Vaibhav nails the yorker, Dubey digs it out to long-off, can they get the second? NO! The throw is quick from Rinku, and Vaibhav takes the stumps off with Archer well short! KKR are very much alive in IPL 2025! Rinku Singh raced in from long-off and was sharp with his throw, and that seals the win in regular time for KKR! Rajasthan Royals almost pulled off a dramatic win for the ages. Sreshth says Rinku was swapped from long-on to long-off as a late call by Rahane!
KKR vs RR, 53rd Match at Kolkata, IPL, May 04 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
53rd Match (D/N), Eden Gardens, May 04, 2025, Indian Premier League
Hetmyer and Riyan Parag's 92-run partnership is RR's highest for the 6th wicket in IPL, breaking the record of 85 between Steven Smith and Faulkner
Match centre
Scores: Sudeep Poojar | Comms: Abhimanyu BoseScorecard summary
Kolkata Knight Riders • 206/4(20 overs)
57* (25)
1/21 (3)
44 (31)
1/30 (4)
Rajasthan Royals • 205/8(20 overs)
95 (45)
2/32 (4)
34 (21)
2/41 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
end of over 2020 runs • 1 wicket
RR: 205/8CRR: 10.25
Shubham Dubey25 (14b 1x4 2x6)
Vaibhav Arora 4-0-50-1
Andre Russell 1-0-11-0
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7.35pm Time for the presentation ceremony.
Andre Russell, the POTM: "We all know the importance of this game. We have four finals and we had to leave everything on the park and that's what we did. Total team effort from the guys. When I have a bit of time to go, I wasn't worried about the dot balls because I know I can make up. It was quite a difficult wicket to go start hitting immediately so I thought I'd give it some time. It paid off in the end and then Rinku got some boundaries too at the end. The scoreboard is the best indication. Playing so many games, you know who to target, who you can take on. When I look at the scorecard and see five overs, I see 30 balls and think if I can face 15 of those balls, with my power I can score 40 off those 15 balls."
Ajinkya Rahane: "Yeah it was very close. Really happy with the performance and especially way we started with the bat. The partnerships between Gurbaz and me and Angkrish and Russell were very good. We wanted to go hard in the powerplay and after that the pitch was a bit dry so we wanted to consolidated from overs 7-12 and then our batters could express themselves. [On the fielding] Fielding is a factor that we can control and save 10-odd runs."
Kasinathan: "Yesterday 94 and today 95 run knocks ends in losing cause. Hard Luck."
Rinku Singh: Everyone in India knows that this ground has the quickest outfield so we have to be very quick. I field outside the circle, so it's my responsibility there and I enjoy my fielding. Honestly, I enjoy fielding more than batting. [On KKR's last few overs] For a long time Russell hadn't been scoring, so it was a crucial knock for him. And when I came in, it was a good situation for me. We are taking it one game at a time and not thinking too far ahead.
Riyan Parag: "I was just too sad about myself getting out. Probably a miscalculation from my side, I should have finished it. I think we could have found better options in the last six overs. I think they were 120 or 130 and our spinners did really well and maybe we could have cut down their runs, but the game was in our hands. We should have finished this. [On bowling Madhwal when Russell was early in his innings] I didn't want to bowl bowlers back-to-back, but now it feels like maybe we could have done something else. We've got to give [Russell] credit because he came in, took his time. The way he accelerated was amazing to watch. It's a ground where sixes are hit, so I knew I had my boundaries if I stayed. Wicket was gripping a little and I had to pick my battles, but I felt I could have finished it. You've got to be clinical, you've got to be perfect, and we weren't so the consequences are here."
7.20pm Oh, it's been some ride, this game! From Russell's stunning knock to lift KKR to 206 when they were looking set for a score closer to 180, to Royals' early collapse, to Parag's stunning blitz of six consecutive sixes in his knock of 95, to Royals losing steam at the end leaving 22 off the last over, to Shubham Dubey and Archer scoring 20 of those runs - it has been an IPL classic. No matter that there wasn't much at stake for Rajasthan Royals, they showed tremendous fight, but it's KKR who live to fight another day.
19.6
1W
Arora to Dubey, 1 run, OUT
Jofra Archer run out (Singh/Arora) 12 (8b 1x4 0x6 14m) SR: 150
Rahane does a lot of tinkering with the field. KKR players have had a few chats now. Vaibhav now from around the wicket
Bharat: "SUPER OVER TIME!" -- everyone is thinking it!
It's come down to three needed off one delivery!
19.5
6
Arora to Dubey, SIX runs
Six down the ground! It's a full toss outside off and Dubey goes straight and long!
KKR win, RR win, Super Over - everything is possible!
19.4
4
Arora to Dubey, FOUR runs
Dubey is keeping Royals alive here! Full on the stumps and he is able to whip it away behind square. Russell running to his right from deep fine leg can't stop it!
