Here is is the timeline of key moments & scorecard from the match 53 of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 4, 2025.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals in a thriller by 1 run.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals cricket team timeline
Kolkata Knight Riders win the toss and choose to bat first.
Yudhvir Singh gets Sunil Narine cheaply.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ajinkya Rahane are solid and add 56 before the former falls for 35.
Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi are steady and add 42 before the former departs for 30.
Raghuvanshi and Andre Russell put on 62 before Jofra Archer gets the former for a well made 44.
Russell and Rinku Singh fireworks takes KKR to a massive score of 206/4 in their allotted 20 overs.
Rajasthan lose Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Kunal Singh Rathore quickly.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag steady the ship and add 58 before Moeen Ali gets the dangerous Jaiswal for 21 ball-34.
Varun Chakravarthy removes Dhruv Jurel and Wanindu Hasaranga in quick succession.
Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer bail their side out of trouble and add 92 before Harshit Rana gets Hetmyer (29) and the dangerous Parag for a scintillating 45 ball-95.
Shubham Dubey scores a fighting unbeaten 25.
RR eventually fall short and finish at 205/8 in their 20 overs.
KKR win by 1 run.
Player of the match- Andre Russell
