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    "title": "IPL-2018: KKR bowlers restrict Rajasthan to 160\/8",
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    "excerpt": "Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowlers picked up wickets at regular intervals to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 160\/8 in 20 overs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday. Sunil Narine",
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    "editor1": "<p>Jaipur, April 18 (IANS)&nbsp;Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowlers picked up wickets at regular intervals to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 160\/8 in 20 overs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSunil Narine had an off day leaking 48 runs in four overs without taking a wicket but in-form Nitish Rana put his hand up to remove openers Ajinkya Rahane (36; 19b 5x4 1x6) and D&#39;Arcy Short (44; 43b 5x4 1x6) while Tom Curran shaved off the lower order with two scalps in two deliveries.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nFor the hosts, Short was the top-scorer but never got going while explosive England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler helped them reach a fighting target with a 18-ball 24 not out.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIn the last over, young fast bowler Shivam Mavi (1\/40) bowled three wide balls and Chris Lynn dropped Dhawal Kulkarni (3) who was later run out.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe visitors, choosing to field first after skipper Dinesh Karthik won the toss, were given a good start by wrist spinners Piyush Chawla (1\/18) and Kuldeep Yadav (1\/23) who combined well to leak just nine runs in the first three overs.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRahane then took on Narine, the most economical bowler in the IPL so far, hitting him for four back-to-back fours straight up. The India Test team vice-captain swept and drove the West Indian mystery spinner with aplomb to garner 18 runs off the over.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRahane looked in sublime form as he smashed Mavi for a flat six down the wicket in the next over as Short also milked the U-19 World Cup winner for a boundary. After six overs, RR were 48\/0.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRR then lost two quick wickets. First, Karthik effected a brilliant diving run out to get rid of the dangerous Rahane off Nitish Rana, breaking the 54-run opening wicket stand between him and Short.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSanju Samson, whose unbeaten 45-ball 92 helped RR win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the last game, followed suit soon after, picking out Kuldeep at deep midwicket off Mavi who bowled really well to cramp the Kerala batsman for room.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Just when Short was looking to accelerate, taking on Mavi for a six and four off successive deliveries in the 12th over, Rana castled him with a slider in the next over to break the 36-run third wicket partnership with Rahul Tripathi.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe inaugural IPL winners never recovered from there as Tripathi (15) and Ben Stokes (14) departed without any significant contribution, their wickets taken by Kuldeep and Chawla respectively.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nCurran then accounted for K. Gowtham and Shreyas Gopal in consecutive deliveries to further dent RR&#39;s plans of scoring big in the last two overs with the big-hitting Buttler at the crease.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBrief scores: Rajasthan Royals 160\/8 in 20 overs (D&#39;Arcy Short 44, Ajinkya Rahane 36; Ntiish Rana 2\/11, Tom Curran 2\/19) vs Kolkata Knight Riders<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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