Indian Premier League 2020 Match 12, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: As it happened

A stellar performance from our Knights tonight in Dubai! #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/ilFcntbqOc

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 30, 2020

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

KKR complete a comprehensive 37-run victory over Rajasthan Royals. Tom Curran though swings it big in the penultimate over off Narine and completes his fifty. Too bad that he didn't have able company in the end. He scored three sixes off Narine's final over to reduce the margin of defeat. Kuldeep Yadav gives away 10 in the final over of the match. RR: 137/9  (20 Overs)

Out!! Wicket!! Get this done with now. Unadkat is dismissed off Kuldeep Yadav and Nagarkoti takes a good catch in the deep. But there's a controversy. It seemed like the ball hit the spider cam hanging up top before landing up in the hands of Nagarkoti. There's a long check but there is no conclusive evidence to suggest that the ball hit the camera. Unadkat is then given out finally. RR: 106/9 (19 Overs)

Out!! Wicket!! That is a fielders wicket! Wonderful diving catch from Kamlesh Nagarkoti. Jofra Archer is dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy. Archer had hit a huge six just two balls earlier and went for another one.  RR: 90/8 (15 Overs)

Out!! Wicket!! Shreyas Gopal is gone. Narine takes the wicket. Gopal misjudges the ball completely and tries to go for a reverse sweep but the ball hits his gloves and goes straight up to Karthik, who completes an easy catch. Originally he was given not out but skipper Karthik immediately took a review which came out succesful. RR: 81/7 (14 Overs)

Wicket!! Out!! Miracle man Rahul Tewatia is gone. He makes room for himself against Chakravarthy but misjudges the flight as his stumps are disturbed. KKR well on top here. RR: 67/6 (11 Overs)

That's the way, Mavi-way!

Two BIG wickets to send Samson and now Buttler back to the Pavillion #RRvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL https://t.co/S37gbHFuqo pic.twitter.com/jkWNgCfLyC

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 30, 2020

Gone!! Out!! Another one bites the dust! Nagarkoti picks up his second in his first over. Riyan Parag cuts the ball, but Shubman Gill dives forward and takes a fantastic catch at backward point. Third umpires checks the catch but it's been given. The game has completely changed in the last two overs. And it's the two Indian pacers from the 2018 ICC U-19 Worlc Cup. Mavi and Nagarkoti have turned this around completely. The young duo are now taking those big strides. Their U-19 World Cup winning teammate Shubman Gill helps with a great catch. RR: 43/5 (8 Overs)

Out!! Wicket!! What on earth is going on here. Uthappa goes deep into the crease and pulls one of Kamlesh Nagarkoti's first ball but hands it straight to Shivam Mavi. Nagarkoti picks-up his first IPL wicket after spending almost two seasons out with an injury. RR: 41/4 (7.1 Overs)

OUT!! WICKET!! Huge one!! Buttler is dismissed by Mavi. Good bowling from the youngster. While Cummins has put the pressure from one end, Mavi has been hitting the perfect lengths from the other side. Buttler tried to cut one that that was wide outside off but is caught at short third man. What a soft dismissal. That was a delivery that was there to be hit but Buttler hands it straight to Varun Chakravarthy. RR: 41/3 (7 Overs)

Cummins is doing an Archer here. Beautiful bowling from him. He is bending his back here - clocking upwards of 145kps consistently. Good attacking captaincy from Karthik as he puts pressure on the Royals with an extra over from Cummins. Buttler meanwhile is hitting it well now. RR: 39/2 (6 overs)

OUT!! WICKET!! Huge Wicket!! Shivam Mavi has dismissed Sanju Samson. Samson who has been in wonderful form, tries to swat one aside of a short piched delivery from Mavi but the ball goes straight to Sunil Narine at midwicket. Samson perhaps didn't give enough respect to youngster Mavi. Overconfident shot, it was. RR: 30/2 (4.1 Overs)

WICKET!! OUT!! Steve Smith is gone. Cummins dismisses his fellow Australian compatriot. He plays three horrendous shots on three balls and is finally dismissed caught behind after an inside edge. It was totally unlike Smith. On the final three balls - he tried to go for the big shots. He completely lost his composure there. RR: 15/1 (2 Overs)

Sunil Narine opens the proceedings for KKR. Buttler gives an emphatic statement starightaway as he hits Narine for a huge six over long-on on the fourth ball of the over. RR: 12/0 (1 Over)

Jos Buttler, Steve Smith open RR's innings against KKR

Time for our bowlers to take charge 

Let's do this boys! #RRvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/D15uA05773

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 30, 2020

Rajasthan Royals will fancy their chances against this total. They have scored over 200 in their previous two innings. But, only a fool will discount the brilliant bowling that KKR posess. 

