RR vs KKR Match 6 IPL 2025 Live Coverage: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Timeline, Analysis, Cricket Tips and Ball by Ball Prediction

10:58 PM: KKR wins by eight wickets
 

Quinton de Kock has played a gem of an innings to ensure the defending champions get their first win of the season. The left-handed opener remained unbeaten and scored 97 runs in only 61 deliveries.

10:54 PM: RR brings in a new ball
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 135/2 after 17 overs. Need 17 runs in 18 balls. De Kock: 81* (58), Raghuvanshi: 22* (17)

The Indian Premier League announced a new rule to tackle the presence of dew in the second innings that allows the bowling team to ask for a new ball. The rule was used for the first time on the fifth day with Rajasthan Royals opting to take a new ball after 16 overs. Maheesh Theekshana operated with the new ball to bowl his final over of the match. The new ball was the final throw of the dice for skipper, Riyan Parag.

10:46 PM: KKR need only 27 runs to win
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 125/2 after 16 overs. Need 27 runs in 24 balls. De Kock: 79* (54), Raghuvanshi: 20* (15)
 

Kolkata Knight Riders in great control of this match as the death overs commences. The visitors have taken the game away from the Royals thanks to a great all-round effort from the whole team.

10:41 PM: KKR in firm control of the game heading into the final 5 overs
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 118/2 after 15 overs. Need 34 runs in 30 balls. De Kock: 73* (50), Raghuvanshi: 19* (13)
 

The visitors have tightened their grip over the match with this partnership between QdK and 20-year-old, Raghuvanshi. The defending champions would be looking to get the chase done pretty quickly to make up for the bashing their NRR took against the RCB.

10:32 PM: KKR in a great position to win the match
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 103/2 after 13 overs. Need 49 runs in 42 balls. De Kock: 67* (44), Raghuvanshi: 10* (7)
 

After a few quiet overs after the powerplay, Quinon de Kock and Angkrish Raghuvanshi has stepped on the acceleration pedal. The two batters have struck a few boundaries in the last few balls to push for a win.

10:28 PM: Quinton shows his mettle
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 90/2 after 12 overs. Need 62 runs in 48 balls. De Kock: 60* (41), Raghuvanshi: 4* (4)

When Quinton de Kock retired from international cricket many fans were apalled by his decision. He is playing a great knock at the Barsapara Stadium to show why he is one of the best batter. On a pitch where there is assistance for the spinners, the left-hander has smashed a six each in the last two overs.

10:23 PM: Hasaranga breaks the stand
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 80/2 after 11 overs. Need 72 runs in 54 balls. De Kock: 53* (37), Raghuvanshi: 2* (2)
 

Ajinkya Rahane succumbed to the pressure of the climbing asking rate. The KKR skipper in order to amp up the scoring rate fell prey to Wanindu Hasaranga while atempting a sweep shot. To maintain the left-right combination in the middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi was promoted in the batting order ahead of vice captain, Venkatesh Iyer.

10:18 PM: Has the asking rate gone out of KKR’s reach?
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 70/1 after 10 overs. Need 82 runs in 60 balls. De Kock: 45* (34), Rahane: 18* (14)
 

Even with wickets in hand, Kolkata Knight Riders do not look in complete control of the match. The strike rate for de Kock has dropped a bit in the last couple of overs. Batting is not easy on this pitch and will only get tougher once the ball the gets older. Rahane broke the shackles in the 10th over hitting a six against Theeshana. De Kock was saved by a review in the same over.

10:05 PM: Moeen Ali runs himself out
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 55/1 after 8 overs. Need 97 runs in 72 balls. De Kock: 42* (30), Rahane: 6* (6)
 

Quinton de Kock has continued to bat positively. He welcomed Wanindu Hasaranga with a boundary on his first ball of the game. Ajinkya Rahane has started his innings slowly something which he did against the RCB as well before taking off.

10:02 PM: Moeen Ali runs himself out
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 44/1 after 7 overs. Need 108 runs in 13 overs. De Kock: 36* (27), Rahane: 1* (3)

Moeen Ali’s struggle with the bat ended with a run out straight after the powerplay. The former English all-rounder after creating a huge impact with the ball in hand could only manage to score five runs in his 12-ball stay at the crease. KKR skipper, Ajinkya Rahane came to the crease at the fall of the first wicket. RR skipper, Parag has bowled a couple of quiet overs going for only 10 runs in his first two overs.

