Jaipur: Powered by a brilliant 60 from Swapnil Asnodkar, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 45 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Thursday.

Chasing a target of 197, Knight Riders were bowled out for 151 after skipper Sourav Ganguly scored 51.

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne (captain), Graeme Smith, Mahesh Rawat (wicket-keeper), S.A. Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Shane Watson, Mohammed Kaif, Ravindra Jadeja, Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi and Munaf Patel

Kolkata Knight Riders:Sourav Ganguly (captain), Salman Butt, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Debarata Das, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Ajit Agarkar, Umar Gul, Ishant Sharma and Ashok Dinda

Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and G.A. Pratapkumar (India)
TV umpire:Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
Match referee:Farokh Engineer (India)
Reserve umpire:M.S.S. Ranawat (India)

Source : IANS