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  The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders showed their class with a dominating win over Rajasthan Royals in match 6 of IPL 2025 played at Basapara Stadium, Guwahati on 26 th March. KKR captain Rahane won the toss and decided to field first. Sanju Samson & Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings for RR. Both looked in good touch putting pressure on KKR bowlers. Vaibhav Arora got the breakthrough dismissing Samson shattering the stumps. Jaiswal and Samson put on 33 runs for the opening wicket. Riyan Parag looked impressive with his strokes along with Jaiswal. At the end of the first six overs, RR ended at 54 for 1. Varun Chakvarthy got the breakthrough dismissing Riyan Parag with a lovely catch by de Kock. Parag and Jaiswal added 34 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Moeen Ali was included in the playing XI replacing Sunil Narine. Moeen dismissed Jaiswal providing a simple catch to Harshit Rana at long-on. KKR spinners troubled the RR batters by not allowing them to score runs ...

  Royal Challengers Bengaluru began the 18 th season with a massive win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 22 nd March 2025. RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to field first. Josh Hazlewood got off to a perfect start getting rid of Quinton de Kock after Suyash Sharma dropped a sitter. After an initial struggle, Rahane and Sunil Narine showed intent by putting pressure on RCB bowlers including Rasikh Dar and Krunal Pandya. At the end of the first six overs, KKR raced away to 60 for 1. Soon after, the first timeout was taken. After the timeout, Rahane and Narine put enough pressure on RCB bowlers not allowing them to settle, keeping the momentum going for KKR. Rasikh Dar got the massive scalp of Sunil Narine with a good catch by Jitesh Sharma. Rahane and Narine added 103 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Rahane looked impressive, reaching fifty off just 25 deliveries. Krunal Pandya got rid of KKR captain Rahane providin...

  Kolkata Knight Riders will look to defend their title as they won in the 2024 edition under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. The experienced Ajinkya Rahane has been appointed as the captain for this season. Here we look for the KKR squad for IPL 2025. Retained Players Rinku Singh (13 Crore), Sunil Narine (12 Crore), Andre Russell (12 Crore), Varun Chakvarthy (12 Crore), Ramandeep Singh (4 Crore), Harshit Rana (4 Crore).   Released Players Shreyas Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Phil Salt, KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, Angriksh Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushamanta Chameera, Sakib Hasan, Vaibhav Arora, Mitchell Starc, Chetan Sakariya. Bought Players Venkatesh Iyer (23.75 Crore), Quinton de Kock (3.60 Crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2 Crore), Anrich Nortje (6.50 Crore), Angriksh Raghuvanshi ( 3 Crore), Vaibhav Arora (1.80 Crore), Mayank Markande ( 30 Lakh), Rovman Powell (1.50 Crore), Manish Pandey ...

 It was an amazing game of cricket as Lucknow Super Giants became the 2 nd team in IPL 2022 to qualify for the playoffs with a thrilling win over KKR played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. LSG captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. Quinton de Kock started off cautiously along with Rahul. Abhijeet Tomar making his debut for KKR dropped a simple catch chance to get rid of de Kock. After the drop chance, de Kock showed intent on keeping the pressure on KKR bowlers making life tough for them. At the end of the first six overs, LSG made 44 for 0. De Kock and Rahul looked settled as LSG ended the first timeout at 48 for 0. De Kock upped the ante with big shots putting enough pressure on KKR bowlers completing fifty off 36 balls while KL Rahul looked solid giving strike to de Kock. LSG openers maintained the momentum putting enough pressure on KKR bowlers. At the end of the second timeout, LSG scored 105 for 0. KL Rahul showed composure reaching fift...

