Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers performed in unison as the defending champions defeated Rajasthan Royals comfortably by eight wickets to open their account in 
IPL-18 here on Wednesday.

KKR spinners Varun Chakravarthy (2-17 in four overs) and Moeen Ali (2-23 in four overs) got deliveries to grip and turn on a sticky track while seamer Vaibhav Arora (2-33 in four overs) also used clever change of pace to get his scalps after the visitors opted to bowl first. KKR’s India pacer Harshit Rana (2-36) also did well and picked up a couple of wickets.