Roy falls to Boult, caught by Hetmyer! What a remarkable catch by Shimron Hetmyer! Charging in from deep square leg, he timed his jump impeccably, carefully avoiding the boundary rope, and held on to the ball while maintaining his balance. Boult delivered a slower ball, and Roy attempted a flick but was unable to keep it under control. Despite this, the shot was well-placed and could have earned him a six.
After electing to bowl, the visiting team displayed an exceptional bowling performance. Boult removed both KKR openers, thanks to two impressive catches. Following this, Venkatesh Iyer and captain Nitish Rana managed to steady the innings to some extent.
Although Iyer started off slowly, he broke free with consecutive sixes off Ashwin in the 10th over. At the halfway mark, KKR were 76/2 and appeared to be on track for a formidable total. However, Chahal had other plans.
He dismissed Rana in his very first over, thereby becoming the leading wicket-taker in the IPL. Although he went for 15 runs in his second over, he bounced back strongly. He took out Iyer, who had scored a half-century, and Thakur within four deliveries and had the in-form Rinku Singh caught out.
The legspinner suffocated KKR’s scoring and finished with figures of 4/25. Sandeep Sharma bowled two economical overs towards the end of the innings, preventing the Knight Riders from surpassing the 150-run mark.
The home team’s numerous dot balls may come back to haunt them. With the pitch offering ample assistance to spinners, RR has an excellent chance to break their three-match losing streak and climb to third place.