Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard – Eden Gardens, 53rd match at Kolkata, was a thrilling competition in the IPL 2025 season in May 4, 2025. The two teams showed exceptional skills with powerful batting with Kolkata Knight Riders and responding Rajasthan Royals with fast bowling and strategic fielding. In the crowd of Eden Gardens, intense moment, tight finish and personal performance were observed. With the posts of playoffs at stake, the match pasted fans to their seats. For detailed data, player highlights and full scorecard updates, follow this exciting IPL shodown between two top contenders.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard
1st inning Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Batting:
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | SR | 4s | 6s |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Hetmyer b Theekshana | 35 | 25 | 140 | 4 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | b Yudhvir Singh | 11 | 9 | 122.22 | 1 | 1 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c †Jurel b Parag | 30 | 24 | 125 | 1 | 2 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c sub (Ashok Sharma) b Archer | 44 | 31 | 141.93 | 5 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 57 | 25 | 228 | 4 | 6 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 19 | 6 | 316.66 | 1 | 2 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 7) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 10.30) | 206/4 |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Fall of wickets:
13-1 (Narine, 1.6), 69-2 (Gurbaz, 7.3), 111-3 (Ajinkya Rahane, 12.4), 172-4 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 18.1)
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Yudhvir Singh | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Akash Madhwal | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Riyan Parag | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
2nd inning Rajasthan Royals (RR) Batting:
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | SR | 4s | 6s |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Singh b Ali | 34 | 21 | 161.9 | 5 | 1 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | c Rahane b Arora | 4 | 2 | 200 | 1 | 0 |
| Kunal Singh Rathore | c Russell b Ali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riyan Parag (c) | c Arora b Harshit Rana | 95 | 45 | 211.11 | 6 | 8 |
| Dhruv Jurel † | b Varun | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | b Varun | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Narine b Harshit Rana | 29 | 23 | 126.08 | 1 | 1 |
| Shubham Dubey | not out | 25 | 14 | 178.57 | 1 | 2 |
| Jofra Archer | run out (Singh/Arora) | 12 | 8 | 150 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 1, w 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 10.25) | 205/8 |
Did not bat: Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Fall of Wickets:
5-1 (Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 0.4), 8-2 (Kunal Singh Rathore, 1.5), 66-3 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 6.6), 71-4 (Dhruv Jurel, 7.3), 71-5 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 7.5), 163-6 (Shimron Hetmyer, 15.5), 173-7 (Riyan Parag, 17.4), 205-8 (Jofra Archer, 20)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Vaibhav Arora | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Moeen Ali | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 14.33 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals 53rd Match Result:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 206/4
Rajasthan Royals: 205/8 (20 over)
🏆 Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 1 run
Match Information: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals 53rd Match
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals |
| Match day | 4 May 2025 – daynight 53rd match |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Toss Details | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to bat first |
| On Field Umpires | Anish Sahasrabudhe, Rohan Pandit |
| Third Umpire | Adrian Holdstock |
| Referee | Amit Sharma |
| Man of the Match | Andre Russell, (KKR) |
| KKR Impact Player | Harshit Rana in, Angkrish Raghuvanshi Out |
| RR Impact Player | Shubham Dubey in, Akash Madhwal Out |
