India, March 27 -- Kolkata Knight Riders produced a dominant performance on Wednesday night to beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets in a one-sided contest in Guwahati. After restricting them to 151/9, the Knight Riders chased down the target with 15 balls to spare, with Quinton de Kock smashing an unbeaten 97. Jofra Archer, RR's premier pacer, endured yet another forgettable outing, conceding 33 off just 2.3 overs.

Archer was hammered for 76 runs in his four overs in the side's opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which was an IPL record for most expensive figures in the tournament's history. However, while Archer retained the faith from the team management to keep his place in the XI for the second match, ormer Australia spinner Bra...