Tom Curran’s innings at the end did reduce the margin of defeat as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won by 37 runs against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
It was the first time Rajasthan got out of Sharjah and they got hammered. RR’s middle-order stood exposed after failures from the top three.
One could say the downfall started after Steve Smith had won the toss and elected to field first. Keeping a reference to previous matches, the teams who batted first in Dubai had won the match.
However, put the bat fist, KKR’s youngun Shubman Gill made sure to get the side to a good start. He posted 47 runs off 34 balls and was helped a little by Sunil Narine (15) and Nitish Rana (22).
With the departure of the top order, it was Andre Russell who went big as he scored 24 off 14. Skipper Dinesh Karthik could not contribute as he was sent back with just a run.
It was Eoin Morgan who…
