New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 8 wickets at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday to bag their first win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. KKR rode on a fabulous knock of unbeaten 97 runs to chase down the target of 152 runs with 15 balls to spare and register a thumping victory.

While De Kock starred with the willow, KKR’s spin duo of Varun Chakaravarthy and Moeen Ali spun a web around the Rajasthan Royals’ batters with the ball. Moeen stepped up in the absence of Sunil Narine, who missed the game due to not being well. The English all-rounder combined with Chakaravarthy to run through RR’s batting line-up after KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and invited them to bat first.

RR openers Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal got their team off to a flying start, trying to capitalise in the Powerplay. However, Samon was cleaned up........

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