Innings Break!@KKRiders post a total of 174/6 on the board. Enough to defend against @rajasthanroyals you reckon?#Dream11IPL #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/KcjkyxoKov

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020

This has been a lone fightback from Eoin Morgan. It must be said that he is not fully middling the ball but is smart enough to find the gaps in the previous few overs. He has run well between the wickets. Smart innings from him that his side needed so badly. Three consecutive wides from Tom Curran's final over don't help RR's cause. 16 from the last over. Morgan finishes at 34 off 23 balls. KKR post a competetive 174/6 from their 20 overs. KKR: 174/6 (20 Overs)

Out!! WICKET!! Pat Cummins is gone. Cummins tried to pull Tom Curran for a big one but Sanju Samson takes a beautiful acrobatic catch in the deep. For those of you who thought that Samson is a wicket-keeper. KKR: 149/6 (18 Overs)

This has been some good stuff from Rajasthan. Great captaincy from Smith as he changes up his bowlers, not allowing the batsmen to settle in. The duo of Eoin Morgan and Pat cummins are unable to hit it big. Archer has perhaps already done the damage. KKR: 127/5 (16 Overs)

2 overs. 1 wicket. 2 runs. This guy. #RRvKKR | #HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | @JofraArcher pic.twitter.com/qQgqt6Uavn

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) September 30, 2020

Jofra Archer appreciation post. Just look at those numbers. 

Just when Russell looked to get going, Rajpoot puts the breaks on. Huge moment in the game!

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020

Wicket!! Huge Wicket!! Andre Russell is gone. The big man had just started to look dangerous and had already hit three huge sixes. He tried to go for another big one against Rajppot's ball outside off but is caught at deep backward point by Unadkat. Royals on top here. KKR: 115/5 (14.2 Overs)

Wicket!! OUT!! Huge Wicket!! Archer dismisses Dinesh Karthik with a scorcher. Wow. What a delivery. It was a fast leg-cutter from Archer and Karthik tried to defend the rising delivery and his bat was in front of his stumps, but the ball still takes the edge and Jos Buttler takes an easy catch behind the stumps. That was a Test match wicket. Just beautiful. KKR: 108/4 (14 Overs)

Two new batsmen at the crease for KKR. Karthik and Russell will have to get going right from the onset. Smith shows good leadership as he brings his strike bowler, Archer, to crank it up against Russell who has been sent up the order. Archer beats Russell all ends up with his pace. KKR badly need the reigning IPL MVP to fire now. KKR: 90/3 (12 Overs)

OUT!! WICKET!! Archer in his second spell has dismissed Shubman Gill. Gill tried to shuffle the ball but closes the face of the bat a little too early and the ball goes straight up. Archer takes a good catch and completes the caught and bowled. KKR: 89/3 (11.1 Overs)

OUT!! Wicket!! It's the hero from the last game. Tewatia. Rahul Tewatia. You can't keep him out of the game, can you ? After being cut for four, he tosses it up to Rana. Rana mishits and Riyan Parag takes a good catch in the deep. KKR: 82/2 (10 Overs)

Good counter-attack from Gill and Rana. They hit youngtser Riyan Parag for 14 runs in the 8th over of the innings. Gill has a hiccup as he mishits one of Gopal in the 9th over but the ball lands safe. Gill thanks his luck with four on the last ball of that over. KKR: 76/1 (9 Overs)

Good bowling from the Royals. Nitish Rana is the new man in for KKR and manages to hit a four off Tom Curran. The duo of Gill and Rana, though, are trying to be steady for now. Gill pulls one for four against leggie Shreyas Gopal to take his side over 50. KKR: 52/1 (7 Overs)

OUT!! Wicket!! Narine who was struggling at 5 off 11 at one stage changed his bat. Immediately afterwards he hits Unadkat for two fours. But Unadkat has the last laugh as he rattles Narine's stumps with a slower one. KKR: 36/1 (5 Overs)

DROPPED!! That was a dolly for Robin Uthappa from Sunil Narine. Narine tried to go over the top against Unadkat but hits it straight up. Uthappa, though, messes it up. How costly will it prove to be ?  KKR: 14/0 (3 Overs)

Good attack from Gill. Hits a brillant six down the ground off Aniket Rajpoot - who is bowling the second over. Takes 10 from the over. Narine not really middling it. KKR: 10/0 (2 overs) 

Super Mentor @ShaneWarne has joined the @rajasthanroyals squad #Dream11IPL #RRvKKR pic.twitter.com/vkZu2Xyxf2

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020

Shane Warne is in the house. The Royals mentor is in the hut after completing his quarantine 

 km/h in the first over! @JofraArcher is steaming in HOT! #RRvKKR | #HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily pic.twitter.com/K7No8WiDvn

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) September 30, 2020

Wow! Archer has come out all guns blazing. He starts off with a 147 kph scorcher. And then bowls two balls above 150 kph. Beautiful strides from him. All bowls above 147 kph in that over. Sunil Narine has no answers to that and wildly swings the bat. KKR: 1/0 (1 over) 

Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine open Kolkata Knight Riders’ innings against Rajasthan Royals. Jofra Archer will start the attack for Rajasthan Royals. KKR: 0/0 

Both sides are playing with the same squads, which they had during their previous games respectively. 

Tonight’s  will be ____ 

An unchanged XI from our last outing! #RRvKKR | #HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily pic.twitter.com/AoRVT4ixcO

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) September 30, 2020

Unchanged playing XI for Rajasthan as well 

We continue with the winning combination tonight!

Let's get the W, boys!#RRvKKR #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/X1jpE0sYIF

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 30, 2020

Unchanged playing XI for KKR

A look at the Playing XI for #RRvKKR.

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020

Here are the playing XI's: 

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Smith (capt), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik (capt & wk), Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell,  Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

.@rajasthanroyals have won the toss and they will bowl first against @KKRiders.#RRvKKR #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/MoDg7jCn5B

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 30, 2020

Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders