|| Indian Correspondent ||

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered their second win of the 2020 IPL season when they beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 37 runs, courtesy the young talented trio -- Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti.

Having won the toss, Kolkata were put into bat first and Shubman Gill provided with a staedy start as he top-scored with 47 runs. Later on, Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan’s qiuickfire knocks took KKR to 174/6 in 20 overs.

"We would have batted first, that was our plan. To put runs on the board was what we thought was the way forward on this ground. A lot of things pleased me - the way Gill started, the way Russell started, the way Morgan kept his head," Dinesh Karthik said at the post-match presentation.

On the other hand, Rajasthan had a bizarre start as Pat Cummins dismissed RR captain Steve Smith's very early. And then, Shivam Mavi joined him in the party who picked up in-form Sanju Samson and then removed Jos Buttler as well.
"When I started, the ball was seaming around. So I kept it tight. I've played against some of these big players before so I knew what they would do, so I made sure I just stuck to the lines and lengths," said the Man of the match Shivam Mavi.

Alongside Mavi, his under-19 Indian teammate, Kamlesh Nagarkoti then added picked up the wickets of Robin Uthappa and Riyan Parag while conceding 13 runs in his 2 overs. Both the young speedsters dismantled RR’s batting order. Even, they were good in the field too.

"It's a very special thing - these boys, the journey they've gone through when not playing, and for them to just come out and express themselves with the ball and ball was incredible," Dinesh Karthik told.

"The beautiful sight of the youngsters going for the catch no matter high it is," Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain further added.