IPL 2024 - Shah Rukh Khan and Jhulan Goswami's meet-up steals spotlight at KKR vs RR game; photo goes viral

In their chase, RR has lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (19 off 9), Sanju Samson (12 off 8), Riyan Parag (34 off 14), and Dhruv Jurel (2 off 4).

Shah Rukh Khan and Jhulan Goswami

Match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Eden Gardens has been progressing at a good pace, with the home team posting a total of 223 runs and losing 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The visitors, with a scoring rate exceeding the required rate, have already scored 101/4 in 9 overs.

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As the game continues, fans at the stadium are hopeful for their team's victory. A beautiful moment was captured when KKR's co-owner Shah Rukh Khan met Indian women's team legend Jhulan Goswami. The picture of the two together soon went viral on X (formerly known as Twitter).

In their chase, RR has lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (19 off 9), Sanju Samson (12 off 8), Riyan Parag (34 off 14), and Dhruv Jurel (2 off 4). Impact player and opener Jos Buttler is still at the crease, joined by R Ashwin. Rajasthan Royals need 123 runs in 66 balls to secure a win.

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Earlier, Sunil Narine smashed his maiden century, scoring 109 off 56 balls, including 13 fours and 6 sixes, much to the delight of the home crowd. Philip Salt (10 off 13), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (30 off 18), Shreyas Iyer (11 off 7), Andre Russell (13 off 10), and Venkatesh Iyer (8 off 6) also made valuable contributions. Rinku Singh remained not out at 20 off 9.

While the home team remained unchanged at Eden Gardens, RR made changes as Jos Buttler and R Ashwin returned to the team for this game.

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora

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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Nandre Burger

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