Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his sensational run within the IPL by smashing the quickest fifty in event historical past after Yuzvendra Chahal grew to become the all-time main wicket-taker as Rajasthan Royals cruised to a nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders to resurrect their playoff hopes on Thursday. Chahal grew to become IPL’s main wicket-taker earlier than finishing a superb 4/25 as RR restricted KKR to a below-par 149/8 on the Eden Gardens On a day KKR batters struggled to time the ball, 21-year-old Jaiswal confirmed the way in which by mentioning quickest fifty within the historical past of IPL in simply 13 balls, bettering the earlier report held by KL Rahul and Pat Cummins (14 balls every).

With the modest chase, Jaiswal remained two runs shy of a century (98 from 47 balls), a knock studded with 12 fours and 5 sixes as RR cantered to victory 13.1 overs.

Samson gave high-quality assist to the southpaw with a 48 not out from 29 balls because the duo shared an unbroken match-winning partnership of 121 runs off simply 69 balls.

The win with 41 balls to spare additionally took them to 3rd spot (12 factors from 12 matches), giving an enormous increase to their internet run-rate (0.0633) because the play-off race heats up.

It is all however over for KKR who slipped to seventh place (10 factors, 12 matches).

Jaiswal made his intention clear within the first over itself when KKR skipper Nitish Rana made a daring transfer to bowl himself.

Wasting no time, Jaiswal seized on the chance and smashed Rana for 2 sixes and two fours in a row in a 26-run over.

He hit Shardul Thakur with a hat-trick of fours to race to his fifty within the third over itself as RR just about sealed the difficulty scoring 78/1 inside powerplay.

To pile on the KKR distress, Sunil Narine dropped a straightforward catch when Samson was on 16.

The skipper then got here on his personal when he smoked Jharkhand leftarm spinner Anukul Roy for 3 sixes in a 20-run over.

On a day RR dished out an eye-grabbing fielding show, Chahal (187 wickets) eclipsed Dwayne Bravo (183) to develop into the all-time main wicket-taker of the IPL when he struck off his second ball to dismiss KKR skipper Rana (22; 17b) within the eleventh over.

Chahal’s breakthrough got here simply when KKR seemed to step up after a pathetic begin when two astonishing catches of Shimron Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma set the tone.

Both got here in Trent Boult’s successive overs because the Kiwi leftarm pacer returned with 2/15 from his three overs on his return.

After an costly second over when he leaked 15 runs, Chahal got here again within the demise overs and dismissed KKR topscorer Venkatesh Iyer (57; 42b) and Shardul Thakur (1) in 4 balls.

He ended his spell dismissing the the newest KKR sensation Rinku Singh (16) within the penultimate over to additionally develop into the main wicket-taker this season (21).

Put in on a dry Eden wicket, KKR frontline batters got here a cropper, as Venkatesh held the fort and returned to type with a combating fifty.

From being two off 12 balls, Venkatesh paced his innings nicely and raced to a 39-ball fifty. But he slashed a large supply from Chahal to be brilliantly caught by Boult.

Andre Russell (10) did not make it huge after he was promoted to No 5 and fell to KM Asif (1/34).

KKR, who have been 58/2 after 9 overs, seemed to grab the momentum after taking a strategic trip within the tenth over.

Venkatesh lastly broke free smashing Ashwin for back-to-back sixes, whereas Rana ended the over with a chic 4 by extra-cover to take them to 76/2 on the halfway mark.

KKR seemed on the right track for an honest complete earlier than Chahal triggered a mid-innings collapse. PTI TAP BS BS