Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score and Commentary, 53rd match, IPL, 20 May, 2009
COMPLETED / 53rd match / Kingsmead
102/6 (19.3 ov)
101/9 (20 ov)
KKR won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Player of the match
Laxmi Shukla,
Kolkata Knight Riders
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laxmi Shukla | 48 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 104.34 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Amit Singh | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5.42 |
| Tyron Henderson | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
KKR won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Live Cricket Commentary
No Commentary available.
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan Royals (KKR won by 4 wickets) | Match 28 | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Gujarat Titans (GT won by 5 wickets) | Match 25 | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK won by 32 runs) | Match 22 | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG won by 3 wickets) | Match 15 | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Punjab Kings (No result (due to rain)) | Match 12 | 6 Apr 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lucknow Super Giants (RR won by 40 runs) | Match 32 | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR won by 4 wickets) | Match 28 | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH won by 57 runs) | Match 21 | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (RR won by 6 wickets) | Match 16 | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Mumbai Indians (RR won by 27 runs) | Match 13 | 7 Apr 2026 |
Key Stats
- Last Bat: Shoaib Shaikh 6(7) - runout (Y Pathan / J Botha)
- Fall of Wickets: 9 - 1 Sourav Ganguly, 9 - 2 Brendon McCullum, 21 - 3 Yashpal Singh, 30 - 4 Brad Hodge, 37 - 5 David Hussey, 45 - 6 Shoaib Shaikh
- Reviews Remaining: Kolkata Knight Riders - 0 of 0, Rajasthan Royals - 0 of 0
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 53rd match
- Series: IPL
- Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
- Time: 04:00 PM
- Venue: Kingsmead
- City: Durban
- Umpires: Sanjay Hazare (India, TV), Simon Taufel (Australia), Brian Jerling (South Africa)
- Referee: Dev Govindjee (South Africa)