KKR vs RR Highlights, IPL 2025: Riyan Parag's 95 in vain as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals to keep playoff hopes alive

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shimron Hetmyer, Short and on off, Shimron Hetmyer stays back and punches it to long on for a run. Two wickets and just 6 runs from the over. Superb stuff!

Shimron Hetmyer comes out to the middle now.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! A DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR CHAKARAVARTHY! Half of the RR side is into the dugout now. Another deceptive googly from Varun Chakaravarthy, landing on the fuller length and then turning back sharply into the batter. Wanindu Hasaranga is completely flummoxed by the delivery and fails to play the wrong'un. With bare minimum footwork, he tries to block the ball, but it sneaks through the bat and pad gap to rattle the timber in a flash. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Wanindu Hasaranga, Tossed up, again, a googly around off, Hasaranga strides out to defend.

Wanindu Hasaranga walks out to bat now.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! A PEACH OF A DELIVERY FROM VARUN! And the Royals' innings is going nowhere! Varun stays over the stumps and dishes out a googly, it is that full delivery, landing it around off, on a fullish length. It pitches on one of those cracks and sharply turns back into the right-hander. Dhruv Jurel strides across to block the ball, but is beaten all ends up as he fails to pick the wrong'un. The ball beats the bat and crashes into the stumps. A golden duck for Jurel and Rajasthan Royals have now slipped to 71/4.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, Parag now clips this length ball to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Flat and full, around off, Riyan Parag looks to smother the spin into the off side, but gets a thick inside edge. The ball passes scaringly close to the stumps and runs away to the deep fine leg fence.

Dhruv Jurel is the next man in.

Moeen Ali to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! A huge, huge wicket for KKR as Jaiswal departs now! Moeen Ali is on a roll at Eden Gardens as he strikes for the second time in two overs. He offers the ball on a flatter trajectory, in front of the stumps, on a fuller length. Yashasvi Jaiswal clears the front leg and attempts to hoist it over long on, but does not quite get the bat underneath the ball. Goes through the shot, but more off the toe end of the bat. The ball sails only as far as Rinku Singh at long on. He runs forward and takes a good low catch. Yashasvi Jaiswal departs on 34 (21). RR are 66/3 now, in deep trouble.

Moeen Ali to Riyan Parag, A length ball, outside off, cut away to the deep cover region for a single.

Moeen Ali to Riyan Parag, WIDE! Oh, that looks a bit harsh! Gurbaz is not too pleased with it. Floated just near the tramline, going across and on a length. Riyan Parag leaves it. A late wide call from the umpire, to which KKR do not review.

Moeen Ali to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nicely tossed up, a yard behind fuller length, and drifting on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it gently through mid-wicket for a single.

Moeen Ali to Riyan Parag, Pulls the length back a bit, on the stumps, Parag goes deep in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Rotates the strike.

Moeen Ali to Riyan Parag, Flat and quick, full on middle and leg, Riyan Parag hangs back and works it down to the widish long on for a couple of runs.

Moeen Ali to Yashasvi Jaiswal, An in-drifter from Moeen, on a length, at the pads, punched across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Harshit Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, An off-cutter, on a length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal slashes it through backward point for a single. Rajasthan Royals end their Powerplay at 59/2, versus KKR's 56/1. They need 148 more runs to win off 84 balls remaining.

Harshit Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length, closer to the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hangs back and punches it to the cover fielder.

Harshit Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Superbly done! A hattrick of boundaries for Jaiswal! Short in length, over the top of off, around the shoulder height, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans back and nonchalantly ramps it over short third for a boundary.

Harshit Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Another one offered outside off, on a fullish length, Yashasvi Jaiswal prods forward and lofts it flat and over mid off for another boundary.

Harshit Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! The 50 is up for RR! Gets it through the gap now, does Jaiswal! Back of a length, just outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal uses the width and just cuts it to the right of the point fielder for a boundary. Cracking shot that!