9:57 PM: A wicketless powerplay for KKR
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 40/0 after 6 overs. Need 112 runs in 14 overs. Ali: 4* (11), De Kock: 34* (25)

Kolkata Knight Riders have started the chase with caution. They have kept their wickets in hand while playing risk-free cricket. Chasing a meagre total of 152 runs, De Kock has been the prolific run-scorer in the opening stand. Ali on the other hand is yet to get going having scored only four runs in 11 balls.

9:52 PM: De Kock sets up the chase for KKR
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 35/0 after 5 overs. Need 117 runs in 15 overs. Ali: 3* (10), De Kock: 30* (20)
 

Quinton de Kock has come out to bat with a positive intent and an aggressive mindset. Realising how important scoring runs in the powerplay is the South African has taken the charge against the hosts.

9:45 PM: Ali starts his innings cautiously
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 20/0 after 3 overs. Need 132 runs in 17 overs. Ali: 1* (8), De Kock: 17* (10)
 

Kolkata Knight Riders chasing a modest target of 152 runs have started their chase cautiously. Quinton de Kock has smashed a couple of boundaries and a six to get going. However, Moeen Ali has struggled against his countryman, Jofra Archer. The 37-year-old batter got off the mark on the eighth ball he faced while top-edging a pull shot.

9:41 PM: First signs of spin for the Royals
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 7/0 after 2 overs. Need 145 runs in 18 overs. Ali: 0* (7), De Kock: 5* (5)

Spin played a huge part in the first innings so it comes as no surprise that Riyan Parag has turned to Maheesh Theekshana inside the powerplay. The two Sri Lankan spinners will have a huge role to play in the second innings.

9:36 PM: Jofra Archer starts with a quiet over
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 2/0 after 1 over. Need 150 runs in 19 overs. Ali: 0* (6), De Kock: 0* (0)
 

Jofra Archer opening the bowling attack, started with a quiet two-run over. He found some movement in the air early on. He consistently went past Moeen Ali’s bat. The English batter failed to make a contact with the ball four times in the six legal deliveries he faced. 

9:15 PM: KKR needs 152  runs to win
 

Coming into this clash, both Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals were searching for their first win of the season. However, the visitors, in spite of missing three-time Most Valuable Player, Sunil Narine were right on the money. Each of the five bowlers were among the wickets. However, it was the spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Moeen Ali which created the most impact. The two spinners picked up four wickets in their eight overs and went for only 40 runs.

The Royals have been restricted to a score of 151 runs. With the pitch aiding spin, all eyes would be on Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana. Nitish Rana and Riyan Parag too could chip in some overs.

9:09 PM: Hetmyer falls in the 19th over
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 138/8 after 19 overs. Archer: 7* (3)

Jofra Archer gets going with a six on the first ball he faced. However, his batting partner, Hetmyer was dismissed on the final delivery of the 19th over.

9:05 PM: Harshit gets his first wicket of the match
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 131/7 after 18.1 overs. Hetmyer: 7* (6)
 

Harshit Rana got his first wicket of the match as Dhruv Jurel played the first ball of the 19th over back to his stumps.

9:03 PM: Another quiet over for KKR
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 131/6 after 18 overs. Jurel: 32* (27), Hetmyer: 7* (6)

Spencer Johnson came back into the attack for his third over. The Australian pacer went for eight runs after starting his over with a couple of wides. He struck for a four by Hetmyer but made a strong recovery and closed out the over with a few dot balls.

8:56 PM: Could Jurel be the game-changer for the Royals?
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 123/6 after 17 overs. Jurel: 32* (23), Hetmyer: 2* (4)
 

Dhruv Jurel has looked pretty solid while batting against pace and has collected boundaries regularly. He has also seemed to be unchallenged by the spinners and batted sensibly against Ali and Chakravarthy.

8:51 PM: Chakravarthy bowls out
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 112/6 after 16 overs. Jurel: 22* (18), Hetmyer: 1* (3)
 

Varun Chakravarthy bowled his fourth over and ended his economical spell on a high. He bowled a two-run over to cap off a great spell. The two KKR spinners bowled eight overs while going for 40 runs and picked up four wickets.

