Delhi: In a crucial match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) played at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a thrilling win against Rajasthan Royals (RR), which makes them in the playoff race.
KKR star spinner Varun Chakraborty says that such close victory gives the team confidence that they can win the match with any situation. The mysterious spinner took 2 wickets in this match and played an important role in his team’s victory.
Chakraborty said in the press conference after the match, “Such a win gives us confidence and rhythm that we can win in stringent matches, and that we needed at this time. I hope we can win the next three matches. We have done this before, then no excuse will happen this time.”
KKR is currently in sixth place in the IPL 2025 points table and he will have to win the remaining three league matches to stay in the playoffs race.
He further said, “We have to win all the matches. It is a knockout in a way, so our mindset is that we have six knockout matches, three leagues and two playoffs, five playoffs in total. Every match is like a final for us, and we have to perform our best. It is good that we will win this match, we will get a good rhythm to go to the next match.”
The Kolkata Knight Riders team will play the next match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on 7 May at their home ground.
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