Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Format: T20
Series: Indian Premier League
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date: 19 Apr 2026, 15:30 (IST)
Toss: Rajasthan Royals, elected to bat first
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders 161/6 | Rajasthan Royals 155/9
Status: KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Player of the Match: Varun Chakravarthy
Rajasthan Royals 1 INN
Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yash Raj Punja | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Rahane b Narine | 39 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 134.48 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | c Ramandeep Singh b Varun | 46 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 164.28 |
| Dhruv Jurel | st Seifert b Varun | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Riyan Parag | b Varun | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Raghuvanshi b Kartik Tyagi | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Donovan Ferreira | c & b Narine | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Green b Kartik Tyagi | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Jofra Archer | run out (Arora/Seifert) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | c Seifert b Kartik Tyagi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brijesh Sharma | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Nandre Burger | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: (w 10, lb 2)
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Arora | 4.00 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Kartik Tyagi | 4.00 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 |
| Cameron Green | 2.00 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Sunil Narine | 4.00 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3.50 |
| Ramandeep Singh | 2.00 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
Fall of Wickets
81/1, 97/2, 99/3, 117/4, 124/5, 144/6, 146/7, 146/8, 155/9
Kolkata Knight Riders 2 INN
Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varun Chakravarthy | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Seifert | b Archer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Jurel b Burger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | lbw b Jadeja | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Cameron Green | st Jurel b Ravi Bishnoi | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 207.69 |
| Rovman Powell | c Ferreira b Jadeja | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 115.00 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 53 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 155.88 |
| Ramandeep Singh | b Yash Raj Punja | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Anukul Roy | not out | 29 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 181.25 |
| Sunil Narine | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vaibhav Arora | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kartik Tyagi | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: (w 8, lb 1)
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 4.00 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Nandre Burger | 2.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4.00 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Yash Raj Punja | 4.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2.66 |
| Riyan Parag | 1.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Brijesh Sharma | 1.40 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 12.60 |
Fall of Wickets
0/1, 5/2, 37/3, 52/4, 70/5, 85/6
Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders
- 1. Varun Chakravarthy
- 2. Tim Seifert
- 3. Ajinkya Rahane
- 4. Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- 5. Cameron Green
- 6. Rovman Powell
- 7. Rinku Singh
- 8. Ramandeep Singh
- 9. Anukul Roy
- 10. Sunil Narine
- 11. Vaibhav Arora
- 12. Kartik Tyagi
Rajasthan Royals
- 1. Yash Raj Punja
- 2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
- 3. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- 4. Dhruv Jurel
- 5. Riyan Parag
- 6. Shimron Hetmyer
- 7. Donovan Ferreira
- 8. Ravindra Jadeja
- 9. Jofra Archer
- 10. Ravi Bishnoi
- 11. Brijesh Sharma
- 12. Nandre Burger