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Patna : Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 6 wickets in the 18th match of IPL 2021 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on April 24, 2021, late night, as captain Sanju Samson (wk) scored an unbeaten 42 in 41 balls with 2 fours and 1 six and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dubescored 22 each. Set a target of 134 runs, RR scored 134/4 in 18.5 overs to register their 2nd win in 5 games. For KKR, it was their 4th defeat in 5 matches.
RR had won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, KKR scored 133/9 in 20 overs with Rahul Tripathy scoring 36 in 26 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes while Dinesh Karthik (wk) scored 25 in 24 balls with 4 fours. Opener Nitish Rana scored 22 in 25 balls hitting a four and a six while captain Eoin Morgan was run out for zero continuing poor run in the tournament. Andre Russel fell to Chris Morris for 9. It was terrible batting by KKR batsmen particularly in power play. Fast medium bowler Chris Morris took 4/23 in 4 overs.