TIL Desk Sports / After Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets here skipper Dinesh Karthik criticised his bowling unit, saying they have been found wanting most of the times in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
KKR recovered from a slow start to post 175/6 riding on Karthik’s career-best 97 not out on Thursday night. But teenager Riyan Parag struck a 31-ball 47 along with Jofra Archer (12-ball 27 not out) to pull off a heist for Royals who were 98/5 after 13 overs.
KKR, for the second game in a row, chose to leave star India wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav out of the playing XI and instead went with an extra pace option in the form of Prithvi Raj. The two-time champions even dropped Harry Gurney for an extra all-rounder besides Andre Russell in Carlos Brathwaite, who opened the bowling.
