IPL Match 12: Kolkata Knight Riders register a comfortable win to hand RR their first defeat
A superb all-round effort led Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals in the 12 th Match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Wednesday. Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to field first. Robin Uthappa dropped a simple catch to give Sunil Narine reprieve. After that Shubman Gill and Narine provided a steady start for Kolkata Knight Riders with positive stroke play. Narine hit some lovely shots to put pressure on RR bowlers. Jaydev Unadkat got the breakthrough dismissing Narine hitting the inside onto the stumps. KKR openers put on 36 runs in 4.5 overs. Gill struggled initially but made batting look easy. At the end of six overs, KKR scored 42 for 1. Nitish Rana and Gill took on Shreyas Gopal and Riyan Parag with aggressive strokes. At the end of the first timeout, KKR reached 66 for 1. After the timeout, Gill showed his class and kept on hitting lovely boundaries. Rahul Tewaita got the big wicket of N...