Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard, IPL 2021
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Updated 7 October 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders batting
1st innings, run rate 8.55
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shubman Gillc Yashasvi Jaiswal b Chris Morris |
56 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 127.3 |
 Venkatesh Iyerb Rahul Tewatia |
38 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 108.6 |
 Nitish Ranac Liam Livingstone b Glenn Phillips |
12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240.0 |
 Rahul Tripathib Chetan Sakariya |
21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 150.0 |
 Dinesh Karthik (wk)not out |
14* | 11 | 0 | 1 | 127.3 |
 Eoin Morgan (c)not out |
13* | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.2 |
| Extras | 17 (b 5, lb 3, w 9) | ||||
| Total | 171/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-79 Venkatesh Iyer 10.5 ov, 2-92 Nitish Rana 11.5 ov, 3-133 Shubman Gill 15.4 ov, 4-145 Rahul Tripathi 17.1 ov
Did not batLockie Ferguson, Shakib Al Hasan, Shivam Mavi, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy
Rajasthan Royals bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jaydev Unadkat1 wd |
4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
 Chris Morris5 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
 Chetan Sakariya |
4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
 Mustafizur Rahman1 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
 Shivam Dube |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
 Rahul Tewatia1 wd |
1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 |
 Glenn Phillips1 wd |
1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17.00 |
Rajasthan Royals batting
2nd innings, run rate 5.26
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yashasvi Jaiswalb Shakib Al Hasan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Liam Livingstonec Rahul Tripathi b Lockie Ferguson |
6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Sanju Samson (c) (wk)c Eoin Morgan b Shivam Mavi |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Shivam Dubeb Shivam Mavi |
18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 90.0 |
 Anuj Rawatlbw b Lockie Ferguson |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Glenn Phillipsb Shivam Mavi |
8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 66.7 |
| Rahul Tewatiab Shivam Mavi |
44 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 122.2 |
| Chris Morrislbw b Varun Chakaravarthy |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jaydev Unadkatc Shakib Al Hasan b Lockie Ferguson |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| Chetan Sakariyarun out (Shakib Al Hasan) |
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Mustafizur Rahmannot out |
0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 1 (b 1) | ||||
| Total | 85 (all out, 16.1 ov) | ||||
1-0 Yashasvi Jaiswal 0.3 ov, 2-1 Sanju Samson 1.1 ov, 3-12 Liam Livingstone 3.2 ov, 4-13 Anuj Rawat 3.4 ov, 5-33 Glenn Phillips 7.3 ov, 6-34 Shivam Dube 7.6 ov, 7-35 Chris Morris 8.6 ov, 8-62 Jaydev Unadkat 11.2 ov, 9-85 Chetan Sakariya 15.3 ov, 10-85 Rahul Tewatia 16.1 ov
Kolkata Knight Riders bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shakib Al Hasan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
 Shivam Mavi |
3.1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6.63 |
 Sunil Narine |
4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
 Lockie Ferguson |
4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 |
 Varun Chakaravarthy |
4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Royals, bowl
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Start
- Thu 7 Oct, 15:00 UK
- Competition
- IPL 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Questions
When is Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals?
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals starts at 15:00 UK time (19:30 in India) on Thursday 7 October 2021, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, part of IPL 2021; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals head to head?
Kolkata Knight Riders lead the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals head to head at 12-9 from 23 T20 meetings, with 2 no results, and the latest, on 19 April 2026 at Eden Gardens, was won by Kolkata Knight Riders.
What is Kolkata Knight Riders's recent form?
Kolkata Knight Riders have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Delhi Capitals on 24 May, 163 to 203/5.
What is Rajasthan Royals's recent form?
Rajasthan Royals have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W W L; most recently they lost to Gujarat Titans on 29 May, 214/6 to 219/3.
What is a good score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium is around 168, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 63% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.