At Assam, yesterday was the Quinton de Kock show as the former South African star reminded franchise owners that he is not done with the shortened version of white ball Cricket.
His 61 ball unbeaten 97 with 8 boundaries and 6 sixes not only won him the man of the match award , most importantly a thumping 8 wicket win for his franchise Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders with 15 balls still in the bank.
Rajasthan Royals batting first made a below par score of 151 for 9 wickets in their alloted 20 overs.
None of the top order batters made it big , Jaiswal, a player with immense potential, made just 29 whilst skipper Riyan Parag could not get past 25 , only a few lusty blows from Dhuvi Jurel 33 from 28 deliveries helped Rajasthan Royals to go past the 150 mark which is a below par effort on Indian pitches.
Arora 2 for 33 , Harshit Rana 2 for 36 , Moheen Ali, the former Chenai Super Kings stalwart 2 for 23 with mistry spinner Varun Chackrawathy 2 for 17 were not easy to score , off because they kept Rajasthan Royals batters under strict restrictions with excellent bowling.
152 was achieved with ease by KKR , who registered their first win of the season for the cost of only 2 scalps , that too in the 17th over . RR bowlers except the spin twins from Sri Lanka Mahesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga, who troubled RR in patches, were easy pickings on the placid batting conditions.
Great win , by KKR , for Rajasthan Royals Hasaranga 1 for 34 in 3 overs was the only wicket taker however he tends to leak runs, but Theekshana, who went wicketless in his 4 over spell for 32 runs, showed more control with his variety.
Today, Lucknow Super Kings plays Sunrise Hydrabad.