IPL 2020: KKR Deny RR Hat-Trick Of Wins As Karthik's Young Brigade Steals Show In Dubai

The win against RR happened to be KKR's second victory of the season. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals were handed their first defeat after they won their first two fixtures against KXIP and CSK.

Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020 (Image: IPLT20.com)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) denied Rajasthan Royals (RR) a hat-trick of wins in IPL 2020 as they inflicted a massive 37-run defeat on Steve Smith-led team in Game 12 of the season played at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Thursday. The win against RR happened to be KKR's second victory of the season. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals were handed their first defeat after they won their first two fixtures against KXIP and CSK.

That's that from Match 12 as the @KKRiders win by 37 runs and register their second win of the season.#Dream11IPL #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/WkssQH4pvD

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020

Here are the key highlights of the game played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020 Shubman Gill and Eoin Morgan lead batting efforts for KKR Kolkata Knight Riders posted a challenging 174-6 total in their 20 overs with opener Shubman Gill top scoring with breezy a 47 and Eoin Morgan playing his hand with an unbeaten 34 off just 23 deliveries. English seamer Jofra Archer was exceptional with the ball for Rajasthan Royals as he picked up 2 for 18 in his four overs. All-Round Bowling Efforts Restrict RR To 137-9 Chasing 175 runs to win, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 137-9 in their 20 overs as KKR bowlers kept on making inroads into the RR batting lineup picking up wickets at regular intervals. Seamers Pat Cummins And Shivam Mavi Deal Early Blows KKR Speedsters Pat Cummins and Shivam Mavi was impressive with the new ball dismissing openers Jos Buttler and Steve Smith in quick succession and the advantage in the powerplays. Kamlesh Nagarkoti dent a double blow as he dismissed inform batsman Sanju Samson and Robin Uttappa in quick succession.

Young @ShivamMavi23 from @KKRiders is named Man of the Match or his tight spell against #RR #Dream11IPL #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/TMqaLOBcVg

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020

KRR Spin Trio Clinical Towards The End KKR spin trio of  Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav came into play and dented RR's lower middle order to take the match beyond their. Tom Curran fought a lone battle at one end with a valiant half ton in 36 deliveries