 Thanks to a superb performance by Andre Russell, Kolkata Knight Riders kept their slim hopes alive of reaching the playoffs stage as they defeated SRH in a one-sided encounter played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Saturday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Venetaksh Iyer’s poor form continued dismissed by Marco Jansen. Ajiyanka Rahane and Nitish Rana put enough pressure on SRH bowling with positive shots. At the end of the first six overs, KKR scored 55 for 1. Umran Malik showed his class by dismissing Nitish Rana caught by Shashank Singh. Rana and Rahane added 48 runs for the 2 nd wicket. A superb catch by Shashank Singh at the boundary resulted in the wicket of Rahane to leave KKR in trouble. At the end of the first timeout, KKR scored 78 for 3. Malik struck once again getting the wicket of Shreyas Iyer to leave KKR on the backfoot. T Natarajan produced a superb delivery as Rinku Singh could not review the decision. And...

 Kolkata Knight Riders' chances of staying in the tournament remain intact as they registered a dominating win over Mumbai Indians played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Monday. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Venkatesh Iyer came to open the innings along with Ajiyanka Rahane. Venkatesh showed intent right from the word go putting enough pressure on the MI bowlers while Rahane gave good support. Kartikeya provided a much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Venetaksh Iyer caught by Sams. Venkatesh Iyer and Rahane added 60 runs in just 34 balls. At the end of the first six overs, KKR raced away to 64 for 1. MI bowlers kept it tight putting pressure on Rahane who struggled with his timing. At the end of the first timeout, KKR made 78 for 1. Kartikeya struck again to dismiss Rahane. Nitish Rana showed intent right from word go putting enough pressure on MI bowlers, especially Kieron Pollard. At the end of the second timeout, KKR scored 123 for 2. ...

 Kolkata Knight Riders ended their 5-match losing streak as they defeated Rajasthan Royals played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for KKR as Umesh Yadav got rid of Devdutt Paddikal with a return catch. Jos Buttler struggled with his timing as KKR bowlers did not allow them to score runs easily. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 38 for 1. Samson looked in decent touch putting pressure on the KKR bowlers while Buttler was not able to time the ball. Southee got rid of Buttler providing a simple catch to Mavi. Buttler and Samson added 48 runs for the 2 nd wicket. With that wicket, the first timeout was called at 55 for 2. Karun Nair making a comeback into the XI struggled with his timing due to disciplined KKR bowling. Anukul Roy looked impressive and grabbed the wicket of Karun Nair. Nair and Samson added 35 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Samson showed his brilliant...

 Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways as they registered a comfortable win over Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday. DC captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. Chetan Sakaryia playing his first game started well getting rid of Aaron Finch with a lovely delivery. Venetaksh Iyer opened the innings for KKR but failed to contribute anything dismissed by Axar Patel. At the end of the first six overs, KKR scored just 29 for 2. Baba Indrajith playing his first game was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep Yadav looked impressive with 2 nd wicket getting the wicket of Sunil Narine to leave KKR in big trouble. At the end of the first timeout, KKR made 46 for 4. Nitish Rana and captain Shreyas Iyer steadied the ship putting pressure on Delhi Capitals bowlers. Shreyas looked decent enough by taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. On other hand, Nitish Rana showed intent. A lovely superman catch by Pant ended the innings for S...

 Rajasthan Royals held their nerves as they registered a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-scoring thriller played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, on Monday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Jos Buttler provided a flying start putting pressure on KKR opening bowlers right from the word. Buttler showed class against spinners hitting them for runs while Devdutt Paddikal gave good support to him. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals raced away to 60 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. Buttler completed fifty off 29 balls and maintained the momentum along with Paddikal. Sunil Narine provided a much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Paddikal who went early to the shot and was bowled. Paddikal and Buttler added 97 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. Sanju Samson came to the crease taking on KKR bowlers, especially Chakravarthy keeping the scoreboard ticking. Buttler and Samson kept the pressure rig...

