Match 8 IPL 2013 –Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Mon Apr 8
Time – 8:00 pm i.e 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST
Venue – Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Toss – Kolkata Knight Riders elected to field
Result – Rajasthan Royals won by 19 runs

Today in the 8th match of IPL 2013, Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first. The dangerous Shane Watson fell after scoring just 5 runs which brought last match hero captain Rahul Dravid on crease. He along with Ajinkya Rahane then steadied the innings. Just when to duo looked settled, Bhatia bowled Dravid leaving Royals at 46/2 in 7.5 overs. Stuart Binny also got a start but failed to utilize it. The real star for Royals was Brad Hodge whose cameo of 46 off 31 balls which included 7 fours helped Royal post a total of 144/6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 145 to win, Kolkata Knight riders opener Gautam Gambhir scored some quick runs but in th third over Rahul Shukla strike twice and got the wickets of Manvinder Bisla and Jacques Kallis leaving KKR at 20/2 in 2.3 overs. Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary then tried to steady the innings but in the seventh over, twin strike by Siddharth Trivedi left KKR in tatters. Yusuf Pathan also lost his wicket in the very next over leaving KKR struggling at 44/5 in 7.3 overs. With half team back in pavilion and still needing another 101 to win, it was a real daunting task. Eoin Morgan did tried his best as he scored 51 off 38 balls but Royal bowlers did a splendid job and took wickets at regular intervals and finally bowled out KKR for 125 in 19 overs.

Match 8 IPL 2013 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard