Match 47 IPL 2013 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Fri May 3
Time – 8:00 pm i.e 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss – Rajasthan Royals elected to bat
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets

Today in the 47th match of IPL 2013, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first. Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson opened the innings and added just 20 runs for the first wicket stand. Rahane was the first to fall and soon James Faulkner also got out leaving Royals at 27/2 in 4.3 overs. Shane Watson and Sanju Samson then steadied the innings and scored 35 and 40 receptively. Good bowling by KKR never allowed the Royal batsmen to free their hands and eventually they were able to post a total of 132/6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 133 to stay alive in the league, KKR got off to a decent start as Gautam Gambhir and Manvinder Bisla added 41 runs in 5.3 overs before Gambhir got out. Manvinder Bisla fell to Chavan when the team score was 55 which brought Yusuf Pathan to the crease. Jacques Kallis and Yusuf Pathan then played sensible cricket and started marching towards the victory total. Yusuf Pathan top scored with a 35 ball 49 which included 3 fours and 3 sixes followed by J Kallis who scored 33 off 30 balls. The duo made sure KKR stay alive in the tournament and thus helped their team register a comprehensive win by 8 wickets.

Match 47 IPL 2013 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard