IPL Updates: KKR thrash Rajasthan by 8 wickets

Wed, 26 March 2025

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23:47

De Kock-Raghuvanshi bring up 50-run stand

KKR 153-2 (17.3 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders rode on Quinton de Kock's classy 97 not out to cruise to a eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match in Guwahati on Wednesday.

Having lost to RCB in the tournament opener, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane read the track perfectly and his bowlers led by spin twins Varun Chakravarthy (2/17 in 4 overs) and Moeen Ali (2/23 in 4 overs) made full use of conditions to restrict Royals to 151 for 9.

Only Jurel crossed 30-run mark, scoring 33 off 28 balls.

The chase could have been a tricky one but de Kock's 61-ball knock made it a cakewalk as target of 152 was completed in 17.3 overs.

He added 83 runs for the third wicket stand with Angkrish Raghuvanshi (22 not out off 17 balls). De Kock's innings had eight fours and six sixes.

Archer back in the attack, short ball and de Kock pulls it towards mid-wicket for four!

Short and angling in next and de Kock pulls it over backward square leg for a six!

A wide later, de Kock brings up the winning runs with another six over long on as KKR win by 8 wickets.

Theekshana continues and de Kock and Raghuvanshi take two singles before there is a huge appeal for LBW, no says the umpire, Rajasthan take the review and lose it.

De Kock and Raghuvanshi then take a single before four wides are gifted.

A single to end the over as 10 come off it.

22:48

KKR in control

KKR 125-2 (16 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Time out called and KKR in full control.

Tushar Deshpande in the attack now and he starts with a wide yorker, de Kock slices it over backward point for a four!

A dot later, de Kock takes a single.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi short arm jabs the ball to the leg side for a single.

A single to de Kock to end the over as 7 come off it.

Offie Nitish Rana in the attack now and de Kock and Raghuvanshi take 5 singles before Raghuvanshi slams the slow ball over the bowler's head for a four! 9 come off the over.

22:40

KKR need 43 off 6 overs

KKR 109-2 (14 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

KKR need 43 off 36 now.

Sandeep Sharma back in the attack.

Raghuvanshi and de Kock rotate the strike for six singles.

Hasaranga continues, short ball and Raghuvanshi rocks back and pulls it over cow corner for a four!

Raghuvanshi then takes a single. De Kock then drives the ball hard straight past the bowler for a four.

De Kock and Raghuvanshi then take two singles and a couple as 13 come off the over.

De Kock then takes a single to mid-wicket.

22:39

KKR need 43 off 6 overs

KKR 109-2 (14 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

KKR need 43 off 36 now.

Sandeep Sharma back in the attack.

Raghuvanshi and de Kock rotate the strike for six singles.

Hasaranga continues, short ball and Raghuvanshi rocks back and pulls it over cow corner for a four!

Raghuvanshi then takes a single. De Kock then drives the ball hard straight past the bowler for a four.

De Kock and Raghuvanshi then take two singles and a couple as 13 come off the over.

De Kock then takes a single to mid-wicket.

22:39

KKR need 43 off 6 overs

KKR 109-2 (14 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

KKR need 43 off 36 now.

Sandeep Sharma back in the attack.

Raghuvanshi and de Kock rotate the strike for six singles.

Hasaranga continues, short ball and Raghuvanshi rocks back and pulls it over cow corner for a four!

Raghuvanshi then takes a single. De Kock then drives the ball hard straight past the bowler for a four.

De Kock and Raghuvanshi then take two singles and a couple as 13 come off the over.

De Kock then takes a single to mid-wicket.

22:31

De Kock-Raghuvanshi building quiet stand

KKR 90-2 (12 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Parag is back in the attack and de Kock pulls the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

De Kock then takes a single off a leg bye.

Raghuvanshi then takes a single to the leg side.

A dot later, de Kock takes a single to cover.

Raghuvanshi then misses out as he miscues a hit to long-off for a single. 10 come off the over.

22:27

De Kock gets to his half-ton

KKR 80-2 (11 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Angrish Raghuvanshi is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single mid-wicket.

De Kock and Raghuvanshi then take a single each before de Kock gets to his 50 with a six! Full and on the pads and de Kock slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

A single to end the over as a wicket and 10 runs come off it.

Hasaranga back in the attack and he strikes first ball!

He gives the ball some flight, Rahane goes for the big hoick, miscues and is caught by short fine leg fielder running in and Rahane is out for 18 off 15. KKE lose 2nd wicket.

Theekshana back in the attack and first ball he has Rahane struck on the pad. Big appeal, no says the umpire. Rajathan take the review and lose it as wickets missing.

Rahane then goes for a wild slog and misses.

Rahane then picks up the ball and pulls it over deep square leg for a six!

Rahane then takes a couple to mid-on and a single later, a big shout for LBW against de Kock. Umpire says out. KKR take the review and the decision is reversed as it shows wickets missing. 9 come off the over.

Time out called.

De Kock and Rahane are going along nicely as Rajasthan bowlers struggle.

Parag continues and De Kock and Rahane rotate the strike, taking 5 singles.

Another single to end the over as 6 come off the over.

22:08

De Kock-Rahane get going

KKR 55-1 (8 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Leggie Hasaranga in the attack now, he starts with a short ball and de Kock pulls the ball to deep backward square leg for a four to start the over.

De Kock then bowls another short one, de Kock slaps it across the line and short of the fielder in the deep.

A dot later, Rahane and de Kock then take a single.

Rahane then goes inside out and clubs the ball over extra cover for a four!

11 come off it.

Rahane is the new man in.

De Kock then takes a single before Rahane plays two dots.

He then gets off the mark with a single to deep square leg.

De Kock cuts the ball to sweeper cover for a single as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Parag continues and Moeen plays the ball to sweeper cover and takes a single. Moeen comes back for a two, comes half-way down the pitch, sent back and the fielder throws the ball to the bowler who breaks the stumps and Moeen run out for 5.

21:58

De Kock creams bowling

KKR 40-0 (6 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Medium pacer Sandeep Sharma in the attack now and Moeen starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, a full ball on the toes and de Kock clips it through square leg for a four!

De Kock then slaps the widish ball for a dot to mid-off.

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Leggie Parag brings himself on.

After two dots, de Kock dances down the track and lofts it over mid-on for a four.

A dot later, de Kock and Moeen take a single each as 6 come off it.

21:51

Theekshana gets a tonking

KKR 29-0 (4 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Theekshana continues and after a dot, short ball outside the off stump and de Kock just sweeps it over deep backward square-leg for a six!

De Kock then gets a leading edge wide of the bowler.

De Kock and Moeen take three singles to end the over as 9 come off it.

Archer continues, short and wide and de Kock latches on and slices it over backward point for a four!

De Kock then guides the ball to third man for a single.

Short ball, pace off, Moeen pulls but the top edge gets the ball to fall in no man's land. He gets a single.

A dot later, short ball and de Kock swings and pulls it over long on for a six!

De Kock then turns the ball around for a single. 13 come off the over.

21:42

De Kock off the mark with a four

KKR 7-0 (2 ovs) vs RR 151-9 | Scorecard

Leggie Theekshana opens the attack at the other end and he comes around the wicket to de Kock who plays the ball to the leg side for a dot.

De Kock then pulls the next ball, a short one down the leg side, for a four to get off the mark.

De Kock then slaps the ball to the off side for a single.

Theekshana then gets the next one to skid past de Kock.

De Kock then takes a single to the leg side.

A dot to end the over as 5 come off it.

Moeen Ali and Quinton de Kock come out to chase 152 while Archer opens the attack for Rajasthan and he starts with a slower one and he gets some late movement and some bounce. Moeen is beaten first ball.

Moeen is beaten next ball as he goes for the swing and misses.

An unsucessful appeal for a caught behind next.

A dot later, he bowls a wide down the leg side and Jurel dives and does well to keep it from running to the boundary.

Moeen goes for the drive and is beaten again.

Archer then bowls another wide down the leg side.

A dot to end the over as just the two off wide balls come off it.

21:21

Jurel top-scores with 33

RR 151-9 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Kolkata Knight Riders do well to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 151 for 9 in their 20 overs.

Varun Chakravarthy and Moeen Ali do well to choke RR in the middle with four wickets among them.

Jurel top-scored with 33 before Archer played a cameo, a 7-ball 16 to help Rajasthan go past 150.

Deshpande is the new man in and he drives the ball down the ground for a couple, Spencer misses a run-out opportunity.

Rajasthan put on 151 for 9.

Theekshana is the new man in.

Johnson continues and he starts with a wide.

Full toss and Archer smacks it wide off long on for a six!

He then swing his bat again and gets a couple to deep mid-wicket.

Archer then takes a single to long-off.

Theekshana then clubs the ball to mid-off and hares down for a single.

Spencer then gets the next one coming into Archer, he goes for the swing and misses and his stumps go cartwheeling. He is out for 16 off 7.

21:11

Hetmyer out cheaply

RR 138-8 (19 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Archer is the new man in and starts off with a six as he uses the pace to cut it square over the boundary!

He then drives it down the ground as Harshit gets down to field the ball for a dot.

Archer then hits the ball to mid-off for a single.

Slow ball next and Hetmyer misses the shot on the pull. Dot ball that.

Hetmyer then slaps the next ball straight to the fielder at long on. He is out for 7.

Two wickets and 7 runs come in the over.

Harshit continues, full toss and outside off, Jurel tries to drive, only to inside edge it back onto his stumps. He is out for 33 off 28.

Spencer Johnson is back in the attack and he starts the over with two wides.

Hetmyer then pulls the ball in the deep, Venky Iyer runs to his left and dives, the ball goes through his hands and goes to the boundary. Dropped!

Hetmyer then cuts the ball to backward point where the fielder dives and keeps it down to a single.

A dot later, Jurel hits the ball straight into Hetmyer who goes down but has a laugh about it. He is fine and he saved a certain four.

A dot and a single to end the over as 8 come off it.

KKR's impact sub Angrish Raghuvanshi comes in as Varun's time is up in the game.

Harshit continues and he gives 11 runs in the over as Jurel finds two boundaries in the over.

20:52

Arora gets his 2nd

RR 112-6 (16 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Hetmyer is the new man in.

Chakravarthy back in the attack and after two dots, Jurel takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Hetmyer plays two dots before clipping the ball to the leg side and getting off the mark with a single. Just two come off the over.

Medium pacer Arora is back in the attack and Jurel starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Dubey goes for the pull, miscues and luckily the ball falls in no man's land and he takes a single.

Full and on the pads and Jurel flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Dubey then slices the next ball over to deep backward point for a four!

Dubey then slaps the ball and straight to deep point, he didn't get enough off the slow ball and he is out for 6. Rajasthan lose 6th wicket. A wicket and 7 runs come off the over.

20:42

Onus on Jurel, Dubey to rescue Rajasthan

RR 103-5 (14 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Harshit back in the attack and Jurel edges it and the ball flies past a diving de Kock past slips for a four!

Jurel then gets an under edge and nearly chops on but the ball goes past his stumps to fine leg for a four!

Jurel then plays the ball to backward point and scampers for a single.

Dubey then attempts a ramp but misses, dot again.

Dubey then pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Jurel then plays the ball to mid-on for a single as 11 come off the over.

Another Time Out called.

Rajasthan in huge trouble as KKR spinners have the batters in a stranglehold. Onus now on Jurel and Dubey to up the ante for Rajasthan.

Moeen continues and Dubey and Jurel start the over with two singles.

Moeen then gets one to turn sharply and Dubey is lucky the ball didn't hit his off stump.

Dubey then takes a single to long on.

Short ball next and Jurel pulls it past square leg for a four!

A single to sweeper cover to end the over as 8 come off it.

20:32

Moeen gets his 2nd

RR 84-5 (12 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Shubham Dubey is the new man in and he is the Impact Sub coming in for Sanju Samson.

Varun continues and Jurel starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Dubey gets a single to long off.

Two dots to end the over as just 2 come off it.

Moeen continues and Nitish and Jurel rotate the strike to take 6 runs off the first five balls before the offie strikes!

Moeen bowls it full and in the middle, Nitish misses room and misses the turn completely and he is bowled out for 8. 6 runs and a wicket comes off the over.

20:25

Hasaranga out cheaply

RR 76-4 (10 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Jurel is the new man in and he plays a dot as a wicket and 5 come off the over.

Varun continues and Nitish starts the over with a single.

Hasaranga starts the over with a couple wide off long on.

Hasaranga then gets a single as Harshit fluffs a catch at short fine leg as the batter attempts a reverse sweep.

Hasaranga then goes for the pull off a ball that skids off the pitch, mistimed and it caught at extra cover. Hasaranga out for 4 and Varun gets his 2nd wicket.

Wanindu Hasaranga is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to long on.

Nitish turns the ball to the leg side and takes a single to end the over as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Moeen continues and after a dot, Jaiswal takes a single before Nitish takes a single to long on get off the mark.

Jaiswal then comes down the track and looks to loft it over the leg side only to find the long on fielder and he is out for 29. Rajasthan lose 3rd wicket.

20:12

Parag out after cameo

RR 67-2 (8 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Nitish Rana is the new man in and he blocks the first ball he faces as a wicket and 8 come off the over.

Varun Chakravarthy in the attack now and Parag starts the over with a single to mid-wicket.

Shortish ball and Jaiswal cuts the ball past backward point for a single.

Short ball and Parag pulls it over cow corner for a six!

A dot later, fullish ball, Parag goes for the big one, miscues and de Kock takes a good catch as he keeps his eye on it and steadies himself before completing the catch. Parag is out for 25 off 15.

Moeen Ali in the attack now and Parag starts the over with a single to mid-wicket.

A big shout for LBW next. KKR don't bother with the review.

Jaiswal and Parag then take a single each.

Jaiswal then slogs it to deep square leg for a single.

A single to mid-wicket to end the over as 5 come off it.

