IPL 2025 RR vs KKR: Quinton de Kock’s explosive innings of 97* helped KKR beat RR by 8 wickets!

IPL 2025 RR vs KKR: In the sixth match of IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets.

The hero of this victory was Quinton de Kock, who played a tremendous innings of 97* runs and took the team to the target.

Rajasthan team, batting first, could only score 151/9, which Kolkata achieved in 17.3 overs.

Rajasthan Royals innings – slow start, then wickets falling quickly

For Rajasthan, Yashasvi Jaiswal (29) and Riyan Parag (25) gave a fast start, but the team faltered in the middle overs.

Dhruv Jurel played an innings of 33 runs, but no batsman could play a big innings and the team could score only 151 runs.

Top Scorer – Rajasthan Royals:

1. Dhruv Jurel – 33 (28 balls, 5 fours)
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 29 (24 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes)
3. Riyan Parag – 25 (15 balls, 3 sixes)
4. Sanju Samson – 13 (11 balls, 2 fours)
5. Shubham Dubey – 9 (12 balls, 1 four)

Top Bowler – Kolkata Knight Riders:

1. Varun Chakraborty – 4 overs, 17 runs, 2 wickets
2. Moeen Ali – 4 overs, 23 runs, 2 wickets
3. Harshit Rana – 4 overs, 36 runs, 2 wickets
4. Vaibhav Arora – 4 overs, 33 runs, 2 wickets
5. Spencer Johnson – 4 overs, 42 runs, 1 wicket

Kolkata Knight Riders innings – De Kock’s brilliant show on his own

Kolkata had a good start chasing the target.

Although Moeen Ali (5) got run out early, Quinton de Kock (97*) batted brilliantly and led the team to victory.

Ajinkya Rahane (18) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (22*) also made important contributions.

Top Scorer – Kolkata Knight Riders:

1. Quinton de Kock – 97* (61 balls, 8 fours, 6 sixes)
2. Angakrish Raghuvanshi – 22* (17 balls, 2 fours)
3. Ajinkya Rahane – 18 (15 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
4. Moeen Ali – 5 (12 balls )

Top Bowler – Rajasthan Royals:

1. Vanindu Hasaranga – 3 overs, 34 runs, 1 wicket
2. Tushar Deshpande – 1 over, 7 runs, 0 wickets
3. Riyan Parag – 4 overs, 25 runs, 0 wickets
4. Sandeep Sharma – 2 overs, 11 runs, 0 wickets
5. Jofra Archer – 2.3 overs, 33 runs, 0 wickets

IPL 2025 RR vs KKR: Decisive moment of the match

Quinton de Kock smashed Rajasthan bowlers and scored 97* runs. He played brilliant shots and helped Kolkata reach the target in 17.3 overs only.