Indian Premier League, 2020
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date & Time: 30 September 2020
RR: 6.85 | Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs
Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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Jos Buttler c Varun Chakravarthy & b Shivam Mavi | c Varun Chakravarthy & b Shivam Mavi | 21 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 131.25 |
Steven Smith c Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) & b Pat Cummins | c Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) & b Pat Cummins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
Sanju Samson c Sunil Narine & b Shivam Mavi | c Sunil Narine & b Shivam Mavi | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
Robin Uthappa c Shivam Mavi & b Kamlesh Nagarkoti | c Shivam Mavi & b Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
Riyan Parag c Shubman Gill & b Kamlesh Nagarkoti | c Shubman Gill & b Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
Rahul Tewatia bowled Varun Chakravarthy | bowled Varun Chakravarthy | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
Tom Curran not out | not out | 54 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 150 |
Shreyas Gopal c Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) & b Sunil Narine | c Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) & b Sunil Narine | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
Jofra Archer c Kamlesh Nagarkoti & b Varun Chakravarthy | c Kamlesh Nagarkoti & b Varun Chakravarthy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
Jaydev Unadkat c Kamlesh Nagarkoti & b Kuldeep Yadav | c Kamlesh Nagarkoti & b Kuldeep Yadav | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 69.23 |
Ankit Rajpoot not out | not out | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
Extras | 7 (b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 0) | |||||
Total | 137 (9 Wkts, 20.0 Ov) |
Fall of Wickets |
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15-1 (Steven Smith,2), 30-2 (Sanju Samson,4.1), 39-3 (Jos Buttler,6.1), 41-4 (Robin Uthappa,7.1), 42-5 (Riyan Parag,7.4), 66-6 (Rahul Tewatia,10.5), 81-7 (Shreyas Gopal,13.5), 88-8 (Jofra Archer,14.4), 106-9 (Jaydev Unadkat,18), |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
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Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | Pat Cummins | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 | Shivam Mavi | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 | Shubman Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nitish Rana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eoin Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dinesh Karthik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andre Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shivam Mavi is named the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling display. Mavi says that after looking at the wicket he realized there was seam movement and so he focused on bowling the right line and length. Tells he initially thought it would be a flat wicket but then he realized it was seaming. Tells that he has played in such conditions and that he stuck to his line and length, as the ball was not coming onto the bat.
Dinesh Karthik, the victorious Kolkata skipper, says that it was a good game and a happy game but feels there are a few areas to work on. Says that there were a lot of things that satisfied them. Admits Archer bowled well and it was not an easy wicket to bat on but feels a few guys made it look easy. Says that the boys have had a hard journey when not playing and says that it was really special to see them perform. Karthik says that they would have batted first had they won the toss as they felt putting runs on the board was to go in this wicket.
One of the stars of the night for Kolkata, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, is caught down for a chat. Nagarkoti says that the situation was a bit in their favour and he just bowled to his plans and executed it well. Nagarkoti thanks his family and the support staff for their support during the tough time. Tells a lot of people supported him during his journey. Tells it is a nice experience to learn from Cummins who is experienced.
Rajasthan skipper, Steven Smith, says that it did not quite go to plan but feels it happens in this format and says there are a few areas to improve. Tells Kolkata like to chase and tells the plan was to put pressure on Kolkata's death bowling. But Rajasthan lost wickets early and batted like they did in Sharjah. Admits they did not quite adapt to the dimensions and the wicket and rues the dropped chances. Smith says that there is a possibility that they will change the combination when playing in different conditions. Smiles and tells that it was not much of a battle tonight against Cummins as he got out early.
Earlier after winning the toss, Rajasthan opted to chase. They managed to take 6 wickets but the Kolkata batters scored well and took their total past a competitive 170. And that proved to be more than sufficient to see themselves home. Stay tuned for the presentations.
Well, the rampaging Rajasthan have been handed their first defeat in this edition. The bigger they are the mightier the fall they say and given how Rajasthan looked in the two games, the adage seems apt. They lost their skipper early and Samson followed suit soon as well. Given the way these two shouldered the batting earlier, one would reckon it was almost done and dusted for Rajasthan. And that proved to be right as a flurry of wickets kept falling at regular intervals, including the dangerous Tewatia. Curran was the one-man army for them but in the end, the target was beyond reach and wickets kept tumbling at the other end. So, the Men in Pink have been halted in their tracks by a professional Kolkata.
