In Match 12 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020), under-19 World Cup-winning pace duo of Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti led a clinical bowling display to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) register a comprehensive 37-run win over Rajasthan Royals at Dubai International cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Check KXIP vs MI playing 11 probables and head to head stats here Mavi and Nagarkoti, who battled injuries in the last two seasons, claimed two wickets apiece, while Varun Chakravarthy also got two to restrict the Royals to 137 for 9 in 20 overs while chasing a target of 175.
This was after star Australian pacer Pat Cummins (1/19 from 3 overs) dismissed Steve Smith (3) as the Royals crumbled on a tricky run chase to suffer its first defeat after two successive wins.
The margin of defeat would have been much bigger but for Tom Curran who remained unbeaten on 54 (from 36 balls) for a lost cause.
The casual and carefree manner of batting by the Royals top-order was baffling after Smith opted to field.
Jos Buttler and Smith started the proceedings looking to hit every ball in a 12-run first over off Sunil Narine.
Mavi (2/20 from 4 overs) then ended the dream run of Sanju Samson (8), executing a perfect bouncer, and followed it up by getting the dangerous-looking Jos Buttler (21 off 16) dismissed after power-play to have the Royals top-three out for 39.
Nagarkoti (2/13 from 2 overs) then joined the party, picking the wickets of Robin Uthappa (2) and Riyan Parag (1) in the space of four balls in his first over.
It was all over for the Royals after mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy (2/25 from 4 overs) grabbed the wickets of their last match hero Rahul Tewatia (14) and Jofra Archer (6).
Earlier, KKR found a fast and furious Jofra Archer too hot to handle as they were restricted to 174 for six after being sent in to bat.
Archer (2/18) hit the deck hard and clocked the fastest delivery of the tournament (152.1 kph) in a fiery spell, taking two key wickets of KKR -- in-form opener Shubman Gill (47 from 34 balls) and skipper Dinesh Karthik (1).
KKR vs RR playing 11: Both the teams has gone with an unchanged playing 11 from the previous match
KKR playing 11: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (C&WK), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Pat Cummins.
RR playing 11: Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Robin Uthappa, Tom Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat and Ankit Rajpoot.
IPL: RR vs KKR scorecard Percentage of runs in boundaries scored by all 8 teams in IPL 2020 so far: | . | . | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Total runs | |
| CSK | Runs | 166 | 200 | 131 | 497 | 56.34 |
| Boundaries | 94 | 132 | 54 | 280 |
| MI | Runs | 162 | 195 | 201 | 558 | 56.27 |
| Boundaries | 84 | 106 | 124 | 314 |
| DC | Runs | 157 | 175 | 147 | 479 | 51.36 |
| Boundaries | 88 | 88 | 70 | 246 |
| KXIP | Runs | 157 | 206 | 223 | 586 | 60.75 |
| Boundaries | 84 | 126 | 146 | 356 |
| RCB | Runs | 163 | 109 | 201 | 473 | 55.39 |
| Boundaries | 76 | 58 | 128 | 262 |
| SRH | Runs | 153 | 142 | 162 | 457 | 43.33 |
| Boundaries | 74 | 56 | 68 | 198 |
| KKR | Runs | 146 | 145 | 174 | 465 | 58.06 |
| Boundaries | 94 | 80 | 96 | 270 |
| RR | Runs | 216 | 226 | 137 | 579 | 64.59 |
| Boundaries | 138 | 164 | 72 | 374
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*TBP: To be played
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