IPL 2025, KKR vs RR Highlights: Kolkata manage to keep playoff hopes alive, clinch thrilling 1-run win in see-saw affair

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: 4-4-4! Rana offers width and Jaiswal square cuts him for a four and then makes it back-to-back! Then he hits another four, to third man! SHOTS!

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Rana leaks 15 runs in the fourth over, Parag also smacks him for two fours and a six. Parag (22*) and Jaiswal (10*) will look to build a partnership here!

RR: 37/2 (4), Target: 207

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Moeen tosses it up, and Rathore tries to go big, but can only direct it to Russell at mid-on for a catch!

Rathore c Russell b Moeen 0 (5)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Sensational opening over! Arora removes Vaibhav in the fourth ball after getting smacked for a four! He sends it short and the teenager tries to pull, but miscues it to midwicket for a catch!

Vaibhav c Rahane b Vaibhav 4 (2)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: The action resumes! Jaiswla and Vaibhav to open for RR.

Target: 207

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: The final over sees Madhwal leak 22 runs and also gets smacked by Rinky for 4-6-6, and gets three wides in the first three balls!

KKR: 206/4 (20)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: SIX! RUSSELL GETS HIS FIFTY! A full toss by Archer, on the pads. Russell directs it over deep backward square leg for a six, also gets his fifty!

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: OUT!!

A length delivery by Archer, around middle and leg. Raghuvanshi slams it over deep backward square leg, but doesn’t get the distance. OUT!!

Raghuvanshi c (sub) Ashok b Jofra 44 (31)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: A full toss by Archer, Russell slams it over wide long on for a six and then follows it up with a four over the bowler! SHOTS!

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Only eight runs leaked in the 15th over as Hasaranga finishes his alloted four overs! Russell (2*) and Raghuvanshi (36*) need to accelerate now!

KKR: 121/3 (15)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: OUT! BIG WICKET! Good delivery by Parag, offbreak! Rahane edges it while trying to sweep, Jurel grabs it!

Rahane c Jurel b Parag 30 (24)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Yudhvir tosses it ip, around off. Raguvanshi sweeps it to deep square leg for a four! SHOT! Ends the over with one run, leg bye, misses his sweep!

KKR: 86/2 (10)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: OUT!! BIG WICKET! Theekshana sends it full, outside off. Gurbaz slog sweeps it to deep midwicket and is caught!

Gurbaz c Hetmyer b Theekshana 35 (25)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Rahane ends the over with a six and then a four! KKR also get past 50 and are looking strong now!

KKR: 56/1 (6)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Yudhvir begins with a short delivery and gets a dot. Then Gurbaz pulls him, but gets a top edge for a four. Then the bowler responds with a dot, and then gets slammed for a four again. Then its a single and Rahane ends the over with a flat six, over midwicket!

KKR: 32/1 (4)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Yudhvir sends a good delivery and Narine tries to go big, and ends up missing it totally! Rattles the top of middle stump! OUT!!

Narine b Yudhvir 11 (9)

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Good opening over by Archer, only two runs leaked. Gurbaz (1*) and Narine (1*) will look to get going soon!

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: The action begins! Gurbaz and Narine to open for KKR. Archer to bowl the opening over for RR.

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR - Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora

RR - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag(c), Kunal Singh Rathore, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: After winning the toss, KKR skippe Rahane said, “We are going to bat first, looks a little dry. Not sure if it slows down in the second innings. We want to put a total on the board and defend it. Need to keep it simple. It's all about taking one game at a time. Everyone's contribution was good in the last game. Need to assess the conditions and adapt to it quickly. I am working really hard on my game, playing domestic has helped me a lot. Trying to enjoy my game. Moeen and Ramandeep are back in the side.”

Meanwhile, RR’s Parag said, “I was happy that I lost the toss, wasn't sure. It's very challenging, you got to be profession on the field. A lot of work goes into it. Need to play for our pride. Need to bring more energy into the field. We are hoping to put a collective effort. Three changes in our team. Nitish Rana has a niggle, he goes out. Hasaranga comes back.”

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Rahane wins the toss and opts to bat vs RR.

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Toss is upcoming folks! Stay tuned! We will soon see Rahane and Parag take centre stage!

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: De Kock hasn’t appeared for KKR in their last few matches after a poor start. But he has good numbers vs Archer (128 runs in 60 balls). He could return to the playing XI today!

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals:

With the defending champions not facing any of the top two sides in their remaining games in the league stage, KKR can fancy their chances of claiming the last two spots in the playoffs. A win in all their remaining games will leave them with 17 points, but will need to expect the likes of PBKS and LSG not to win more than two of their remaining games.

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Jaiswal has four fifties in his last six games, and also has the most sixes (18) in the powerplay this season.

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Jurel has not been in good form this season, and has been very erratic. He has batted at no. 4 and no. 5, and strikes at 110 vs sin and 179 vs pace.

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Venkatesh has been highly inconsistent, and in seven innings this season, he has been out in single digits four times. His average has also dropped to 20.3, from 46.3 (last season). His strike rate has also fallen from 159 to 139.

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Speaking ahead of the match, KKR’s Rovman Powell said, “Whatever happened before in the first half of the competition is history. We all know that in the IPL, it is important for teams to find their momentum at the back end of the competition. If we can do that, we give ourselves the best chance of being back-to-back champions.”

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Speaking ahead of the match, RR bowling coach Bond said, “Regardless of whether you're in the competition or not, you've got the RR badge on your chest, and you've got players with the attitude of wanting to turn up, compete, win, and that shouldn't matter if you're in the competition or not. So that energy and intensity is expected from the players regardless of the points table, and we didn't do that very well the other night [against Mumbai Indians]. It will be a hot day in Kolkata, and it will be challenging, but that's what's expected, and I want to see that from the boys.”

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR lead 15-14 in terms of head-to-head vs RR. This year, KKR beat RR in Guwahati and last year, Buttler’s ton gave RR a narrow win at the Eden Gardens.

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Tushar Deshpande, Kunal Singh Rathore, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Mayank Markande, Ramandeep Singh, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Spencer Johnson

KKR vs RR IPL 2025 Live Updates, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Hello and good afternoon everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of today's first IPL 2025 match as KKR face RR in Kolkata! RR are already eliminated! Stay tuned folks!