If Rajasthan Royals had to beat Kolkata Knight Riders, they needed the in-form Ben Stokes to score big. And he started well.
But then his innings was ended abruptly when wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik pulled off a stunner behind the stumps to leave Stokes and everyone else watching flabbergasted. Just take a look at that dive in the video below!
Earlier, Skipper Eoin Morgan smashed a scintillating 68 off 35 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a superlative batting display to post a challenging 191/7.
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