Harshit Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angling across off, a slower one, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits for it and cuts it hard, but cannot pierce the cover-point gap. 

Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slows it up, full and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it through square leg for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter, short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal slashes hard at it but misses.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Quicker, short and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to push it away but gets a bottom edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Nicely done! Tossed up, full and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets into position quickly and executes the reverse sweep perfectly over point for another boundary.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Gets it through! Varun Chakaravarthy drags his length back and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal accepts the width on offer and cuts it away wide of point for a boundary.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated, short and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it to mid-wicket.

Varun Chakaravarthy has now been introduced into the attack. He replaces Vaibhav Arora.

Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, Hard length and on middle and leg, Riyan Parag glances it to short fine. 15 runs off the over!

Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Just wide! Fuller in length but angling down the leg side again, Riyan Parag just tickles it away behind. Rahmanullah Gurbaz dives to his left and tries to grab it with his outstretched left hand but the ball evades him and races to the fine leg fence for four more runs.

Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, Takes pace off, on a length and on middle, Riyan Parag turns it to the leg side.

Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, SIX! Clears the fence! Back of a length and just around off, Riyan Parag backs away to create some room and slices it over the third man fence for a biggie.

Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, A slower one, full but down the leg side, Riyan Parag fails to flick it away. Wided.

Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, FOUR! Fine shot! Full again and on middle, angling into the pads. Riyan Parag brings his wirsts into play and clips it away with excellent timing through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, Good stop! Fuller one and on middle, Riyan Parag flicks it nicely wide of mid-wicket. Ajinkya Rahane dives to his left to save a boundary.

So, just one over for Moeen. Here comes KKR's Impact Sub, Harshit Rana, into the attack.

Venkatesh Iyer is leaving the field. The reason is not quite sure yet. Anukul Roy has taken the field for Iyer as his substitute.

Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! SMOKED! Vaibhav Arora goes fuller again, a bit too much this time, on off. Yashasvi Jaiswal steps across to get under it and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Geos fuller and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal steps across and drives it to extra covers.

Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, On a length and on middle, Riyan Parag clips it to deep square leg for a run.

Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, Hits the length hard, on off, Riyan Parag guides it to point.

Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, SIX! Nice pick-up shot! Vaibhav Arora loses his line and serves this full, on the pads. Riyan Parag picks it up nicely and helps it on its away over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Vaibhav Arora to Riyan Parag, Back of a length and on off, Riyan Parag punches it to covers.

This has been a very positive start for KKR. And if they get the pricey wicket Jaiswal quickly from here, inside the restrictions, they will hold most of the aces, and pressurise the already vulnerable RR middle order. Vaibhav Arora (1-0-5-1) to continue.

Moeen Ali to Riyan Parag, A bit short and on middle, Riyan Parag flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. Another successful over for KKR!

RR skipper, Riyan Parag walks in at 4.

Moeen Ali to Kunal Singh Rathore, OUT! TAKEN! Moeen Ali gets his man this time! No need for a review here! Slows it up, full and on middle, turns away a bit. Kunal Singh Rathore goes down again for the slog sweep, but all he manages to get is a top edge as he goes to play against the turn into the on side. The ball goes high up in the air and Andre Russell from mid on runs forward and takes a simple catch. KSR fails to make use of the reprieve given to him and goes back for a five-ball duck. RR are 9/2 now, needing another 198 runs to win.

Moeen Ali to Kunal Singh Rathore, A huge shout for LBW, but turned down! Moeen Ali has a chat with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and both of them convince Ajinkya Rahane to go for the review. This is flighted, full and on middle, angling in. Kunal Singh Rathore goes down for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. It looks close and the only thing that can save him is if it is going down the leg side. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is clipping the leg stump on the umpire's call. KSR gets a life, but KKR retains the review.

Moeen Ali to Kunal Singh Rathore, Tossed up, full and on middle, Kunal Singh Rathore pushes it a bit uppishly but well in front of short covers.