Kolkata, April 19 -- A disciplined and incisive bowling effort led by Varun Chakaravarthy, Kartik Tyagi and Sunil Narine powered Kolkata Knight Riders to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 155 for 9 in 20 overs in the 28th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 at Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
Rajasthan looked well placed at 81 without loss after a fluent opening stand between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (46 off 28) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (39 off 29), but the innings unravelled once KKR turned to their spin-heavy attack.
Narine provided the first breakthrough, breaking the opening stand by removing Jaiswal for 39, with Ajinkya Rahane taking a sharp catch at cover.
Narine varied his pace cleverly throughout his spell, finishing with 2 for 26 and later a...