Unadkat: Three wickets and an award

Jaydev Unadkat [ Images ] was an unusual choice for the man-of-the-match honours after his Kolkata Knight Riders [ Images ] side had comprehensively beaten the Rajasthan Royals [ Images ] at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.

But certainly the most deserving one.

The rookie left-arm pacer took three wickets helping the Knight Riders restrict Rajasthan for a paltry 132 for nine having lost the toss.

Shane Watson (44) smashed Unadkat for 14 runs in his first over as Rajasthan made a bright start.

But Unadkat, rated highly by KKR bowling coach Wasim Akram [ Images ], came back strong.

In his second over, he had Naman Ojha [ Images ] caught by Laxmi Ratn Shukla at point.

And a spectacular diving catch by Sourav Ganguly [ Images ] ensured Unadkat the prized wicket of Yusuf Pathan [ Images ].

Unadkat went on to dismiss Abhishek Raut (caught by Chris Gayle [ Images ]) for his third wicket.

The Saurashtra pacer, playing in just his second match, returned with impressive figures of 4-0-26-3.

Enough to earn him the award mentioned above.