Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on 26 March 2025, chasing a target of 152 with little fuss. Q de Kock was named Player of the Match as KKR finished on 153/2, having lost no wickets in the powerplay and no further wickets through the death overs. Rajasthan had posted 151/9 after a middle-overs collapse that cost them 5 wickets for 56 runs. The result moves KKR's head-to-head lead over Rajasthan to 17 wins from 30 meetings.

Rajasthan's innings followed a pattern that has become familiar: a solid powerplay followed by a structural unravelling. They scored 54 for 1 in the first six overs, which was above the ground's powerplay average of 47 runs, but the middle phase proved costly. Five wickets fell for 56 runs between overs 7 and 16. A lower-order contribution of 41 in the death overs dragged them past 150, but that total was never going to be enough.

KKR's reply was disciplined rather than flashy. They reached 40 for no loss at the end of the powerplay, then accelerated through the middle overs with 78 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. The final 35 runs arrived without further drama. From the moment their openers survived the powerplay unscathed, Rajasthan were chasing the game rather than playing it.