KKR vs RR IPL 2024 Highlights: Jos Buttler's 7th IPL ton takes Rajasthan Royals to miraculous win vs KKR

Rajasthan Royals have pulled off a chase of a lifetime with Jos Buttler smashing his 7th IPL century, the second most by a batter in history of the tournament. This is the joint-highest successful run-chase of IPL history as Royals equalled their own record of chasing down 224 against the then Kings XI Punjab in 2020.

RR need 9 runs from the final over as Buttler has turned this around. Who will bowl the final over? Its Varun to bowl the last over. 

Just when RR were turning things back for them, Powell has departed to his fellow West Indian Sunil Narine, who plumbs the batter LBW. It'a all on Buttler now

A very crucial 17-run over for the Royals. Buttler hit Varun for four boundaries and its 79 needed off 30 balls now

Ohh, Hetmyer now goes back for a golden duck. A soft dismissal as he gifts a catch to Shreyas at covers. The ball gripped on the pitch and Hetmyer was early in his punch towards the covers. The ball balloons up and RR lose another. Powell comes in

KKR are edging ahead at the moment. RR have made 121/4 in 12 overs. But the last two overs produced 12 runs. Ohh no! Varun gets the wicket of Ashwin. RR go 5 down. Ashwin was looking to go leg-side but was done by the bounce. He hit it towards deep mid-wicket. Hetmyer comes in now

And now Narine storms into the wickets column as he gets Dhruv Jurel. 

Harshit Rana gets Riyan Parag. A slower ball doing the trick. This was fuller and Parag went for the slog but did not had the power. Russell charged from deep mid-wicket to take this. The game is shifting again

Riyan Parag and Jos Buttler got 23 runs off the final over of the powerplay bowled by Vaibhav Arora to end the powerplay on a high as the Royals have scored 76, 20 more than what KKR did in the first six overs.

Sanju Samson's short stay has come to an end as the dropped catch from Varun Chakravarthy at short third man didn't cost KKR much. Samson did hit a couple of boundaries but Harshit Rana induced a false shot and RR skipper hit straight to the mid-on fielder.

Yashasvi Jaiswal played a few good shots, however, the around the wicket angle from Vaibhav Arora did him as the ball went away from him and he edged it straight to the slip fielder.

The RR openers Jaiswal and Buttler are out in the middle and they know a good start is very crucial to gun down a score like this. Starc to start with the new ball in hand.

A big total for KKR. They make 223/6 in their 20 overs. A wonderful display from Narine, who scored 109 from 56 balls and then Rinku Singh provided the finishing touches with a 20-run knock.

Sunil Narine has been dismissed by Trent Boult with a seeing full delivery on pace and RR are just fighting their way back into the contest. Can RR restrict KKR below 220?

It's just the 31st match of the IPL and we already have our fifth century and a surprising entrant into the list, Sunil Narine. Narine has slammed a 49-ball century in an innings of a lifetime.

Chahal got Shreyas Iyer on a googly that hit him on the thigh pad. He missed his sweep and was given LBW. RR are looking to sneak into this but Narine is in some form.

Kuldeep Sen gets Raghuvanshi on 30. This was short and the batter slashed it to find Ashwin at third-man. He departs for 30 off 18 balls and Shreyas comes in

Fifty for Narine off 29 balls. He tonks Ashwin straight down the ground for a six to bring up his 16th IPL fifty. KKR 100/1 from 10 overs.

Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi are looking good and have taken KKR to a strong start. They are 56/1 after 6 overs

Avesh takes a brilliant catch on follow-through to remove Phil Salt. He takes Samson's gloves to make a tongue-in-cheek gesture that fast bowlers can take catches. Samson said recently that I hope my fast bowlers understand it is easier for a wicketkeeper to take catches with gloves. It was a wonderful stretch to the left to take it. Angrish Raghuvanshi now comes in

Sunil Narine clears his front leg and slogs Avesh Khan's fuller ball towards long-on. RR 12/0 after 2 overs

The action is underway as Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are out in the middle. Trent Boult to open the attack with a slip in place. Ohh no! Parag puts down a dolly at backward point on the second ball.

RR Impact sub options; Buttler, Kohler-Cadmore, Dubey, Saini, Burger

RR have only three overseas players in the Playing XI. So Buttler can come in when they bat

KKR Impact sun options: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora

Anukul Roy or Vaibhav Arora cam come in

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal

Would have loved to bowl as well based on the last game, on how the ball moved around. Whenever he (Narine) comes in, he is hard to read and he's got that poker face all throughout, we want him to perform him the way he has. We are playing the same team.

We would like to bowl first. Might be better to chase on this. Very much excited to be back in Eden Gardens, there's a great vibe in the stadium. Jos and Ash are available for this game, so they are coming back

RR will be bowling first as Sanju Samson has won the toss. Great news for the Royals fans. Buttler and Ashwin are back after missing the previous game vs Punjab Kings

"There's a disparity of 12 metres square of the wicket - 59m and 71m; down the ground - 75m. Expect the bowlers to be defending on the bigger side. We've seen some contrasting matches here so far - 208 narrowly defended, 161 quite easily chased. I think it (pitch) is pretty similar to what we saw the other day. We thought 190 was par, that was a day game, this is a night game. There's going to be some dew, it's extremely humid out here as well. Both teams will be looking to chase. It's a really good surface. You've got a lightning fast outfield, the boundaries are pretty consistent, nice even pitch, you want to bat at any stage. Maximise the new ball on a surface like this while it's rock hard," Samuel Badree and Michael Clarke said at the pitch report

KKR and RR are pretty close in H2H. KKR have won 14, RR have won 13. It's even-stevens in the last four encounters with 2-2 each for both the sides.

If Buttler and Ashwin are fit, they slot back into the team. Powell and Kotian will have to make way

RR's Probable team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini/Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal [Impact Substitute:Keshav Maharaj]

Nitish Rana has not been picked despite being declared fit a few days ago.

KKR's Probable team: Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy [Impact Substitute: Venkatesh Iyer]

KKR have the second-best scoring rate of 10.43 in the tournament with the likes of Phil Salt, Andre Russell and Rinku going strong. RR have the best bowling economy with 8.33 runs an over in the tournament. These two are strong on different bases.

Right on the top. RR are on first with five wins in six games and KKR right behind them in second with four victories in five outings. But RR's lead can come to an end if they lose today as KKR have a pretty strong NRR with them. RR's NRR is 0.767, while KKR's NRR is 1.688. A win and KKR will be the leaders

It's Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, the top-of-the-table clash in the Indian Premier League. Two teams with red-hot form, and two teams with mighty batting and bowling will look to overpower each other for the bragging rights. KKR's batting might will be up against RR's bowling brilliance at the Eden Gardens. I, Varun Malik, Welcome you as we ride together for his mouth-watering face-off. Stay tuned for the updates.