RR vs KKR / Rajasthan lost the second match as well- Kolkata won the match by 8 wickets

Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered its first win in IPL-18. In the match played in Guwahati, Kolkata defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets. KKR achieved the target of 152 runs in 17.3 overs. Quinton de Kock remained unbeaten on 97* and Angkrish Raghuvanshi remained unbeaten on 22*.

RR vs KKR: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have registered their first win in IPL-18. In the match played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, KKR defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets. Kolkata achieved the target of 152 runs in just 17.3 overs.

De Kock's brilliant innings

The biggest contribution to Kolkata's victory was from opener Quinton de Kock, who played an unbeaten innings of 97 runs. He played this brilliant innings with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes in 57 balls. Apart from him, young batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi also scored an unbeaten 22 runs and led the team to victory.

Rajasthan's struggling score

Earlier, after losing the toss and batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 151 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Dhruv Jurel scored the highest 33 runs, while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 29 and captain Riyan Parag scored 25 runs.

Kolkata's bowling was excellent. Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Moeen Ali and Varun Chakraborty took 2-2 wickets. At the same time, Spencer Johnson also got a success.

Good start for Rajasthan, but the middle order failed

Rajasthan had a good start. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson shared a 33-run partnership for the first wicket. However, Vaibhav Arora bowled Samson in the fourth over. Samson returned to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs in 11 balls. After this, Riyan Parag and Jaiswal tried to handle the innings, but the team kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Dhruv Jurel scored the highest 33 runs, while Nitish Rana (8), Wanindu Hasaranga (4), Shubham Dubey (9) and Jofra Archer (16) played short innings. Mahish Teekshana and Tushar Deshpande remained unbeaten on 1 and 2 runs respectively.

Kolkata's deadly bowling

KKR bowlers kept the pressure on Rajasthan batsmen from the start. Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora took early wickets, while Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy shook the middle order. In the final overs, Spencer Johnson helped wrap up Rajasthan's innings by dismissing Jofra Archer.