Chahal hat trick, Buttler ton leads Rajasthan to IPL win
Associated PressMUMBAI, India — Yuzvendra Chahal’s hat trick and Obed McCoy’s two wickets in the last over led Rajasthan Royals to beat Kolkata Knights by seven runs in an Indian Premier League thriller on Monday. Jos Buttler smashed his second century of this IPL — 103 off 61 balls — to help Rajasthan post 217-5, the highest total of the season, but Kolkata looked like chasing it down at 178-4 entering the 17th over. They needed a gettable nine off the last five deliveries by left-arm pacer McCoy on debut, when Jackson mistimed a pull to short fine leg, and two balls later Yadav was bowled for 21 from nine. In reply, Kolkata’s Aaron Finch helped himself to 58 off 28 balls, including nine fours and two sixes, and resurrected their chase in a century stand with Shreyas Iyer.