19.3
6
Arora to Dubey, SIX runs
Dubey nails this! Short outside off and he is able to pull this away over deep backward square!
19.2
1
Arora to Archer, 1 run
Yorker outside off, Archer looks to drive it out on the off side and can only deflect it to short third off the toe end of the bat
19.1
2
Arora to Archer, 2 runs
Full outside off, drilled out to deep cover where Rinku Singh does very well to stop it with a dive to his right
Vaibhav Arora to close this game out
end of over 1911 runs
RR: 185/7CRR: 9.73 • RRR: 22.00 • Need 22 from 6b
Jofra Archer9 (6b 1x4)
Shubham Dubey8 (10b)
Andre Russell 1-0-11-0
Harshit Rana 4-0-41-2
18.6
1
Russell to Archer, 1 run
Inswinging yorker around middle, Archer inside edges it onto his boot. The ball rolls to the right of the stumps and Russell tries to race Dubey to the non-striker's end to kick the ball onto the stumps, but he misses with that effort using the outside of his foot. Neat football skills, but he's just missed the mark by a little
18.5
2
Russell to Archer, 2 runs
Low full toss on leg, Archer looks to swing this away but it goes square off the inside edge with the ball also deflecting off his pads. They are able to run two
18.4
4
Russell to Archer, FOUR runs
Goes for the wide yorker, it's just slightly short of that mark, and Archer is able to drill this through cover! RR's first boundary in 21 balls!
18.3
1
Russell to Dubey, 1 run
Yorker outside off, Dubey jams his bat down but it's gone straight to the off side sweeper. No luck for Royals right now!
18.2
2
Russell to Dubey, 2 runs
Full outside off, Dubey drills it wide of long-off but Rinku is rapid to run to his right and stop that and get the throw in. Rahane applauds his efforts there
18.1
1
Russell to Archer, 1 run
Goes for the yorker, but it's a low full toss that's swinging into Archer, who can only inside edge it onto his pads
Looks like Russell will bowl the penultimate over. Can Archer get some revenge for those boundaries Russ scored off him?
end of over 185 runs • 1 wicket
RR: 174/7CRR: 9.66 • RRR: 16.50 • Need 33 from 12b
Jofra Archer1 (2b)
Shubham Dubey5 (8b)
Harshit Rana 4-0-41-2
Sunil Narine 4-0-27-0
17.6
1
Harshit Rana to Archer, 1 run
Pace off length ball outside off, Archer steers it to short third and gets a quick single
DK: "Another right handed misses the hundred. Who's gonna Jinx this?"
17.5
•
Harshit Rana to Archer, no run
Another slower ball brings KKR another dot! This is wide, on a length and it beats Archer's outside edge
17.4
W
Harshit Rana to Parag, OUT
Parag holes out five short of a maiden T20 century! This is an offcutter on a length outside off and Parag looks to go down the ground. But he hits this flat and it goes straight to Vaibhav Arora who does the rest. A stunning knock, but he looks supremely disappointed
Riyan Parag c Arora b Harshit Rana 95 (45b 6x4 8x6 79m) SR: 211.11
17.3
1lb
Harshit Rana to Dubey, 1 leg bye
Big appeal as Dubey misses this full ball speared in from outside off. He's hit around the thigh. There's also a run out chance as Gurbaz had a shy at the striker's end with Parag racing in. A direct hit would have sent the RR skipper running straight back to the dugout
17.2
•
Harshit Rana to Dubey, no run
That's great stuff from Harshit! This pace off length ball outside off stays low and seams in to beat Dubey's swing
Uh oh. Rana had overstepped, so Shubham Dubey will face a free hit now!
17.2
2nb
Harshit Rana to Parag, (no ball) 1 run
Yorker outside off, drilled down to long-off
17.1
1
Harshit Rana to Dubey, 1 run
Full outside off, Dubey looks to swing it leg side and it goes off the inside half to deep midwicket on the bounce
Rana will bowl out now
end of over 175 runs
RR: 169/6CRR: 9.94 • RRR: 12.66 • Need 38 from 18b
Shubham Dubey4 (5b)
Riyan Parag94 (43b 6x4 8x6)
Sunil Narine 4-0-27-0
Harshit Rana 3-0-37-1
16.6
1
Narine to Dubey, 1 run
Driven down to long-off
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
RR
95 runs (45)
6 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
17 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
88%
KKR
57 runs (25)
4 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
18 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
79%
Best performances - bowlers
KKR
O
4
M
0
R
32
W
2
ECO
8
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
KKR
O
4
M
0
R
41
W
2
ECO
10.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W |
Match details
| Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50 |
| Match days | 04 May 2025 - daynight (20-over match) |
| KKR Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
| RR Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 15.5 ov) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Rajasthan Royals 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
KKR 100%
KKRRR100%50%100%
Over 20 • RR 205/8
Jofra Archer run out (Singh/Arora) 12 (8b 1x4 0x6 14m) SR: 150
KKR won by 1 runW
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