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IPL: Sunil Narine slams maiden IPL ton as KKR set target of 224 runs for RR in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: With Sunil Narine's maiden IPL hundred, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) set a target of 224 runs for Rajasthan Royals in their home match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday (Apr 16).
RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl first against KKR in the top-of-table match.
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Batting first, Kolkata scored 223 for the loss of 6 wickets with KKR opener Sunil Narine slammed his maiden century (109 off 56 balls) and Rinku Singh finished the KKR innings in style (20* off 9 balls).
For Rajasthan, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Sen got 2 wickets each, while Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal took 1 wicket each.
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Rajasthan Royals need to chase the target to maintain their number one position on the points table.
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