The Indian Premier League 2025 has not began at an excellent word in any respect for Rajasthan Royals. With two losses in two matches, RR finds themselves within the backside half of the IPL 2025 factors desk. RR scored 151/9 in 20 overs, a goal which was chased down in 17.3 overs by Kolkata Knight Riders. The loss could be extra bitter for RR participant Nitish Rana, who was a KKR participant until IPL 2024. He obtained out for simply 8 and after that he was closely trolled on social media.
As soon as a Knight, At all times a Knight
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— KKR (@KKRWeRule) March 26, 2025
Nitish Rana lastly batted for KKR!
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— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) March 26, 2025
Now Nitish Rana ought to realise why KKR didn’t retain him.#RRvsKKR #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/MQ0zleSOab
— Dr Inventive Soul (@dr_artisticsoul) March 26, 2025
Earlier, Enjoying his first IPL sport for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Moeen Ali stood up in Sunil Narine’s absence to choose 2-23, whereas Varun Chakravarthy bounced again to take 2-17 because the defending champions restricted Rajasthan Royals (RR) to 151/9 in match six of IPL 2025 on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Such was the brilliance of Narine and Chakaravarthy that KKR did not even want Andre Russell’s providers with the ball, as RR went from 67/1 to 82/5. It additionally did not assist RR that their top-order fell to rash shot choice. It took Dhruv Jurel’s 33 off 28 balls and Jofra Archer’s cameo of 16 to take RR previous 150.
Pushed into batting first, Jaiswal and Sanju Samson obtained off the mark with a boundary every within the opening over. With Spencer Johnson and Vaibhav Arora discovering some swing, Samson struggled, whereas Jaiswal unveiled a straight drive and hook off the previous to choose a 4 and 6 respectively.
In a bid to loft Arora by means of the off-side, Samson stepped down the pitch, however was left to seeing the yorker uprooting his leg stump, as he fell for 13. RR continued to play attacking cricket as native lad Riyan Parag wowed everybody along with his heave and straight loft pictures fetching him two sixes, whereas Jaiswal lofted Arora over long-off for a most, as RR ended power-play at 54/1.
After Parag smashed Chakaravarthy for a six over mid-wicket, the spinner had the final chuckle as a ball later, he obtained the RR skipper to miscue a loft and was caught by Quinton de Kock for 25. From there, RR’s slide started – Jaiswal holed out to long-on in opposition to Moeen Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga, promoted to quantity 5, spooned one to mid-off in opposition to Chakaravarthy and Nitish Rana was bamboozled by flip and grip, as Moeen hit the highest of his center stump.
Jurel started resurrecting RR’s innings by pulling Moeen for 4, earlier than steering and edging off Harshit Rana twice for fours, regardless of shedding influence participant Shubham Dubey to Arora. Jurel’s fightback continued as he scooped and sweetly drove Rana for a brace of fours, earlier than inside-edging onto his stumps off the pacer and stroll again for 33.
With Shimron Hetmyer holing out to long-on off Rana, the dual blows within the nineteenth over disadvantaged RR of the ending flourish they have been desperately looking for. It took twin sixes from Jofra Archer’s bat whereas making a seven-ball 16 to assist RR cross 150-mark.
Transient Scores: Rajasthan Royals 151/9 in 20 overs (Dhruv Jurel 33, Yashasvi Jaiswal 29; Varun Chakaravarthy 2-17, Moeen Ali 2-23) in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders
With ANI Inputs
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