It could not have got better than this! A Super Over contest was needed to identify a winner in the thriller between last year's champions Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Sahara Park Newlands on Thursday.

After a heady contest in Durban where Delhi Daredevils won by nine runs from Chennai Super Kings, it needed a battle like this to keep the adrenalin flowing in the DLF Indian Premier League. The teams tied scores at 150 each in 20 overs and it was the platform on which a rookie paceman Kamran Khan was launched into limelight.

The teenager from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh first took three for 18 in his four overs to help Rajasthan Royals bowl out Kolkata Knight Riders for 150 despite a gallant 46 by Sourav Ganguly. He then bowled a 16-run over and dismissed Chris Gayle to set the stage for Yusuf Pathan to steal the thunder.

One of the heroes of Rajasthan Royals' title run last season, Yusuf Pathan struck Ajatha Mendis for two sixes and a four off the first four balls off the mystery spinner's Super Over to clinch a fantastic win for Rajasthan Royals to bring the tournament alive.