Buttler, Tripathi give Rajasthan a flying start

May 15, 2018 20:17

Rajasthan 49-0 (3 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

The in-form Jos Buttler has a new opening partner in Rahul Tripathi, who makes a comeback for this crucial game for Rajasthan.

At the other end, Shivam Mavi, who is also making a comeback from injury, starts off with the ball. The first ball bounces a bit extra and moves away slightly as Tripathi tries to defend and gets an edge but Nitish Rana in the slips puts down a tough catch, diving to his right.

Buttler taps the first ball off the inside half of the bat back to the bowler before he slaps the next but is unable to beat point.

He then takes a single on the leg side to get off the mark.

Mavi gets the last ball to rise up quite a lot as Tripathi somehow manages to fend it to end an express over from the youngster.

Another young fast bowler to share the new ball in Prasidh Krishna. A single to Buttler off the second ball before Tripathi makes room and lofts the next over the off-side region for a six.

The next ball is wide as Tripathi steers it past point for a four before he gets a thick outside edge for another boundary.

But the last ball of the over comes perfectly off the middle as Tripathi hammers it straight down the ground to make it a hat-trick of fours.

19 from Krishna's first over as Rajasthan race to 21 for no loss in two overs.

Buttler joins the party as he steers a wide delivery to the left of thirdman for a four. He then walks across the stumps and paddles the next ball over the fine leg fence for a six.

Mavi then bowls a short wide delivery as Buttler hammers it over point for another four.

It's raining boundaries as Buttler pulls the next one past mid-on for another boundary.

Buttler repeats the paddle scoop and again with good effect as it goes the second six of the over.

The last ball is slapped behind point for another boundary as Mavi goes for 28 in his second over.

Tripathi and Buttler have hit seven fours and three sixes off the last 10 balls to race to 49 for no loss in three overs, with 47 coming from the last two.

Buttler has continued his devastating form, smashing 30 from 11 balls, while Tripathi has stroked 19 from seven balls.

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