It was not easy to score runs but … Quinton Dickock told inside, because of this, RR could be washed on difficult wickets – Quinton de Kock Statement after Scoring 97 Runs vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025
Player of the Match Dickock said in the award ceremony, ‘This is my second match, it was good for us that we batted later. As a wicketkeeper, I got a chance to take wickets and I could harmonize according to him while batting. He said, “I know that IPL is known for a big score, but I only tried to win the match for us.”
The former South African captain said, ‘It was not a suitable wicket for a big score, the ball was taking turn and stopping. This was not a flat wicket, there was a struggle to score runs here. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane credited the victory with Dickock to the team spinners. He said, ‘We bowled two spinners in the middle overs. Moin Ali played in place of Sunil Narayan and he did well.
Something like this was the condition of the match
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati in Assam and decided to bowl first. Rajasthan Royals batted first and scored just 151 runs for 9 wickets. Dhruv Jurael scored the highest 33 runs for Rajasthan. Moin Ali, Varun Chakraborty, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana took two wickets each. Defending champion Kolkata easily chased the target because of the decocting. The only wicket for RR was taken by Vanindu Hasranga. KKR, playing under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane, had to face defeat by seven wickets to Royal Challengers Bangalore in his first match.
