Normal service resumed. For the champions KKR as well, and for the format of T20 as well. There still is a place for 150-160 kind of games where the bowlers have a fair say as well. It was a comfortable chase though today for KKR, who started cautiously in the powerplay. de Kock and Moeen Ali played out the pacers and then the South African attacked against Theekshana. Moeen Ali was a bit casual as he ran himself out post the powerplay. Rajasthan slowed things down with their spinners, but overplayed their spin card as they made things too predictable. Hasaranga wasn't very consistent with his lengths either, giving the batters the easy release shot.

12-16 Over Summary -  45 runs | 0 wickets>> Parag finishes with 4-0-25-0. >> Hasaranga leaks 13 runs off his 3rd over. >> 6 balls and 6 singles off Sandeep's over. >> After 11 successive singles, Raghuvanshi hits a four. >> Fifty partnership between QdK and Raghuvanshi.

Hasaranga to de Kock, 2 runs, fuller and just outside off, drilled down the ground for a couple of runs. Parag cuts it off running around from long-on, but can't stop the second run

Hasaranga to Rahane, out Caught by Tushar Deshpande!! Crucial breakthrough for RR. Something about Wanindu Hasaranga and wickets have always been synonymous. A loopy delivery that slides onto middle and leg, Rahane sits down for a big slog sweep but top edges this one.

Hasaranga to Rahane, FOUR, so, so neat from Jinx! No need to bludgeon when you got timing like that. A slightly short of length delivery onto off, Rahane stays deep and punches it over extra cover.

Riyan Parag to de Kock, FOUR, good blow, de Kock comes down the track and it's angling into him outside the leg-stump, he lofts over mid-on and comfortably clears the fielder

Jofra Archer to de Kock, FOUR, to deep backward point

Jofra Archer to Moeen Ali, no run, pace, bounce, and Moeen Ali is beaten. It's rising and short of length outside off, Moeen Ali tries to guide it down to third man, flies over the top-edge

Spencer Johnson to Jofra Archer, out Bowled!!

Harshit Rana to Jofra Archer, SIX, what a start by Jofra Archer.

Harshit Rana to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, nice manipulation of the field by Dhruv Jurel. He shuffles across outside off and uses the slower-ball off-cutter outside off to scoop wide and over short fine-leg

Vaibhav Arora to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, dug in short outside off, Dhruv Jurel pulls hard and straight to deep mid-wicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dhruv Jurel, no run, slower and on a length outside off, Dhruv Jurel goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it down to short third man

Varun Chakaravarthy to Hasaranga, out Caught by Rahane!! The skid off the pitch has defeated Hasaranga there, it rushed him on the pull as he went on the back foot, off the outside half of the bat and a dolly to extra-cover.

Moeen Ali to Jaiswal, out Caught by Harshit Rana!! Straight to long-on. RR losing their way. Jaiswal comes down the track and looks for a big loft, he is not to the pitch of the ball and he drags it sort of, off the thick inside half and it's straight to the fielder at long-on and Harshit makes no mistake. Jaiswal walks off shaking his head. It's the timeout as well.

Moeen Ali to Riyan Parag, 1 run, wide of the crease and bowled flat on middle and leg, Riyan Parag turns it softly to the vacant mid-wicket area

Vaibhav Arora to Samson, out Bowled!! Vaibhav Arora strikes! 132.6kph, full and angling in, Samson premeditatively comes down the track and makes room to access the off-side. Fails to make contact and hears the death rattle as the ball uproots the leg-stump.

Vaibhav Arora to Samson, 2 runs, 132.6kph, mishit and safe! Inswinger, fullish delivery, Samson takes the aerial route but gets it off the bottom part of the bat. Gets enough wood to clear mid-on and Rahane runs back to hunt it down

Spencer Johnson to Jaiswal, FOUR, top-edge and four! RR and Jaiswal get off the mark

All the ten teams have now played one match each. Hello everyone and a warm welcome to the sixth game of IPL 2025. It's defending champions - Kolkata Knight Riders - who were humbled by RCB - up against Rajasthan Royals who were sent on a leather hunt by SRH. Today's match will be played in Guwahati, a city that's closer to Kolkata, but it's a home game for the 2008 champions. Also, it's Riyan Parag's home ground and he'll be leading RR once again with Sanju Samson still recovering from finger surgery.