Jaipur, April 18 - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday.

Kolkata bowlers picked up wickets at regular intervals to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 160/8 in 20 overs. KKR later achieved the target in 19th over.

Brief Scores

Rajasthan Royals - 160/8 in 20 overs (D'Arcy Short 44, Ajinkya Rahane 36; Ntiish Rana 2/11, Tom Curran 2/19)

Kolkata Knight Riders - 163/3 in 18.5 Overs (Robin Uthappa - 48, Dinesh Karthik - 42*, Krishnappa Gowtham - 2/23)

Scorecard