Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 53rd Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 1 run (Kolkata Knight Riders 206/4, Rajasthan Royals 205/8).
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 206/4 (20 ov)
- Rajasthan Royals: 205/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Play began on Sunday, 4 May 2025 at 10:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Anish Sahasrabudhe and Rohan Pandit, with Amit Sharma as match referee.
Kolkata Knight Riders made 206/4 in 20 overs, with Andre Russell top-scoring on 57 not out from 25 balls. Riyan Parag was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 21. Rajasthan Royals made 205/8 in 20 overs, with Riyan Parag top-scoring on 95 from 45 balls. Varun Chakaravarthy was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 32.
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 1 run. Andre Russell was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Kolkata Knight Riders · 1st innings: 206/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Shimron Hetmyer b Maheesh Theekshana | 35 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 140 |
| Sunil Narine | b Yudhvir Singh Charak | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Dhruv Jurel b Riyan Parag | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c Ashok Sharma b Jofra Archer | 44 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 141.94 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 57 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 228 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 316.67 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Yudhvir Singh Charak | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Akash Madhwal | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Riyan Parag | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
Rajasthan Royals · 1st innings: 205/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Rinku Singh b Moeen Ali | 34 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 161.9 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | c Ajinkya Rahane b Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Kunal Singh Rathore | c Andre Russell b Moeen Ali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riyan Parag | c Vaibhav Arora b Harshit Rana | 95 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 211.11 |
| Dhruv Jurel | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Sunil Narine b Harshit Rana | 29 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 126.09 |
| Shubham Dubey | not out | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 178.57 |
| Jofra Archer | run out (Vaibhav Arora) | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Moeen Ali | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 14.33 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (RR, Vaibhav Arora): 20 runs, 205/8 – W 6 4 6 1 2
- Over 19 (RR, Andre Russell): 11 runs, 185/7 – 1 2 4 1 2 1
- Over 18 (RR, Harshit Rana): 5 runs, 174/7 – 1 • W 0lb • nb2 1
- Over 17 (RR, Sunil Narine): 5 runs, 169/6 – 1 1 1 • 1 1
- Over 16 (RR, Harshit Rana): 9 runs, 164/6 – 1 W 1 1 wd 1 4
- Over 15 (RR, Sunil Narine): 11 runs, 155/5 – • 1 1 6 1 2