Kolkata's bowling was exceptional. Everyone scripted their names in the wicket board. Everyone, with the sole exception of Narine was economical in their overs as well. Cummins got Karthik's side the first breakthrough and from there it was Kolkata all the way. They let nobody put up a fight. Curran was the lone batter standing but Kolkata kept plucking wickets and made Curran's impact negligible.
Shah Rukh Khan, Kolkata's owner, is a very happy man as he applauds his team's effort in the stands. It is a comprehensive win for Kolkata, against a side which has looked very threatening in their two games earlier. Dinesh Karthik would be very happy with his side's efforts today.
Has the ball hit the cable? If yes then it will be a very lucky survival for Unadkat.
DRINKS! Well more of a formality this. Nothing to strategize for Rajasthan. No Tewatia to save them this time as he departed a long time ago. Only thing Rajasthan would focus on now is to keep the margin of defeat low, from a morale perspective. Kuldeep Yadav in the attack now.
Jaydev Unadkat walks out to the middle now.
Jofra Archer had a good time with the ball now he comes out to do a job with the willow in hand.
The Indian T20 League has been serving us with cracking games so far and we hope that Match 12 between Rajasthan and Kolkata stands up tall and delivers just like the previous games. Rajasthan, contrary to the predictions by the experts and fans before the start of the tournament, have been absolutely phenomenal since the start of the tourney and have not lost a game so far. In their previous game, they recorded the highest ever run chase in the history of the Indian T20 League and they will be high on confidence heading into their game against Kolkata. The positive thing for them has been that their major performers have not been their overseas players but Indian players like Sanju Samson and Rahul Tewatia, while Steven Smith and Jofra Archer have also been very good and have performed well. Their middle order is still a question hanging as there is not enough firing power there. Their bowling too, has not been in top form and they might look to shuffle some things around in that department. Kolkata, on the other hand, got their first win of the campaign against Hyderabad. Shubman Gill showed us yet again how good he can be, Morgan partnered him well too. Dinesh Karthik looks out of sorts and he will have to work on his batting heading into the deeper stages of the tournament. Nitish Rana had a short cameo and was looking explosive. The inclusion of Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Varun Chakravarthy was a gold move as it immediately made the team look better. Another positive for Kolkata was that Russell bowled two overs and also scalped a wicket. Kolkata bowled much better in the previous game as compared to their first game and their marquee signing, Pat Cummins also looked in good touch. All in all, this looks like an even contest but with the confidence of Rajasthan heading into this game, this contest might be tilted in their favor.
Rajasthan Royals Team Squad -David Miller,Manan Vohra,Riyan Parag,Robin Uthappa,Shashank Singh,Steven Smith,Yashasvi Jaiswal,Ben Stokes,Mahipal Lomror,Shreyas Gopal,Tom Curran,Anuj Rawat,Jos Buttler,Sanju Samson,Akash Singh,Andrew Tye,Aniruddha Joshi,Ankit Rajpoot,Jaydev Unadkat,Jofra Archer,Kartik Tyagi,Mayank Markande,Oshane Thomas,Rahul Tewatia,Varun Aaron
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Squad -Eoin Morgan,Nitish Rana,Rahul Tripathi,Rinku Singh,Shubman Gill,Siddhesh Lad,Andre Russell,Chris Green,Manimaran Siddharth,Sunil Narine,Dinesh Karthik,Nikhil Naik,Tom Banton,Ali Khan,Kamlesh Nagarkoti,Kuldeep Yadav,Lockie Ferguson,Pat Cummins,Prasidh Krishna,Sandeep Warrier,Shivam Mavi,Varun Chakravarthy
So, that's it from this match and what a hammering for Rajasthan, in the end. Match 13 sees Mumbai take on Punjab and that is happening on Thursday, 01 October 2020 at 1800 Local (1400 GMT). We hope to have your company and until then, take care and goodnight.