On Wednesday night, it was the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets in the IPL 2018. The victory at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur was comprehensive victory over the host. With this win over Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders are on the top of the points table having won three out of five games played in VIVO IPL 2018.
Kolkata Knight Riders moved at the helm of the points table after they bagged the second win on the trot to take their count to three in the tournament. KKR comprehensively defeated Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur by 7 wickets.
Chasing a target of 161 runs, KKR lost Chris Lynn early but Sunil Narine and Robin Uthappa held the innings together and stitched a stand of 69 runs before Narine was run out for 35 off 25 deliveries.
Later, Kolkata Knight Riders lost Robin Uthappa for 48 runs, courtesy a brilliant catch from Ben Stokes at long on. But Nitish Rana and skipper DK put up 61 runs partnership to take their team to home.
KKR skipper Karthik during the post-match presentation even hailed Rana’s knock. “Feels good to get two wins on the trot. Slowly things are going in a good direction. Just feel that the wrist-spinners are a little harder to pick. For the fast bowlers, it could come onto the bat. So it makes sense to go with spinners at the top. Spinners did a good job for us. The way Robin batted was fantastic”.
