KKR vs RR highlights, IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 1 run, keep playoff hopes alive

That's an edge of a seat thriller from KKR. Despite being hit for 6, 4, 6 in the final over, Vaibhav Arora keeps his composure to snatch a thrilling win for KKR. The defending champions keep playoff hopes alive.   

OUTTTT!!!!! Riyan Parag hits straight to Vaibhav Arora for 95. Heartbreak for RR captain, Harshit Rana gets the wicket. RR 173/7 (17.4) 

Harshit Rana finally breaks the partnership as Shimron Hetmyer gets a top edge only for Sunil Narine take a simple catch. A stand of 92 runs has been broken. RR 163/6 (15.5)

Those five sixes from Riyan Parag has completely turned the game in their hands. Interestingly, KKR haven't used Andre Russell with the ball. RR 155/5 (16)

Captain leading from the front! Riyan Parag unleashes his brutal self for five back-to-back sixes against Moeen Ali.  32 runs come in the over. RR 134/5 (13)

Rajasthan Royals lose another wicket in the next over. Dhruv Jurel is clean bowled by Varun Chakaravarthy. OUTTT!!! Wanindu Hasaranga is cleaned up by Chakaravarthy two balls later. RR RR 71/5 (7.5)

Another wicket falls for Rajasthan Royals. Moeen Ali foxes Yashasvi Jaiswal with a tossed up delivery. Rinku Singh takes the catch. Jaiswal departs for 34. RR 66/3 (7)

After losing two early wickets, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag are stepping up in the chase with a flurry of sixes. The partnership have grown up close to 30. RR 37/2 (4) 

Another wicket goes down for Rajasthan Royals. Kunal Singh Rathore, after surviving a LBW in the previous ball, get a top edge in the next and Andre Russell makes no mistake. He goes for a duck. RR 8/2 (1.5)

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are in the crease. Vaibhav Arora to open the attack. OUTTTT!!!!! Suryavanshi, tries to over the wicket, but Ajinkya Rahane takes a brilliant backward running catch to dismiss the 14-year-old. Debutant Kunal Singh Rathore comes out. RR 5/1 (1)

Andre Russell's 25-ball 57 not out and Rinku Singh 19 not out help KKR post 206/4 in 20 overs. 

Fifty for Andre Russell in just 22 balls with a six off Jofra Archer. It is his first fifty of the season. The West Indian follows it up with another four. KKR 185/4 (19) 

OUTTT!!!! Angkrish Raghuvanshi tries to go over the top against Jofra Archer but is caught by Ashok Sharma at the boundary. KKR 172/4 (18.1)

6, 6, 6 from Andre Russell off Maheesh Theekshana to finish the over. With this, Russell also completed 1000 runs at Eden Gardens. KKR 172/3 (18)

Andre Russell continues in the same vein in the next over from Jofra Archer with a 6 and a 4. KKR 149/3 (17)

Andre Russell breaks loose with 4, 6, 4 off Akash Madhwal in the 16th over. With four overs left, can KKR reach touch the 200-run mark? KKR 136/3 (16)

OUTTT!!! A soft dismissal for Rajasthan Royals. Ajinkya Rahane edges a Riyan Parag delivery to Dhruv Jurel after a well-made 30. Andre Russell joins Angkrish Raghuvansi in the middle. KKR 111/3 (13) 

Ajinkya Rahane seems to be struggling with cramps. He goes down on the ground as the physio comes running. Meanwhile, 100 also comes up for KKR. Rahane is up and going once again. KKR 107/2 (12)

At the end of 10 overs, its 85/2 for KKR with captain Ajinkya Rahane leading the way. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the other batter giving company to Rahane.  

OUTTTT! Maheesh Theekshana strikes for Rajasthan Royals. Rahmanullah Gurbaz sweeps and it goes straight to Shimron Hetmyer, The Afghanistan is utterly disappointed.  KKR 69/2(7.)

After the dismissal of Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ajinkya Rahane have taken over the mantle to score freely. KKR 56/1 (6)

This was the start Rajasthan Royals waned Sunil Narine is clean bowled by Yudhvir Singh for jus 11. Pressure on Sunil Narine and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. KKR 17/1(3)

Ajinkya Rahane and Riyan Parag are in the middle for the toss. KKR win the toss and opt to bat first. Moeen Ali and Ramandeep Singh come into the playing XI. 

Although its a cloudy afternoon, the probability of rain is really low. Kolkata has been experiencing huge rainfall from last Monday, and hope the rain gods do no open up today. Read the weather report here. 

KKR VS RR, IPL 2025 LIVE: The toss for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals match will be held at 3:00 PM at Eden Gardens. Meanwhile, the live-action will start from 3:30PM onwards which can be caught at Star Sports network or JioHotstar app. As always, you can also track the ball-by-ball coverage of the match, right here at Mint.

KKR VS RR, IPL 2025 LIVE: In the second innings of the last matcfh against Delhi Capitals, Faf du Plessis struck a shot off Andre Russell on the first ball of the 12th over that hit Ajinkya Rahane’s hand at short cover. Though the ball went for a single, Rahane immediately required medical attention and left the field, not returning for the rest of the match.

Venkatesh Iyer stepped in, with Vaibhav Arora as the substitute fielder, while Sunil Narine took over captaincy duties for the remainder of the innings. After the match, Rahane offered a reassuring update: “Not bad. I will be okay. I will be fine.”

KKR VS RR, IPL 2025 LIVE: KKR player Rovman while giving an update on his skipper's injury said, “He (Rahane) has shown improvement over the last few days. He has started batting, that is a good sign. It’s important for us to have him, he has been one of our batters who have been shining lights. Credit to the medical staff, they are working extremely hard with him in ensuring that he is available for tomorrow’s match.”

KKR VS RR, IPL 2025 LIVE: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Mayank Markande, Ramandeep Singh, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Spencer Johnson

KKR VS RR, IPL 2025 LIVE: According to AccuWeather, the temperature in Kolkata will be around 30 degrees Celsius at the beginning of the game and will lower down to 27 degrees Celsius towards the end. The humidity is predicted to be around 77% during the end of the match. There is around a 20% chance of rain in the initial hours and around a 42% chance during the last couple of hours.

KKR VS RR, IPL 2025 LIVE: The pitch at Eden Gardens is expected to be favourable for batters and a high-scoring match is on the cards. The previous time, an afternoon match was played at the ground, and more than 500 runs were scored. A score between 200 to 210 can be considered a par score.