Udaipur, March 27, 2025: The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, have bounced back from their loss against RCB and are now back in contention for IPL 2025. KKR defeated the Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets in a crucial match. After winning the toss, KKR chose to bowl first. The Knights' bowling attack found its rhythm this time, and the Rajasthan Royals kept losing wickets at regular intervals from the start.

Rajasthan Royals' Struggles with the Bat

Among the Rajasthan batsmen, Dhruv Jurel played a fighting inning, scoring 33 runs. Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal also contributed, scoring 25 and 29 runs, respectively. Rajasthan finished with 151 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Vaibhav, Harshit, Moeen, and Varun each took 3 wickets.

KKR's Solid Run Chase Led by De Kock

Quinton de Kock was in rhythm from the start of the run chase. However, Moeen Ali, who replaced Narine, failed to score and was out for just 5 runs. Despite this, KKR managed to score 41 runs in the opening partnership.

De Kock's Key Partnership with Rahane

De Kock was then joined by Ajinkya Rahane, and together they added a 29-run partnership. Rahane was dismissed for 18 runs, but De Kock continued his innings. The star of the chase also completed his half-century.

De Kock and Raghuvanshi Guide KKR to Victory

De Kock then partnered with Angkrish Raghuvanshi, taking the team to victory. The Knights won the match by 8 wickets in 17.3 overs. De Kock played an unbeaten inning of 97 runs off 61 balls, while Raghuvanshi remained not out on 22.

Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

RR Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR Impact Subs: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia