- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 that's the end of Jaiswal, he hasn't got going at all today. He steps out to the offspinner, looking to clear the long-on boundary, doesn't hit it well, bat turns as he makes contact and he hits it straight to Rana on the boundary. Moeen is more than making up for Narine's absence so far 69/33.5 leg stump knocked back! Samson steps out and makes room towards leg to hit on the off side, yorks himself and that's the end of that. 33/17.5 that's miles in the air! And when it comes down it lands mid-pitch and in QDK's gloves! Parag aimed down the ground for another six and miscued the delivery that moved away from him. QDK did well, pulling off his helmet and judging that high catch to perfection 67/210.6 hits top of middle stump! That was beautifully bowled not matter what format he bowled it in. Rana made room, Mooen replied by taking the pace off the ball and pitched it on middle, Rana waited for the turn to steer it to off by opening the face of the bat but the ball turned, kept him guessing and beat him to knock over middle 82/59.5 Hasaranga's promotion ends early. He cleared his front leg and slogged, and ended up spooning the skiddy delivery to mid-off. RR are sinking now 76/418.1 chops on off a full toss! The pressure catches up with Jurel after all those dot balls in the last over. He shuffles to off to slog on the leg side and only manages the inside half of the bat off the low full toss 131/714.6 hands a catch straight to deep third! RR had just started to pick up pace against paced and they lose a wicket. Short and wide, pace off, Dubey goes for an aerial cut and he hands a simple catch to Dre Ress in the deep 110/618.6 taken at long-on! Last ball of the over, not many runs of it, he goes down the ground off the length ball and doesn't get the distance he wants. A dolly taken by the tall Raghuvanshi 138/819.5 and his off stump goes for a walk! 135.5kmh, excellent line and length to target top of off after pitching on middle, Archer swings across the line but misses this time, and the off stump goes cartwheeling 149/9Extras4 (w 4)TOTAL151/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.55)Did not bat: Sandeep SharmaFall of wickets: 1-33 (Sanju Samson, 3.5 ov), 2-67 (Riyan Parag, 7.5 ov), 3-69 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 8.4 ov), 4-76 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 9.5 ov), 5-82 (Nitish Rana, 10.6 ov), 6-110 (Shubham Dubey, 14.6 ov), 7-131 (Dhruv Jurel, 18.1 ov), 8-138 (Shimron Hetmyer, 18.6 ov), 9-149 (Jofra Archer, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SH Johnson 4 0 42 1 10.5 9 4 2 3 0 VG Arora 4 0 33 2 8.25 9 2 2 1 0 Harshit Rana 4 0 36 2 9 11 4 2 0 0 MM Ali 4 0 23 2 5.75 5 1 0 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 17 2 4.25 13 0 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 Moeen ticks along with a single through covers, but what's happened at the non-striker's end? He wanted the second run and set off, but was sent back by de Kock. Parag collects the throw from the deep and breaks the stumps with Moeen short of his crease 41/110.1 and he strikes first ball of his second spell! He starts with a wrong'un which Rahane skies off his sweep, and Tushar Deshpande takes a good catch while running towards square leg where he settles under it nicely 70/2Extras11 (lb 2, w 9)TOTAL153/2 (17.3 Overs, RR: 8.74)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Moeen Ali, 6.1 ov), 2-70 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JC Archer 2.3 0 33 0 13.2 7 2 3 4 0 M Theekshana 4 0 32 0 8 11 1 2 1 0 R Parag 4 0 25 0 6.25 7 1 1 0 0 Sandeep Sharma 2 0 11 0 5.5 4 1 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 3 0 34 1 11.33 2 4 1 0 0 N Rana 1 0 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 TU Deshpande 1 0 7 0 7 2 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
26 March 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya and Kwena Maphaka
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Subs: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy and Luvnith Sisodia
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 69/3 in 8.4 overs (N Rana 1)
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Sub: Shubham Dubey for Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals innings, 10.6 ov)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 92/5 in 13.0 overs (DC Jurel 9, SB Dubey 3)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 1
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Angkrish Raghuvanshi for Varun Chakravarthy (Rajasthan Royals innings, 15.6 ov)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 151/9 in 20.0 overs (M Theekshana 1, TU Deshpande 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 61/1 in 9.0 overs (Q de Kock 45, AM Rahane 9)
- Over 9.1: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - AM Rahane (Struck down)
- Over 9.6: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - Q de Kock (Upheld)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Q de Kock 32, A Raghuvanshi 19, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 125/2 in 16.0 overs (Q de Kock 79, A Raghuvanshi 20)
- Over 16.1: Rajasthan Royals opts for a ball change allowed under playing conditions (dew factor)
- Over 16.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - Q de Kock (Struck down)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 11
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMoeen Ali, Varun Chakravarthy keep Royals to 151 for 9
Dhruv Jurel top scored for Rajasthan Royals with 33 off 28
KKR bowl against RR, Narine misses out with illness
In Narine's place, Moeen Ali got his first KKR cap; Jofra Archer kept his place for Royals despite the hammering he took on Sunday
Moeen: 'My skill as a bowler is that I think like a batter'
On bowling alongside Varun: "I'm used to bowling with somebody who is better than me and has more mystery than me"
KKR spinners stifle Royals before Quinton de Kock gets the job done
KKR were without an unwell Sunil Narine but still dominated enough to not need Andre Russell with ball or bat
Royals at sixes and sevens as they search for the right combination
Against KKR, they relied on six batters to set the target, promoted Hasaranga to No. 5 after two quick wickets, and pushed Hetmyer to No. 8