Ajinkya Rahane Wins First Game As KKR Captain
After losing the IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 7 wickets on Saturday (22 March), Kolkata Knight Riders managed to make a strong comeback on Wednesday. Ajinkya Rahane side beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets in 17.3 overs.
It means Rajasthan Royals have now lost their first two IPL matches in 2025. Last Sunday, Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a massive 44-run victory over RR.
A collective effort from KKR’s bowlers restricted RR to not score big, adding just 151/9 in 20 overs.
Varun Chakraborty, Moin Ali, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana contributed equally by taking two each wickets.
Unlike RR, Kolkata did perform well with the bat. Quinton de Kock, 32, added a massive 97 not out in 61 balls. He first saw his opening partner Moin losing the wicket early, scoring just five runs.
Then he made a decent partnership with captain Rahane, who only added 18 runs but made things stable overall.
The South African wicket-keeper-batsman, at last, guided Angkrish Raghuvanshi well.
Raghuvanshi contributed 22 (not out) runs in 17 balls, finishing the game in style with De Kock.
PBKS Vs GT IPL 2025 Scorecard Summery (26 March 2025)
Player of the Match
Quinton De Kock (KKR) · 97* (61)
RR · 151/9 (20)
| Dhruv Jurel 33 (28) | Varun Chakaravarthy 2/17 (4) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal 29 (24) | Moeen Ali 2/23 (4) |
| Riyan Parag 25 (15) | Vaibhav Arora 2/33 (4) |
KKR · 153/2 (17.3)
| Quinton De Kock 97* (61) | Wanindu Hasaranga 1/34 (3) |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi 22* (17) | Tushar Deshpande 0/7 (1) |
| Ajinkya Rahane 18 (15) | Nitish Rana 0/9 (1) |
Toss: KKR won the toss and decided to bowl
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