As it happened | IPL 2019: Kolkata beat Rajasthan by 8 wickets

Done and Dusted

Dinesh Karthik's Kolkata beat Ajinkya Rahane-led Rajasthan by 8 wickets. 

Finally, they got the wicket they wanted to. 

Chris Lynn departs after completing his half-century. 

It is Shreyas Gopal again. 

Gopal to Lynn, catch out by Midhun. 

He scored 50 runs off 32 balls. 

Next batsman is Shubman Gill. 

Sunil Narine departs! 

Shreyas Gopal to Narine, catch out by Steve Smith. 

A brilliant catch, it can be the catch of the match. 

Narine scored 47 runs off 25 balls. 

Next batsman is Robin Uthappa. 

Rajasthan are 65/0 after 6 overs. 

The first powerplay is dominated by Kolkata as Rajasthan failed to take any wicket. 

Chris Lynn is on fire

Well, he has been lucky also, Dhawal Kulkarni had almost got his wicket. 

Inside edge, but the bails did not fall. 

What a bit of luck this man has tonight here at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium. 

Towering sixes and mesmerising performances.

Kolkata are at 54/0 after 5 overs. 

Rajasthan post 139/3 in 20 overs against Kolkata. 

Smith struck his first half-century of this IPL season as he remained not out on 73 off 59 deliveries after the home side were invited to bat on a tricky track. 

The former Australia captain hit seven fours and one six in his unbeaten knock. 

He shared 72 runs in 10.4 overs with opener Jos Buttler (37 off 34 balls) for the second wicket after captain Ajinkya Rahane was out cheaply for 5 in the second over. 

On a slow track at the Sawai Man Singh stadium, the runs were a premium as the ball did not come on to the bat easily.

The stadium was also engulfed by a sandstorm before the tie but the match started on time.

The home side were 56 for 1 at halfway stage but increased the scoring rate at the back end of the innings to add 83 runs from the next 10 overs with Smith scoring the bulk of the runs. 

Scoreboard:

Ajinkya Rahane lbw b Prasidh 5
Jos Buttler c Shubman Gill b H Gurney 37
Steven Smith not out 73
Rahul Tripathi c Chawla b H Gurney 6
Ben Stokes not out 7
Extras: (LB-5, W-4, NB-2) 11
Total: (For 3 wkts, 20 Overs) 139
Fall of Wickets: 5-1, 77-2, 105-3.
Bowler: Piyush Chawla 4-0-19-0, Prasidh Krishna 4-0-35-1, Sunil Narine 4-0-22-0, Kuldeep Yadav 4-0-33-0, Harry Gurney 4-0-25-2.

Rajasthan are 106/3 after 16 overs. 

Rahul Tripathi departs after scoring 6 runs off 8 balls. 

Harry Gurney to Tripathi, catch out by Piyush Chawla. 

Next batsman is Ben Stokes. 

Steve Smith is doing his part here and pushing the run rate to post a fighting total but he needs support from the other end. 

Jos Buttler departs!

Harry Gurney to Buttler, catch out by Shubman Gill. 

Buttler scored 37 runs off 34 balls. 

The next batsman is Rahul Tripathi. 

Rajasthan are 67/1 after 11 overs. 

Rajasthan vs Kolkata

Jos Buttler and Steve Smith have managed to stable the run rate after getting an early shock in the form of Ajinkya's wicket. 

After 9 overs, Rajasthan are 53/1. 

It's time for the strategic time out. 

Rajasthan are 35/1 after 7 overs. 

The first power play was balanced as Kolkata took one wicket but it did not slow Rajasthan's run rate. 

It's a big wicket for Kolkata. 

Just the second over and Rajasthan lose an important wicket. 

Ajinkya Rahane departs after scoring 5 runs. 

Prasidh Krishna to Rahane, lbw out. 

Next batsman is Steve Smith. 

For Kolkata, spinner Piyush Chawla opens the bowling attack. 

For Rajasthan, Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler are at the crease. 

What the captains are saying:

Ajinkya Rahane: We have played three games in five days, we won against RCB and looking forward to this match. We need to play well against a team like KKR. We have to be aggressive against him (Russell) and bowl good line and lengths. 

Dinesh Karthik: We just need to keep the spirits high in the camp, the expectation on the team is always there, a score around 140 should be a par score. 

Dinesh Karthik opts to field first against Rajasthan team. 

Playing XI:

Rajasthan: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Prashant Chopra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Sudhesan Midhun

Kolkata: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna.

Rajasthan have made two changes, bringing in Prashant Chopra in place of Stuart Binny and Sudhesan Midhun for Varun Aaron. 

For Kolkata, Harry Gurney comes in for Lockie Ferguson.

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Kolkata vs Rajasthan

Hello and welcome to the 21st match of Indian Premier League 2019, which is between Kolkata and Rajasthan at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium. 

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