RR vs KKR, Highlights: De Kock leads Kolkata to heroic win, RR slump to second defeat

Led by Quinton De Kock's fiery 97-run knock, KKR beat RR by eight wickets at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. 

RR 151/9 (20)

KKR 153/2 (17.3)

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wkts

De Kock has led from thre front as Kolkata Knight Riders near win in the vital IPL 2025 contest. 

LIVE SCORE: KKR 126/2 (16.1)  CRR: 7.79  REQ: 6.78

Kolkata Knight Riders need 26 runs in 23 balls

RR 151/9 (20)

KKR are firmly leading the chase as they need another 100 runs to win with De Kock in the middle.

LIVE SCORE: KKR 61/1 (9.1)  CRR: 6.65  REQ: 8.4

Kolkata Knight Riders need 91 runs in 65 balls

RR 151/9 (20)

Moeen Ali has to depart after poor communications leads to his run out. KKR could not build on good start. 

LIVE SCORE: KKR 42/1 (6.4)  CRR: 6.3  REQ: 8.25

Kolkata Knight Riders need 110 runs in 80 balls

RR 151/9 (20)

Considering 152 will ot challenge the batters having seen some big scores in the IPL 2025, KKR still have a task in hand as they try to avoid a second defeat. 

LIVE SCORE: KKR 13/0 (2.3)  CRR: 5.2  REQ: 7.94
Kolkata Knight Riders need 139 runs
RR 151/9 (20)

Moeen Ali and Quinton de Kock have started Kolkata Knight Riders innings as they chase 152 runs to win.

Well KKR will chase 152 runs to win the IPL match 6 after bowlers had a good day at the office.

LIVE SCORE: RR 151/9 (20)  CRR: 7.55

Last 5 overs: 41 runs, 3 wkts

Shubman Dubey has hardly contributed with the bat as the Impact Sub fails to impress. 

LIVE SCORE: RR 117/6 (16.3)  CRR: 7.09

Last Wkt: Shubham Dubey c Russell b Vaibhav Arora 9(12) - 110/6 in 14.6 ov.

Rajasthan Royals have 100 on the board as they look to rebuild after they lost wickets in tandem. 

LIVE SCORE: RR 102/5 (13.5)  CRR: 7.37

Well there isn't too much fight left in the Rajasthan Royals batting as Nitish Rana becomes the latest batter to depart. 

LIVE SCORE: RR 83/5 (11.2)  CRR: 7.32

Last Wkt: Nitish Rana b Moeen Ali 8(9) - 82/5 in 10.6 ov.

Not a happy 15-20 minutes for Rajasthan Royals as they this time lose Wanindu Hasaranga after another unforced error. 

LIVE SCORE: RR 76/4 (10)  CRR: 7.6

Last Wkt: Wanindu Hasaranga c Rahane b Varun Chakaravarthy 4(4) - 76/4 in 9.5 ov.

Another one bites the dust for Rajasthan Royals as they lose Yashavsvi Jasiwal in another blow. 

LIVE SCORE: RR 76/3 (9.4)  CRR: 7.86

Last Wkt: Yashasvi Jaiswal c Harshit Rana b Moeen Ali 29(24) - 69/3 in 8.4 ov.

Varun Chakaravarthy gets the better of Rajasthan Royals captain as Riyan parag departs for 25 off 15. 

LIVE SCORE: RR 67/2 (7.5)  CRR: 8.55

Last Wkt: Riyan Parag c de Kock b Varun Chakaravarthy 25(15) - 67/2 in 7.5 ov.

What a delivery as Vaibhav Arora scalps Sanju Samson in the powerplay, the RR batter us clueless and has to return to the pavilion. 

LIVE SCORE: RR 34/1 (4)  CRR: 8.5

Last Wkt: Sanju Samson b Vaibhav Arora 13(11) - 33/1 in 3.5 ov.

So it is Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal who have kick started the Rajasthan Royals inning as we are in for a treat in Guwahati.

Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka.

Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

What a big news, Sunil Narine won't be part of the Playing XI as he is not well. Moeen Ali comes into the squad instead. 

Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and opted to bowl first in the contest. They batted first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the opening day, but have opted to chase in this one. 

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, who is still recovering from finger surgery, will continue to feature as an Impact Player. Riyan Parag, whose captaincy tenure got off to a tough start, is set to lead the side once again.

Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR's bowlers could have their task cut out against RR, whose batters - barring Shimron Hetmyer - are generally comfortable against spin. They also have the firepower to exploit inexperience in the pace department, which was evident in RCB's run-chase.

Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI

Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson/Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Vaibhav Arora (Impact Sub)

Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sanju Samson (Impact Sub)

Well there appears to be no rain and cloudy conditions so we expect a full 40-over match. There should be some firework considering both teams have good batters in the ranks. 

So we are live again as Rajasthan Royals host Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) match 6. The contest will take place at Rajasthan's adopted home ground of Guwahati. Stay up to date with all the live updates here on WION.