Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard – 53rd Match Eden Gardens, 4 May, 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders secured a dramatic 1-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in one of the most thrilling encounters of the season. Batting first, KKR posted a competitive total with key contributions from their middle order. Rajasthan Royals, in response, fought valiantly and appeared to be in control for much of the chase. However, KKR’s bowlers held their nerve in the final overs, executing crucial deliveries under immense pressure to snatch victory by the narrowest of margins. The electrifying finish had the Eden Gardens crowd on its feet and kept KKR firmly in the playoff race.
Match Details : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals || KKR vs RR
| Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to bat first |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Player Of The Match | Andre Russell |
| Match date | 4 May 2025 |
| KKR Impact player | Harshit Rana in, Angkrish Raghuvanshi out |
| RR Impact player | Shubham Dubey in, Akash Madhwal out |
| Umpires | Anish Sahasrabudhe Rohan Pandit |
| TV Umpire | Adrian Holdstock |
| Match Referee | Amit Sharma |
1st Inning Kolkata Knight Riders Batting : 206/4 (20 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Hetmyer b Theekshana | 35 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 140 |
| Sunil Narine | b Yudhvir Singh | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c †Jurel b Parag | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c sub (Ashok Sharma) b Archer | 44 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 141.93 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 57 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 228 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 316.66 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 7) | 10 |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Fall of wickets
| Wicket No. | Score | Batsman Out | Over |
| 1 | 13 | Sunil Narine | 1.6 ov |
| 2 | 69 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 7.3 ov |
| 3 | 111 | Ajinkya Rahane | 12.4 ov |
| 4 | 172 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 18.1 ov |
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Rajasthan Royals 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 Batting : 205/8 (20 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Singh b Ali | 34 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 161.9 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | c Rahane b Arora | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Kunal Singh Rathore | c Russell b Ali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riyan Parag (c) | c Arora b Harshit Rana | 95 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 211.11 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 126.08 |
| Shubham Dubey | not out | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 178.57 |
| Jofra Archer | run out (Singh/Arora) | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 1, w 4) | 6 |
Did not bat: Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh
Fall of wicket
| Wicket No. | Score | Batsman Out | Over |
| 1 | 5 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 0.4 ov |
| 2 | 8 | Kunal Singh Rathore | 1.5 ov |
| 3 | 66 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 6.6 ov |
| 4 | 71 | Dhruv Jurel | 7.3 ov |
| 5 | 71 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 7.5 ov |
| 6 | 163 | Shimron Hetmyer | 15.5 ov |
| 7 | 173 | Riyan Parag | 17.4 ov |
| 8 | 205 | Jofra Archer | 19.6 ov |
Kolkata Knight Riders 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 || KKR vs RR – 53rd Match Result
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 1 run
