IPL 2025, spinners’ spinners and Quinton Dickock Hurricane Rajasthan, KKR won the match by 8 wickets – IPL 2025 Kolkata Knight Riders Defeated Rajasthan Royals by 8 Wickets Match Highlights

Guwahati: At Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders have won their first win of this season by defeating Rajasthan Royals. Kolkata dusted RR by 8 wickets. Rajasthan Royals had put a target of 152 runs in front of KKR, which was chased by Defending Champions in 17.3 overs. Quinton Dickock, playing for Kolkata, played an unbeaten 97 -run innings. Earlier, Kolkata bowlers did not allow Rajasthan batsmen to score openly. After all, what happened in the match, let’s tell you in detail.Kolkata won the toss

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first. RR’s team was initially stuttered. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurael scored some good runs. Jaiswal scored 29 runs in 24 balls. He hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. Jurael scored 33 runs in 28 balls and hit 5 fours. The rest of the batsmen did not perform anything special. Kolkata bowlers took wickets at the right time. This brought RR’s team under pressure.

Vaibhav Arora bowled Sanju Samson while Spencer Johnson dismissed Ryan Parag. However, in the middle order, Dhruv Jurael handled Rajasthan’s innings. In the end, Jofra Archer also hit two sixes, due to which Rajasthan’s score reached 150. Rajasthan Royals scored 151 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets for just 17 runs in 4 overs. Moin Ali and Harshit Rana also took 2–2 wickets.

Kolkata easily chased 152 runs

Knight Riders batsmen easily achieved the target of 152 runs. Moin Ali was out early. But Quinton Dickock batted brilliantly. He scored 97 runs in 61 balls. He was not out. Quinton hit 8 fours and 6 sixes. Angkrish Raghuvanshi also supported him well. He scored 22 runs in 17 balls. KKR won the match in 17.3 overs.

There was an 83 -run partnership between Quinton de Kock and Angkrish Raghuvanshi. This partnership was made in just 44 balls. Kolkata chased the target with 15 balls remaining. DiCock scored fast. He played an important role in winning the team. With this win, Kolkata Knight Riders scored the first two points in IPL 2025. The match was very important for Kolkata after losing the first match. This victory will increase the confidence of the team. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals will now have to analyze their mistakes. They have to prepare for their next match.

Some special things of the match:

– Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 29 runs in 24 balls.
– Dhruv Jurael scored 33 runs in 28 balls.
– Varun Chakraborty took 2 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs.
– Moin Ali took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs.
– Quinton de Kock scored 97 runs in 61 balls. He was not out.
– Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 22 runs in 17 balls. He was not out.