20:02

Parag, Jaiswal fight back

RR 54-1 (6 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Arora continues and after a dot, overpitched and Parag hits a checked drive straight over the bowler for a six!

Parag then takes a single to short cover.

Jaiswal then backs away, the bowler follows him and yorks him. Dot ball.

Jaiswal slaps the ball again to the cover fielder for another dot.

Full toss next and Jaiswal hammers it straight down the ground for a six as 13 come off it.

Harshit Rana in the attack now and after a dot, a short ball and Parag flays it one-handed over backward square leg for a six!

A dot later, Parag turns the ball to backward square leg for a single.

A dot later, Jaiswal slaps the ball straight towards the bowler who fails to hold on to it on his follow through and that is dropped! Will Jaiswal make them pay? 7 come off it.

19:52

Samson out for 13

RR 34-1 (4 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Captain Parag comes out to bat and he is off the mark with a single as he guides the ball to third man for a single.

A wicket and 8 come off it.

Arora continues, shortish ball and Samson starts the over with a backfoot slap over extra cover for a four!

Arora then bowls a wide down the leg side.

Samson then plays the ball to backward square leg for a single as the ball is overpitched and on the pads.

A dot later, Jaiswal slaps the ball to cover and hares down the pitch for a quick single.

Samson then comes down the track, misses the full ball and he is bowled! Samson out for 13 off 11.

19:46

Jaiswal, Samson take tight runs

RR 26-0 (3 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Johnson continues and Jaiswal starts the over with a drill down the ground for a four!

Jaiswal and Samson then take a single each. A dot later, Jaiswal pulls the ball over cow corner for a six, the first of the match.

A dot to end the over as 12 come off it.

Vaibhav Arora opens at the other end and Jaiswal starts the over with a single to square leg.

A dot later, Arora bowls another dot as he keeps it tight.

Sanju then lofts the ball over mid-on for a couple as Rahane does well to cut the ball at the boundary.

Sanju then cuts the next ball to backward point and takes a sharp single, Jaiwal was a goner if the fielder had got a direct hit in.

Jaiswal then taps the ball to cover and scampers for a single as 5 come off it.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson come out to bat for Rajasthan while left-arm spinner Spencer Johnson will open the bowling for KKR.

Short bouncer to start the innings and Jaiswal gets a top edge and miscues but it goes over the ropes for a four!

Johnson then gets the next one to shape away from Jaiswal and the batter is beaten.

The next one comes into the batter and plays it to cover for a single.

Samson then plays his first ball to cover for a dot.

The next ball just leaves the outside edge of Sanju as he is beaten!

Overpitched and Sanju slices it past deep backward point for a four! 9 come off the opening over.

19:14

Moeen makes KKR debut

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and elected to field against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on Wednesday.

Veteran England spinner Moeen Ali is set to make his KKR debut with Dwayne Bravo handing him his cap before the toss.

Moeen Ali replaces an unwell Sunil Narine.

Rajasthan also have one change with spinner Hasaranga coming in for Fazalhaq Farooqui.

It's a wicket that is spin friendly so it's only right that Rajasthan make this change.

The dew factor will come in to play as the game progresses especially in the 2nd innings.

Playing XIs:

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

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

Outmuscled in their respective opening matches, title-holders Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will eye a quick course correction when they square off in an IPL match Guwahati on Wednesday.

The Knight Riders were beaten by seven wickets by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament-opener while the Royals were given a 44-run drubbing by Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The common theme in those defeats was how the seemingly powerful batting and bowling units of KKR and RR failed to fire.

While the Rajasthan outfit might offer the excuse of playing on a Hyderabad flat deck for the malfunction of their bowling unit, the Kolkata side do not have any such cove

Apart from Sunil Narine, none of the KKR bowlers were able to contain free-flowing RCB batters, and in that the demystification of mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy might just worry them a bit.

Even on an Eden Gardens pitch that had some grip, Chakravarthy was given a towelling by Phil Salt and Virat Kohli.

The KKR camp will now hope that the spinner will find his stride on a Guwahati pitch that generally has some bite.

They will also keep an eye on the fitness of Anrich Nortje, who is recovering from a back strain. If the South African gets a green signal from the physios, then he will walk in for Spencer Johnson.

Similarly, KKR's middle-order batting crumbled spectacularly after skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Narine gave them a blistering start, eventually settling for a sub-par score.

Their batting pivots such as Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell got out, playing pre-determined cross-batted shots, and KKR will hope that they will show more game awareness in Guwahati.

The Knight Riders will also hope that Rinku Singh regains his hitting prowess down the order. It is crucial in converting a good total into something more intimidating in nature.

The Rahul Dravid-coached side will eye sharper and more intuitive leadership from Parag against KKR.

IPL Updates: KKR thrash Rajasthan by 8 wickets

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