Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scored 175/6 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Put to bat, the hosts lost Chris Lynn for nought in the very first over. Shubman Gill, who opened the batting alongside Lynn failed to score big and was dismissed for 14. Following the dismissal of openers cheaply, Nitish Rana played a steady knock of 21 off 26 balls. He was dismissed Shreyas Gopal. Sunil Narine, who came in to bat at number 5 could manage only 11. While the big-hitting Andre Russell failed to get going and departed for 14. The onus was on captain Dinesh Karthik to take KKR to a respectable total. He scored his highest T20 score and remained unbeaten on 97. In doing so, he brought up his 18th IPL fifty. Varun Aaron playig only his 2nd match in IPL 2019 was the most successful bowler with match figures of 2/20 in 4 overs.
