Spinners Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy combined to help restrict Rajasthan to 151-9 after KKR chose to field initially in Guwahati.De Kock bossed the chase with his 61-ball innings laced with 8 fours and 6 6s as Kolkata attained their target with 15 balls to spare.De Kock, who has actually retired from Tests and one-day international cricket for South Africa and whose T20 global future remains unsure, revealed no indications of rustiness.
& To be fair, sanctuary & t felt any challenges yet, & De Kock stated.
& Have had 3 months off which felt good.
Had about a 10-day build-up to this season.
Only my 2nd game here, just taking it as I see it.
& Kolkata signed De Kock in Novembersauction after he was released by Lucknow Super Giants.He handed his group a quick start, hitting 2 fours but then lost opening partner Moeen, run out for five.Skipper Ajinkya Rahane fell after a vigorous 18 however De Kock stood firm and in addition to effect alternative Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who made 22, steered the team home in an unbeaten stand of 83.
De Kock completed with a 6 off Jofra Archer as Kolkata recuperated from their opening loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Rajasthan suffered their second straight loss.Earlier, Kolkata fast bowler Vaibhav Arora dismissed Sanju Samson, bowled for 13, and Chakravarthy and Moeen soon took two wickets each.Wicketkeeper Samson is Rajasthansregular captain however has been forced to play only as a batter in the first three matches due to an injury.Chakravarthy, who starred in Indiasrecent Champions Trophy accomplishment, got stand-in-skipper Riyan Parag out captured behind for 25.
Former England all-rounder Moeen, in for the unhealthy Sunil Narine, suppressed the opposition with his off-spin and was rewarded with the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 29.
The 37-year-old and Chakravarthy both struck again as Rajasthan slipped to 82-5 in 11 overs.Wickets kept toppling for Rajasthan and despite wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurels 33 and 16 from Archer, they settled for a below-par total.
& I believe 170 was a sensible rating but we fell short by 20 runs, & said Parag.
& The strategy was to get Quinny out early however he didn & t so we moved to containing them in the center overs.
& Arora and fellow quick Harshit Rana likewise took two wickets each.Kolkata, under Shreyas Iyer who is now Punjab Kings captain after a $3.17 million move in the auction, won their 3rd IPL title last year.The seventh match of the day will see Sunrisers Hyderabad play Lucknow Super Giants.
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