On Wednesday, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Ajinkya Rahane’s Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator of IPL 2018 to book a berth alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 clash on May 25.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to win just six out of their 14 league games and finished with 12 points, eventually failing to reach the playoffs.
KKR beat RR in the eliminator match of play-offs by 25 runs.RR captain Ajinkya Rahane said that 170 was a chaseable target but their batsmen weren't able to hang on for long.
Sunrisers, who lost to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1 at Mumbai will get a second chance to reach the summit clash against KKR on Friday.
On a day KKR star spinner Sunil Narine was expensive and returned wicketless, the likes of Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav stepped up to restrict Rajasthan 144 for four after batsmen put on board 169 for seven.
Skipper Dinesh Karthik (52) led from the front as Andre Russell (49 not out), Piyush Chawla (2/24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/18) starred with bat and ball to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) see off Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 25 runs and reach Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens.
Dinesh Karthik said KKR were under pressure in the Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals but eventually came up trumps to win by 25 runs.
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