Rahane, Short give Royals a good start
April 18, 2018  20:25
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Rajasthan 48-0 (6 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine comes into the attack. Rahane gets his front foot across and sweeps the spinner over short fine leg for a four. He comes down the track and hammers the second ball straight down the ground past mid-off for another boundary.

Rahane makes it a hat-trick of fours as he cuts a short ball from Narine through the covers.

A horror start for Narine as Rahane repeats the shot to make it four boundaries in a row.

Two singles from the last two balls make it 18 from Narine's first over.

Young fast bowler Shivam Mavi comes into the attack. Short continues to struggle as he plays another dot ball before pulling the next to deep square leg for one.

Rahane then comes down the track and hammers Mavi back over his head for a straight six and he manages to fend the next ball on the off-side as it rises more than expected.

Short gets going as he lofts Mavi over mid-off for a four from the 13th ball he faces followed by a single off the last ball.

31 runs from the last two overs as Rajasthan rally to 40 for no loss in five overs.

Change of ends for leg-spinner Chawla. Short clips the first ball on the leg side for a single before Rahane plays a beautiful drive past the cover fielder for a four.

Rahane then punches the third ball to long-on for one followed by two singles from the last two balls.

After scoring just nine runs from the first three runs, Rajasthan have reached 48 for no loss in six overs, with Rahane on 35 from 17 balls and Short on 12 from 19 balls.
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