IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in Dubai in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

It was Rajasthan’s first loss in the tournament after it won both its previous games at Sharjah.

Fast bowlers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivan Mavi ran through Rajasthan Royals’ top order batting to earn the victory.

Mavi was man of the match for his tight spell against Rajasthan Royals.

There is a four-way tie atop the leaderboard after all the eight teams played three games each with Kolkata, Rajasthan, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore all having four points.

The 20-year-old Nagarkoti grabbed 2-13 while Mavi got the prized wickets of Sanju Samson (8) and Jos Buttler (21) to restrict Rajasthan at 137-9.