KOLKATA: In a match where the openers dictated terms, it was Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler who spoiled Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunil Narine’s party to take his side home in a high-scoring match.
While Narine’s belligerent 109 off 56 balls helped the hosts post a strong 223/6 after RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field first. Buttler got his second century of this IPL in a winning cause to script a two-wicket victory getting 224 losing eight wickets. The Englishman paced his innings nicely and upped the ante after all recognised batters perished to stay undefeated on 107 off 60 balls to keep RR on top of the points table.