8:47 PM: Sixth down for the Royals

Rajasthan Royals are at 110/6 after 15 overs. Jurel: 21* (15)

The hosts have lost their sixth wicket and its Shubham Dubey who has to make the long walk back to the pavilion. 

8:41 PM: Jurel gets going with a couple of boundaries
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 103/5 after 14 overs. Jurel: 19* (13), Shubham Dubey: 4* (8)
 

Dhruv Jurel welcomed Harshit Rana into a fresh spell with a couple of fours . However, both of the boundaries could have also brought his dismissal as he survived a couple of close shaves.

8:34 PM: Are we in for an early finish?
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 92/5 after 13 overs. Jurel: 9* (9), Shubham Dubey: 3* (6)

The Rajasthan Royals innings seems to be going nowhere. The hosts have struggled to bat against spin bowling. Even though Moeen Ali has bowled out Chakravarthy still has an over to bowl and create further damage. The English off spinner went for only 23 runs in his four overs while also picking up two wickets. Ali was smashed for only one boundary in his quota of four overs.

Shubham Dubey who was not part of the starting 11 has made it as an impact player replacing Sanju Samson. The RR would therefore will be going a bowler short in comparison to their original plans.

8:27 PM: The Royals sink further
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 82/5 after 11 overs. Jurel: 2* (3)
 

The Royals have lost the plot as they struggle to bat against the spin duo of Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy. After the Indian spinner picked up his second wicket, Ali too picked up Nitish Rana in the 11th over.

8:21 PM: Fourth wicket falls for the hosts
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 76/4 after 10 overs. Nitish: 4* (5)
 

The visitors have bounced back nicely after having an off-day against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the season opener. Both Moeen and Chakravarthy have bowled with immense control and have reaped the rewards. The Indian mystery spinner dismissed Wanindu Hasranga to pick up his second wicket of the match in his second over.

8:13 PM: Moeen Ali shines on his debut
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 69/3 after 8.4 overs. Nitish: 1* (2)

Moeen Ali making his debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders had pretty big shoes to fill after replacing Sunil Narine. He has created a huge impact in the match after picking up Yasasvi Jaiswal wicket in his second over.

8:08 PM: Chakravarthy gets his man
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 67/2 after 8 overs. Jaiswal: 28* (21)

Kolkata Knight Riders seem to have done their homework against the top RR batters. Even with their ace spinner, Sunil Narine missing this game, the visitors have managed to maintain a lid on the scoring rate. Narine’s replacement, Moeen Ali bowled a five-run over after coming into the attack in the seventh over. However, Varun Chakravarthy before picking up his first wicket was smashed for a six by local hero, Parag on the third ball of the eighth over. The myster spinner bounced back in some style and dismissed Parag just two balls later.

Given the dominance shown by the batters so far in the season, KKR’s opening bowlers and their first spells have been pretty economical and threatening.

8:00 PM: RR ends the powerplay on a high
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 54/1 after 6 overs. Jaiswal: 25* (17), Parag: 15* (8)
 

After losing their regular skipper in the fourth over, the Royals ended the powerplay on a positive note. Riyan Parag leading the batting side in front of his home crowd has smashed a couple of sixes to get going.

7:51 PM: Sanju Samson the first player to fall
 

Rajasthan Royals are at 34/1 after 4 overs. Jaiswal: 19* (12), Parag: 1* (1)

Even though the Rajasthan Royals are not playing at the Sawai Maan Singh Stadium, it is still a home game for them at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. After losing their first game away from home, the 2008-champions had kicked off their second match in some style. Both openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson smashed a few boundaries to get going. However, Vaibhav Arora broke the opening with a great delivery by rattling Samson’s stumps.

7:01 PM: RR vs KKR toss update
 

KKR won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

RR Playing XI
 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag (C), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer,  Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

KKR Playing XI
 

Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora

Predicted playing XIIs
 

The players from Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders would be itching to take the field at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Having lost their previous game, it is time for both the teams to bounce back. 
 

Royals playing at their second home would have a lot of support for their new skipper, Riyan Parag. The right-handed batter would be leading the side in front of his home crowd. For the defending champions, most of the players are pretty common from their title-winning squad from the previous season.

RR Predicted Playing XII
 

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

KKR Predicted Playing XII
 

Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora