Kolkata batted first in Dubai and set a target of 165 runs. Rajasthan scored 137 runs for 9 wickets in front of Mavi-Nagarkoti. But this team has shown dominance with the bat so far. Steve Smith and Sanju Samson were not in the same rhythm. Joss Butler also joined the last match. But what happened to the former champions of IPL when they scored 175 runs. News Cricinfo.
Mavi returned Samson to the dressing room for 30 runs. Then Rajasthan lost one wicket after another. In the blink of an eye, Rajasthan did not have 2 wickets for 30 runs and 6 wickets for 6 runs. Rajasthan was the only team to win the first two matches. English pace bowling all-rounder Tom Karen fought the lower order batsmen till the last over of the innings. He scored an unbeaten 54 off 36 balls. But his fight did not help but reduce the gap. Kolkata left the field after winning by 36 runs. Two young fast bowlers Mavi (2/20) and Nagarkoti (2/13) have taken four wickets in Rajasthan's top six batsmen. Butler, Samson, Robin Uthappa, Ryan Pollen shared the wickets.