Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Scorecard

KKR’s bowlers put in an outstanding performance to hold off a resilient Royal Challengers side and seal a 1-run victory.

Moeen Ali and Hetmyer had put RR in trouble at half way point before Parag transformed the match with his brilliant innings. For full details of the game, check out the Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Scorecard to see top performances, scores, and key moments.

He hit five sixes and two boundaries to achieve his maiden fifty off 48 balls.

RR vs KKR Match 6

IPL 2025’s 6th match pits two legendary teams against each other in a jaw-dropping clash. Rajasthan Royals boasts an illustrious past and passionate supporters while Kolkata Knight Riders is known for its world-class talent pool.

Both squads boast both young Indian talent as well as experienced international pros that combine to form well-rounded and versatile squads.

The game will take place at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium, renowned for its spin-friendly track and enthusiastic home crowd.

Both sides should expect an aggressive brand of cricket with high-scoring encounters sure to ensue; plus it will all take place under lights for added excitement!

Although RR lost their opening match, they look formidable with their balanced and potency lineup. Jos Buttler can be a game-changer on his day while Yuzvendra Chahal provides consistent spinnery. Additionally, Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag provide strength in depth.

KKR are led by Shreyas Iyer and boast an assortment of attacking batsmen and versatile bowlers led by Andre Russell as an all-round finisher while Sunil Narine and Moeen Ali provide excellent all-rounders. Furthermore, a mystery spinner named Varun Chakravarthy has shown glimpses of his talent during this season.

In their opening innings, KKR made an explosive start, led by de Kock who struck an incredible 97-run knock, smashing eight fours and six huge sixes to propel KKR to 153/2 in 17.3 overs.

With an initial target of 156 to achieve, RR struggled in the middle stages as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Dhruv Jurel fell soon after an impressive start; Yashasvi Jaiswal and Wanindu Hasaranga’s dismissals left them struggling to achieve their target.

Loss saw RR drop to the bottom of the table while KKR surged ahead to sixth spot with their convincing win in an exciting match that showed why both are among IPL history’s premier teams.

RR vs KKR IPL 2025

Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue their momentum when they take on Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens on Sunday for the 53rd match of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens.

Both teams are hoping to qualify for playoffs; thus the outcome of this game could help determine which team gets into Eliminator 1 to determine second spot in playoffs.

Last time these two teams faced each other in Guwahati, KKR triumphed by eight wickets to establish an advantage in terms of head-to-head records between them and look forward to adding yet another win to their total of seven wins this season.

Rajasthan Royals will look to rebound after suffering their worst defeat of the season against Mumbai Indians in their previous match.

Their batting order failed miserably against an overwhelming Mumbai attack and only Jofra Archer managed to salvage some pride with his 30-run lower-order contribution.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, KKR built their innings around stability and late onslaught – Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dhruv Jurel and Angkrish Raghuvanshi all provided timely boundaries that helped them cross 150.

Wanindu Hasaranga denied batsmen pace and forced them to apply power, while Theekshana deceived with his lateral movements.

Rahane was initially successful at collecting quick runs before his innings became stagnant in its middle stages and Russell took him out off a sidearm delivery at 76kph sidearm pace – eventually Russell ended his innings by bowling one over at him off his left arm!

Sunil Narine of KKR impressed with his variations, taking two key wickets of Moeen Ali and Varun Chakaravarthy in the 17th over to leave RR reeling. Shubham Dubey hit two sixes and a boundary off three balls to bring down 22 runs needed off the final over, yet missed out on an unlikely century as his bat went straight through Rinku Singh’s throw and holed out to deep midwicket instead.

KKR are in seventh position on the points table and need a win here to maintain their spot atop their group. Rajasthan are currently bottom of their league table with just one win from four matches so a dramatic turnaround must occur for them if they hope to qualify for playoffs.

RR vs KKR Head to Head Record

Since 2008, KKR and RR have faced each other 29 to 30 times in IPL matches; 14 have been won by KKR while 12 by RR with two ending in ties.

At Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on March 6, 2016, the Royals prevailed by 45 runs; Jos Buttler earned Player of the Match honors after scoring 107 off 60 balls with nine fours and six sixes, with James Faulkner taking three wickets for them.

Both teams have experienced a difficult start to the season. KKR were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad while Royal Challengers Bengaluru outshone them, both teams suffering as a result of underperforming batting and bowling units. Both will look to make amends when they meet at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.

Royals and Knight Riders have battled twice in Super Overs, both ending in draws. After KKR tied the match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata with 152/6, Royals scored 22 runs off the final ball to claim victory – Yuzvendra Chahal being their star performer with five wickets taken for them.

At Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, both teams met again. Both batted first with KKR scoring an unprecedented 224/8 run total in their innings;

Rajasthan replied with an unbeaten 81 from Ajinkya Rahane off 59 balls; Jos Buttler then led Rajasthan to an unprecedented two-wicket Super Over victory, marking IPL history’s highest successful run chase and earning him Player of the Match honors.

Both teams have an equal number of wins and losses so far in IPL 2025; however, KKR lead the points table with seven, while RR are sixth with six. Both sides hope to improve on recent performances; the game against KKR could decide their futures in this tournament.

RR vs KKR Match Summary

Quinton de Kock’s brilliant unbeaten 97 off just 61 balls led KKR to an outstanding victory at Eden Gardens, winning him Player of the Match honours and receiving praise from South African coach Robin Van Persie as well as being happy with how his batted played out.

De Kock was delighted to get an opportunity and make it count, saying it felt nice having this opportunity come to fruition, having eagerly been anticipating this match since February 1.

KKR made an explosive start in their innings when openers Moeen Ali and Varun Chakaravarthy shared an unbroken 92-run partnership after being put into bat by Rajasthan. De Kock joined in, striking an early boundary off ball one of the powerplay.

Soon thereafter he hit four fours over long-on and six over midwicket as he raced towards 100 runs within one over. Chakaravarthy reached that milestone as well with four fours, marking his comeback to IPL cricket.

Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer helped turn around an otherwise straightforward win for the visitors with an inspired partnership of wicketkeeping-batsman Shimron Hetmyer’s sensible role and Parag’s devastating five sixes in 13 overs – leaving 43 needed off 24 overs with 43 needed off 24 to score! Hetmyer eventually fell victim to Harshit Rana before Shubham Dubey holed out off Vaibhav Arora with 22 needed off one over.

Rana then bowled an inspired over, mixing his deliveries between full and short in order to control the run rate and take Hetmyer out with an accurate bouncer at deep midwicket before miscuing Jofra Archer was caught by Rinku Singh at long-on boundary for three runs off final delivery, and secured victory for KKR with just three required off final delivery – moving them from sixth position up to sixth while Royals remain bottom with consecutive defeats, having only won one out of nine matches this season!