Jason Roy, Nitish Rana power KKR to post 200/5 against RCB in IPL
Bengaluru, Apr 26: Jason Roy top-scored with 56 as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a unified batting show to make 200 for five against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match, here on Wednesday.
Roy scored his second fifty in three matches this IPL, making 56 from 29 balls with five sixes and four fours.
He added 83 runs for the first wicket with KKR opener N Jagadeesan, who made 27 from 29 balls.
KKR captain Nitish Rana made 21-ball 48, Venkatesh Iyer scored 31, Rinku Singh hit a 10-ball 18 not out, and David Weise made 12 not out off three balls with two sixes towards the end of the innings.
Brief scores:
KKR 200 for 5 in 20 overs (Jason Roy 56, N Jagadeesan 27, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana 48; Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/41, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/24) vs RCB.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
