Jaiswal, Chahal break records, take Rajasthan Royals to third

Yuzvendra Chahal and Yashasvi Jaiswal broke two big individual records on their way to carrying Rajasthan Royals to a massive win over Kolkata Knight Riders, and up to third spot in the points table.

When Chahal dismissed Nitish Rana, he became the leading wicket-taker in IPL history, and went on to pick three more in figures of 4 for 25. Jaiswal got to a 13-ball half-century – the fastest-ever in the tournament – and finished with 98* off 47 as RR chased down KKR’s 149/8 with 9 wickets and 41 balls to spare.

Brief Scores:

Kolkata Knight Riders 149/8 in 20 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 57, Nitish Rana 22; Yuzvendra Chahal 4-25) lost to Rajasthan Royals 151/1 in 13.1 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 98*, Sanju Samson 48*) by 9 wickets