Kolkata Knight Riders registered a comfortable 7-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 161 runs, this was KKR’s second win on the trot that took them to top of the points table. Nitish Rana bagged man-of-the-match award, as he scalped two wickets and scored and unbeaten 35 runs.
KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik expressed his joy over winning two back-to-back matches, but also maintained that his side needs to work on certain areas.
“Feels good to get two wins on the trot. Slowly things are going in a good direction. I just feel that the wrist-spinners are a little harder to pick. So it makes sense to go with spinners at the top. Spinners did a good job for us. The way Robin batted was fantastic. He set the tone for us. Nitish is getting used to that role where he’s coming not out which is good to see. Fielding could be better, death bowling could be better. If you want me to be harsh, even fast bowlers could be better. Consistency is something we’re looking at as a team. Rana is a good player. Last year he did well for MI. And now he’s come to KKR. He’s got a couple of rough ones, got a couple of good catches taken off him. His arm is slightly higher than Kedar Jadhav but he’s done a good job for us” he said after the match.
