IPL 2019 RR v KKR in pictures: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine take Kolkata Knight Riders to 8-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals

Dinesh Karthik made the right call and invited Ajinkya Rahane's man to bat first. 

.@DineshKarthik wins the toss and will come out to field with his @KKRiders teammates at Jaipur.#RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/Vm10o5Qumd

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 7, 2019

Rajasthan Royals lost the wicket of captain Ajinkya Rahane early. Prasidh Krishan trapped him in front of the wicket for just 5. (Image: AFP) 

It was not easy to bat on the track. Jos Buttler and Steve Smith added 72 runs for the second wicket off 70 balls. The partnership was broken when Buttler (37) went for the big shot against Gurney and was caught in the deep by Shubman Gill. Rajasthan Royals were 77/2 after 11.5 overs at that time. (Image: AFP)

Steve Smith completed his half-century soon but Rajasthan Royals lost Rahul Tripathi (6) at the other end. (Image: AFP) 

Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers did a great job as they kept the batting line-up of Rajasthan Royals silent for the most part of the innings. Debutant Harry Gurney was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets for just 25 in his 4 overs. (Image: AFP) 

Ben Stokes found it hard to connect and finished with 7 off 14 balls. Smith (72* off 59 balls)played some good shots to take Rajasthan Royals to 139/3 in their 20 overs. (Image: AFP)

Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine started with aggression against Rajasthan Royals bowling attack. They did not let the bowlers settle down.

Rajasthan Royals tried hard but failed to get the breakthrough. They also were unlucky as Sunil Narine was dropped by Rahul Tripathi. On the very next ball, Chris Lynn survived after bails did not fall off after he was 'bowled' by Dhawal Kulkarni. (Image: PTI) 

Sunil Narine scored 47 and Chris Lynn scored 50 before being dismissed. However, by that time, the match was almost over. (Image: AFP)

Robin Uthappa (26) and Shubman Gill (6) took KKR home as they won by 8 wickets and 37 balls to spare. (Image: PTI)