The young Indian cricketers of Kolkata Knight Riders put in an impressive performance as the team defeated Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Having posted 174/6 batting first at the Dubai International Stadium, KKR rode on a fine all-round bowling effort to restrict the Royals to 137/9 in 20 overs.
Rajasthan opener Jos Buttler got to 21 at the top of the order but the next four batsmen – Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa and Riyan Parag – could manage just single-digit scores.
England’s Tom Curran hit an unbeaten 54 batting at No 7 but it was too little, too late for the men in pink who tasted their first defeat of the season.
For KKR, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Varun Chakravarthy picked up two wickets each. West Indies’ Sunil Narine was the most expensive bowler and finished with figures of 1/40 from his four overs.
