"Breathe. Aaram Se": Rajasthan Royals CEO's Tweet After Nail-Biter vs KKR In IPL 2022

Rajasthan Royals on Monday withstood the challenge of the defiant Kolkata Knight Riders to win an epic match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Jos Buttler's second century of the season and a five-wicket haul from Yuzvendra Chahal that included a hat-trick helped the Royals edge past KKR, who fell just seven runs short of the 218-run target after a valiant effort with the bat. The match was an edge-of-your-seat thriller, with twists and turns throughout the second innings especially, starting off with Sunil Narine's run-out off the very first delivery of KKR's chase and ending with Obed McCoy taking two wickets in the final over while defending 11 runs.

Royals CEO Jake Lush McCrum took to Twitter to praise the effort of players from both sides and asked his team to breathe easy.

"What a match. Every player deserves a mention, including those from @KKRiders who were outstanding!" he tweeted.

"Happy Monday Royals! Breathe. Aaraam se," he signed off.

What a matchEvery player deserves a mention, including those from @KKRiders who were outstanding!Happy Monday Royals! Breathe. Aaraam se.#HallaBol

Put in to bat, Jos Buttler scored a magnificent 61-ball 103, a knock that had nine boundaries and five sixes. His century, Sanju Samson's 19-ball 38 and Shimron Hetmyer's 13-ball 26 at the death powered Rajasthan Royals to 217/5, the highest total posted this season.

KKR's chase got off to the worst possible start. Sunil Narine, sent up to open in a bid to recreate his pinch-hitting days, was run-out off the very first delivery of the match and had to return to the dugout without facing a single delivery.

However, the early setback did not deter them and Shreyas Iyer joined Aaron Finch to keep them going at the required rate.