 Sunrisers Hyderabad showed their spirit to register a comfortable victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-scoring match played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on Friday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first. Aaron Finch making his debut for KKR replacing Ajiyanka Rahane showed intent before Jansen dismissed taking the inside edge to Pooran. T Natarajan struck off his first ball getting rid of Venetaksh Iyer with a beauty. He then struck again dismissing Sunil Narine caught by Shashank Singh leaving KKR on the backfoot. At the end of the first six overs, KKR made 38 for 3. After the field restrictions, Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana steadied the ship with positive strokes. Kolkata Knight Riders ended the first timeout at 57 for 3. Umran Malik created big impact with his pace troubling the opposition batsmen. Malik produced a stunning yorker to dismiss KKR captain Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas and Nitish Rana added 39 runs for the 4 th wicket. Nitish Rana ke...

 Delhi Capitals rose to the occasion as they registered a comfortable win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a high scoring affair played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on Sunday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Prithvi Shaw started the innings brightly taking on Umesh Yadav from the word go. David Warner also put pressure on KKR bowlers with aggressive hitting. Iyer decided to bring Narine but Shaw and Warner never allowed them to settle for line and length. Shaw took on the short balls hitting for runs. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals' openers raced away to 68 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called. Shaw continued his aggressive form reaching fifty off just 27 balls while Warner also looked in sublime touch hitting boundaries with ease. Varun Chakravarthy eventually got the breakthrough with a good delivery dismissing Shaw. Shaw and Warner added 93 runs laying a strong foundation for a massive total. Pant promoted himself to n...

 Kolkata Knight Riders continued their winning momentum as they defeated Mumbai Indians with ease in the 14 th match of Tata IPL 2022 played at MCA Stadium, Pune on Wednesday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. Rohit Sharma struggled against disciplined KKR bowling. Umesh Yadav got the breakthrough for KKR dismissing Rohit with a simple catch to Sam Billings. Ishan Kishan looked out of sorts while Dewald Brevis showed intent right from the word go. At the end of the first six overs, MI scored 35 for 1. After the field restrictions, Varun Chakravarthy struck for KKR with a clever piece of stumping by Sam Billings. Brevis and Kishan added 39 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Tilak Verma and Surya Kumar Yadav steadied the ship for MI putting pressure on KKR bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, 49 for 2.   KKR bowlers kept tight lines and lengths against Surya Kumar and Kishan. Ishan Kishan’s struggling innings came to an end by being dismissed ...

 Thanks to smashing innings by Andre Russell, Kolkata Knight Riders registered a comfortable win over Punjab Kings played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Umesh Yadav struck in the very first over itself getting the wicket of Mayank Agarwal. Bhanuka Rajapaksa put the KKR bowlers under pressure with some lusty blows. The explosive left-handed batsmen from Sri Lanka smashed Shivam Mavi for 22 runs before attempting another big shot giving a simple catch to Tim Southee. Rajapaksa made a quickfire 31 off 9 balls and added 41 runs for the 2 nd wicket with Shikhar Dhawan. Southee dismissed Dhawan with a simple catch to Sam Billings. Liam Livingstone put pressure on the KKR bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, PBKS raced away to 62 for 3. PBKS ended the first timeout at 70 for 3. KKR bowlers kept tight lines and lengths picking wickets at regular intervals. The PBKS batsmen strug...

 Royal Challengers Bangalore opened their account in the tournament with a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders played at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. Mohammed Siraj and Akashdeep put pressure on the KKR opening batsmen of Venetaksh Iyer and Rahane. Akash deep struck for RCB dismissing Venetaksh Iyer with a simple return catch. Shreyas Iyer started the innings with a lovely boundary. Mohammed Siraj dismissed Ajiyanka Rahane providing an easy catch to Shahbaz Ahmed at deep square leg. Nitish Rana showed intent right from the word go and kept the pressure on the RCB bowlers. A superb diving catch by David Willey got rid of Nitish Rana to leave KKR in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, KKR scored 44 for 3. After the field restrictions, Hasaranga dismissed KKR captain Shreyas Iyer caught by Du Plessis. It was a disciplined bowling effort by RCB bowlers. Akash deep struck again getting the w...

