KKR Spinners restrict RR to 151
Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers performed in unison reducing the Rajasthan Royals to 151 for 9 in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Varun Chakravarthy (2/17 in 4 overs) and Moeen Ali (2/23 in 4 overs) got deliveries to grip and turn on a sticky track while seamer Vaibhav Arora (2/33 in 4 overs) also used clever change of pace to get his scalps.
Pacer Harshit Rana also got a couple of wickets.
Neither Yashasvi Jaiswal (29 off 24 balls) or stand-in skipper Riyan Parag (25 off 15 balls) could convert their starts as wickets fell at regular intervals. Dhruv Jurel top-scored with 33 off 28 balls.
Brief Scores: RR 151/9 in 20 overs (Dhruv Jurel 33, Yashasvi Jaiswal 29, Varun Chakravarthy 2/17, Moeen Ali 2/23) vs KKR.
PTI