IPL 2022: Rinku Singh Stars vs Rajasthan Royals As KKR End 5-Match Losing Streak

IPL 2022: Rinku Singh played a key knock as Kolkata Knight Riders chased down a target of 153 to beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated in-form Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to snap their five-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. KKR first restricted RR to 152 for five after opting to bowl and then chased down the target with five balls to spare to return to winning ways and heave a sigh of relief. Nitish Rana (48 not out) anchored the chase, while Rinku Singh smashed 42 off 23 to help KKR overwhelm the target with consummate ease.

Aaron Finch's poor run continued as he was cleaned up by Kuldeep Sen early on as KKR made a sedate start to their chase.

KKR batters found the going tough on a slow paced Wankhede pitch, where shot-making wasn't easy at all.

Baba Indrajith (15) was bounced out by Prasidh Krishna soon but captain Shreyas Iyer (34 off 32) and Nitish Rana batted sensibly to help KKR reach fifty in nine overs.

It was Rana who finally managed to free his arms in the 11th over, and used the sweep and reverse sweep to great effect to hit R Ashwin for a 4-6-4 to pick up 16 runs.