 Thanks to a brilliant performance, Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders easily in the finals of IPL 2021 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Friday. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field first. It could have been an ideal start for KKR as Dinesh Karthik missed a golden stumping chance. After the reprieve, du Plessis and Gaikwad put the KKR bowlers under pressure with attacking strokes. CSK openers showed intent right from word go to end the first six overs at 50 for 0. Du Plessis and Gaikwad looked decent with approach helping CSK end the first timeout at 61 for 0. Soon after the timeout, Gaikwad was caught by Mavi at long-off. Gaikwad and du Plessis put on 61 runs to lay a strong foundation for a big total. Robin Uthappa came to the crease keeping the momentum with attacking strokes off the spinners and pacers. On other hand, du Plessis kept his composure reaching a half-century from 35 balls. Uthappa and du Ples...

 Kolkata Knight Riders held their nerves at the end as they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eliminator of IPL 2021 played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Monday. RCB captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. RCB openers Virat Kohli and Devdutt Paddikal provided a flying start against Shivam Mavi hitting him for boundaries. It was an attacking display of cricket as both put bad balls keeping the scoreboard ticking. Ferguson did the job for KKR getting the wicket of Paddikal with good delivery. Paddikal and Kohli added 49 runs to lay a strong foundation. Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 53 for 1 at the end of the first six overs. With that, the first timeout was called. KKR captain Eoin Morgan bought in Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy into the attack. KS Bharat struggled with his timing against disciplined bowling by KKR bowlers. Narine struck to get rid of Bharat trying to increase the scoring rate. Glenn Maxwell showed intent right from ...

 Kolkata Knight Riders produced a dominating display to outplay Rajasthan Royals in a one-sided encounter played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Friday. RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field first. It was a steady start by KKR openers Venetaksh Iyer and Shubman Gill putting RR bowlers under pressure. Both openers kept the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, KKR scored 34 for 0. Gill and Iyer looked in control making life tough for RR bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, KKR scored 44 for 0. KKR openers upped the ante keeping the pressure on RR bowlers and maintained the momentum. Rahul Tewaita dismissed Iyer giving RR a breakthrough. Iyer and Gill added 79 runs for the opening wicket. Glenn Phillips dismissed Nitish Rana after being smashed for quickfire runs. Gill began to up the ante and keep the scoreboard ticking along with Rahul Tripathi. At the end of the 2 nd timeout, KKR scored 119 for 2. After the timeout, Gill loo...

  Thanks to a superb bowling effort and Gill’s gritty knock, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 49 th match played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as wicketkeeper Saha was dismissed without opening their account off Southee’s bowling. Kane Williamson looked in tremendous touch hitting the gaps well. On the other hand, Jason Roy struggled to time the ball. Mavi got rid of Roy to put SRH under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, SRH scored 35 for 2. Soon after the field restrictions, Shakib AL Hasan produced a brilliant run out to dismiss SRH captain Kane Williamson leaving SRH in big trouble. At the end of the first timeout, SRH scored 46 for 3. After the timeout, Abishek Sharma was stumped in an attempt to score runs. KKR bowlers did not allow Priyam Garg to score runs easily and eventually dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy. Abdu...

  It was another brilliant game of cricket that went right down the wire as Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in a thriller played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Friday. PBKS captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for PBKS as Arshdeep Singh got rid of Shubman Gill taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Venetaksh Iyer and Rahul Tripathi showed intent right from word go putting PBKS bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, KKR made 48 for 1. After the field restrictions, Tripathi and Iyer kept on ticking the scoreboard putting with singles and hitting occasional boundaries. KKR made 73 for 1 at end of 1 st timeout. Iyer looked in sensational form along with Tripathi keeping the KKR scoreboard ticking. Both did not allow any PBKS to settle with their innovative strokes. Iyer reached his fifty off 39 balls while Tripathi kept the momentum for KKR. Ravi Bishnoi provided the breakthrough for PBKS dismi...