De Kock Stars As KKR Thrash RR By 8 Wickets In Guwahati

A composed knock from Quinton de Kock (61-balls 97*), backed by a disciplined bowling efficiency, guided Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a commanding eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday (March 26).(*8*)

After dropping to KKR, Rajasthan Royals have now suffered consecutive defeats of their first two matches of IPL 2025, dropping to the tenth spot on the backside of the factors desk.(*8*)

Chasing a goal of 152, Kolkata Knight Riders misplaced their first wicket at 41 runs as Moeen Ali was run out for five off 12 balls. Wanindu Hasaranga then dismissed skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who managed 18 off 15. Nonetheless, Quinton de Kock and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (17-balls 22) guided KKR to a 8-wicket victory.(*8*)

Rajasthan Royals falter, set modest goal for KKR

Rajasthan Royals struggled to set a difficult goal for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). After profitable the toss, KKR opted to bowl first and restricted Rajasthan to 151/9 in 20 overs.(*8*)

Dhruv Jurel was the highest scorer for RR with 33 runs, whereas KKR’s bowlers dominated, with Vaibhav Arora, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakravarthy every taking two wickets. Spencer Johnson additionally contributed with one wicket.(*8*)

Rajasthan’s batting lineup did not ship a considerable innings. They misplaced their first wicket at 33 when Vaibhav Arora dismissed Sanju Samson for 13 off 11 balls.(*8*)

Quickly after, Varun Chakravarthy eliminated captain Riyan Parag for 25 off 15 balls, adopted by Moeen Ali dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal for 29 off 24 balls. Wanindu Hasaranga managed solely 4 runs earlier than falling to Chakravarthy.(*8*)

In the nineteenth over, Harshit Rana struck twice, sending Dhruv Jurel (32 off 26 balls) and Shimron Hetmyer (7 off 8 balls) again to the pavilion. Regardless of their struggles, Rajasthan managed to succeed in 151 runs, leaving Kolkata Knight Riders with a manageable chase.(*8*)

Enjoying XIs:(*8*)

Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.(*8*)

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.(*8*)