In a high-voltage IPL 2025 clash at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders edged out Rajasthan Royals by just 1 run. Batting first, KKR posted a formidable total of 206/4, powered by Andre Russell’s blazing 57* off 25 balls. Rajasthan Royals came close in the chase with a sensational 95 from skipper Riyan Parag. However, Harshit Rana’s clutch bowling in the death overs sealed a nail-biting win for the hosts. The match turned out to be a classic T20 thriller, keeping fans on the edge of their seats till the last ball.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Information | KKR vs RR Match Details
Match Information Details Venue Eden Gardens, Kolkata Match Days 04 May 2025 (Day/Night – 20-over match) Toss Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to bat firstSeries Indian Premier League Season 2025 Start Time (Local) 15:30 IST Session Timings 1st: 15:30–17:00, Interval: 17:00–17:20, 2nd: 17:20–18:50 Player of the Match Andre Russell (KKR)KKR Impact Player (IN) Harshit Rana (replaced Angkrish Raghuvanshi at 19.6 ov) RR Impact Player (IN) Shubham Dubey (replaced Akash Madhwal at 15.5 ov) Umpire (On-field) Anish Sahasrabudhe (India), Rohan Pandit (India) TV Umpire Adrian Holdstock (South Africa) Reserve Umpire Amit Rana (India) Match Referee Amit Sharma (India) Points Awarded Kolkata Knight Riders – 2, Rajasthan Royals – 0
1st Inning Kolkata Knight Riders
Batsman Dismissal R B M 4s 6s SR Rahmanullah Gurbaz † c Hetmyer b Theekshana 35 25 35 4 1 140.00 Sunil Narine b Yudhvir Singh 11 9 9 1 1 122.22 Ajinkya Rahane (c) c †Jurel b Parag 30 24 46 1 2 125.00 Angkrish Raghuvanshi c sub (Ashok Sharma) b Archer 44 31 46 5 0 141.93 Andre Russell not out 57 25 37 4 6 228.00 Rinku Singh not out 19 6 10 1 2 316.66 Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 7) 10 Total (4 wickets, 20 overs) 206/4 Run Rate (RR) 10.30
Fall of Wickets
Wicket No. Score Batsman Out Over 1 13 Sunil Narine 1.6 ov 2 69 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 7.3 ov 3 111 Ajinkya Rahane 12.4 ov 4 172 Angkrish Raghuvanshi 18.1 ov
Bowling Scorecard
Bowler O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB Jofra Archer 4 0 30 1 7.50 11 2 2 1 0 Yudhvir Singh 2 0 26 1 13.00 6 3 2 1 0 Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 41 1 10.25 9 1 4 0 0 Akash Madhwal 3 0 50 0 16.66 4 4 4 3 0 Wanindu Hasaranga 4 0 35 0 8.75 6 5 0 1 0 Riyan Parag 3 0 21 1 7.00 3 1 0 1 0
2nd Inning Rajasthan Royals
Batsman Dismissal R B M 4s 6s SR Yashasvi Jaiswal c Singh b Ali 34 21 36 5 1 161.90 Vaibhav Suryavanshi c Rahane b Arora 4 2 3 1 0 200.00 Kunal Singh Rathore c Russell b Ali 0 5 7 0 0 0.00 Riyan Parag (c) c Arora b Harshit Rana 95 45 79 6 8 211.11 Dhruv Jurel † b Varun 0 1 2 0 0 0.00 Wanindu Hasaranga b Varun 0 2 1 0 0 0.00 Shimron Hetmyer c Narine b Harshit Rana 29 23 36 1 1 126
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Fall of Wickets
Wicket Score Batsman Out Over 1st 5 Vaibhav Suryavanshi 0.4 ov 2nd 8 Kunal Singh Rathore 1.5 ov 3rd 66 Yashasvi Jaiswal 6.6 ov 4th 71 Dhruv Jurel 7.3 ov 5th 71 Wanindu Hasaranga 7.5 ov 6th 163 Shimron Hetmyer 15.5 ov 7th 173 Riyan Parag 17.4 ov 8th 205 Jofra Archer 19.6 ov
Bowling Scorecard
Bowler O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB Vaibhav Arora 4 0 50 1 12.50 8 4 4 0 0 Moeen Ali 3 0 43 2 14.33 4 0 5 2 0 Harshit Rana 4 0 41 2 10.25 10 6 1 2 1 Varun Chakravarthy 4 0 32 2 8.00 10 3 1 0 0 Sunil Narine 4 0 27 0 6.75 6 1 1 0 0 Andre Russell 1 0 11 0 11.00 0 1 0 0 0
Match Result
Kolkata Knight Riders clinched a thrilling victory by just 1 run against Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens. Andre Russell’s explosive 57* and Harshit Rana’s crucial wickets turned the game in KKR’s favor. Despite Riyan Parag’s heroic 95, RR fell agonizingly short in the final over.