Delhi: In the sixth match of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets and registered their stunning victory. In this match, Rajasthan Royals batted first and scored 151/9, while Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by scoring 153/2 in 17.3 overs.
In the IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are competing at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first and consolidated Rajasthan Royals for 151 runs.
The start of Rajasthan Royals was very slow. Yashasvi Jaiswal (29 runs) and Sanju Samson (13 runs) soon returned to the pavilion. Despite the small contribution of Ryan Parag (25 runs) and Nitish Rana (4 runs), the Royals team continued to lose wickets. Shimron Hetmyer (7 runs) and Dhruv Jurael (33 runs) also could not last long.
The bowlers of Kolkata performed brilliantly, in which Harsha Rana took 2 wickets, and Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets under pressure from Rajasthan batsmen. Moin Ali and Spencer Johnson also took 2 important wickets.
Rajasthan Royals team reached 151 runs in the last over, but this total score could be challenging for them, especially in front of Kolkata’s strong batting order. Now Kolkata will have to chase a target of 152 runs.
Rajasthan Royals bowling
The bowling of Rajasthan Royals was also effective, although he could not succeed in stopping the Kolkata batsmen. Jofra Archer conceded 33 runs in 2 overs, while Mahesh Thakshana spent 32 runs in 4 overs. Ryan Parag conceded 25 runs in 4 overs and Vanindu Hasranga spent 41 runs in 4 overs. Sandeep Sharma and Tushar Deshpande also pledged 2-2 overs, but no bowler could succeed in stopping the Kolkata batsmen with a big score.
Kolkata Knight Riders win
Kolkata Knight Riders performed brilliant batting. Moin Ali scored 5 runs, but sent him to the pavilion by Ryan Parag. Quinton Dickock (97*) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (22) lead the team towards Vijay. Quinton Dickock finished the match in favor of Kolkata while remaining unbeaten.
Playing XI of both teams
| Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI) | Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Quinton decock (w) | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Sanju Samson |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | Nitish rana |
| Rinku Singh | Ryan Parag (c) |
| Moin Ali | Dhruv jurael (w) |
| Andre Russell | Shimron Hetmire |
| Ramandeep Singh | Vanindu Hasranga |
| Spencer Johnson | Jofra Archer |
| Vaibhav Arora | Mahesh Pratishna |
| Harshit Rana | Tushar Deshpande |
| Varun chakravarti | Sandeep Sharma |
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