury when leftarm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed was launched within the final over of the powerplay.

Roy smoked him for 4 sixes in 5 balls in a 25-run over as KKR cruised to their highest powerplay rating this season with 66 for no loss.

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ICYMI!

When Jason Roy went berserk within the powerplay

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But all credit score to willy Lankan spinner Hasaranga for a tidy over after the powerplay the place he conceded simply two runs to mount strain on the duo.

Vyshak and Harshal Patel too tightened the noose as boundaries all of the sudden dried up and it was all of the extra evident on the duo.

Struggling to get large hits, Jagadeesan was carried out in by a Vyshak bouncer, whereas Roy bought a peach of a supply from the uncapped Indian who bought an ideal legstump yorker to wash up the Englishman spherical his stump.