Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) after losing the first match in 2025, defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Rajasthan Royals (RR). Kolkata won the toss and decided to bowl first. The bowlers proved this decision right and succeeded in stopping RR on 151 runs on a spin friendly pitch. After this, Kolkata won by 8 wickets on the basis of Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 97 innings. This was the first win of this season of the team and with this, their numeral account was opened. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane credited the bowlers for the first win of the season.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane’s statement
In the post match presentation after the first win 15 balls against Rajasthan Royals, Ajinkya Rahane said, “First, we have really bowled well in the first six overs. The middle overs were also important, the way the spinners control the things. Moin Ali got a chance and bowled very well.”
Rahane, creating the bowlers for the victory, said, “This is a format where we want the players to play fearless, we want to give them complete freedom. The credit goes to our bowling unit also goes to our bowling unit, which was always ready to take wickets, especially Moin. The biggest challenge for the present is to focus on the present and understand every match to understand the opportunity to learn. ”
Moin Ali’s performance against RR
| Batting | Run | Balls | Fours | Six | strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run out (M Thikhana/Ryan Parag) | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Bowling | Over | Madan | Run | Wicket | No ball | Wide ball | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spin | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5.80 |
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