Kolkata, India (AP) - Riyan Parag defeated five-of-six in a final match, but suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday in a chase by Rajasthan Royals, a crushing defeat in 1 match against the Kolkata Knights riders.

Kolkata's victory kept the knockout hopes.

Parag hit six-pointers from his 45-ball 95. Rajasthan took 6 wickets between them with Varun Chakravarthy (2-32) (2-32), Harshit Rana (2-41) and Moeen Ali (2-43) in the 205-8 match.

This is after Andre Russell's 57 goals didn't push Kolkata to 206-4.

Kolkata is now ranked sixth in the standings, winning five wins in 11 games and still can make it to the top four. Rajasthan ranked eighth with his ninth loss in 12 matches and was eliminated along with Chennai Super Kings.

Kolkata chose to hit the ball first, losing Sunil Narine 11.

He added 33 goals together with Ajinkya Rahane, who was 24 points behind by Parag after the 13th.

Kolkata ranked 111-3 in Game 13. Russell and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44 photos 31 points) added 33 goals.

Their partnership brings the olfactory distance to 200 in Kolkata. Russell hit 22 22 goals with six sixes and four fours (his first half of the season). He also hit 2 sixths of Rinku Singh with Rinku Singh (19 notes), adding 34 balls to 11 balls.

In response, Rajasthan lost teenage batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi (4). It became a double blow when Kunal Rathore fell down the five-ball Ducks and left the team 8-2 for the second time.

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 34 calm balls with five quarters and six of 21 balls to restore the situation. He added 31 goals to the substitute captain Parag, who took charge after falling for the seventh time in the opener to Moeen Ali.

When Parag started his business, the spinning mill in Kolkata kidnapped Rajasthan. Chakravarthy leads - he hits twice in the eighth - bowling Dhruv Jurel and Wanindu Hasranga in three ball space, both batsmen hit the ducks.

Rajasthan lost three wickets in six deliveries when he found company Shimron Hetmyer in Parag. They added 48 balls to resurrect the chase.

Parag took his first half of the season from 27 balls before entering power hit mode. He hit six out of six in Game 13 and then six out of six in six, with his next hit six out of Chakravarthy.

Impact Sub Rana made a breakthrough and disbanded Hetmyer, but Parag's allegations brought Rajasthan back to the game.

Rajasthan's Impact Sub Subham Dubey made the final without 14 goals after Rana fired Parag after 18th place.

Dubey needed 22 goals to lower it to three, but later ran out of the game on the last ball, trying to make the game super-end.

In the second match on Sunday, the Punjab Kings hosted the Lucknow Super Giants in Mohali.

___

AP Cricket: