RR skipper and opener Steve Smith (50 off 27 balls) showed Samson and Tewatia the way as they set out for KXIP's 223 for two wickets in 20 overs that included Mayank Agarwal's brilliant maiden IPL century (50-ball 106) - the second-fastest by an Indian in the IPL history, after Yusuf Pathan's 37-ball ton in 2010. RR ended up at 226 for six wickets in 19.3 overs, winning by three balls to spare.
It was the ninth match of IPL and the most thrilling by far. There was little scope for bowlers of both sides outshine batsmen on a flat pitch at the Sharjah International Stadium. It was also the highest successful run chase in the history of IPL.
Agarwal's brilliance with the bat was overshadowed by the RR trio that set up a memorable victory. Chasing the target, RR lost opener Buttler (4) in quick time but his partner Smith kept the fight on. Smith received decent support from Samson. The duo powered RR to the first three-digit mark in just nine overs before James Neesham got the much-needed breakthrough by sending back dangerous Smith for 50.
Samson and Tewatia denied their opponents making any more onslaughts as they swiftly added 61 runs in the next seven overs. While trying to meet the mounting run-rate, Samson became a victim of Mohammed Shami in the 17th over. But by that time, he had put chase back on track.
Just when it seemed KXIP were making a comeback in the game, Tewatia smoked five sixes off Sheldon Cottrell to bring down the equation to 21 from 12 balls.
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