IPL 2025: Keep Pratibha KKR in the playoff race of Andre Russell’s Blitz, Rinku Singh in the playoff race. Cricket news
New Delhi: It was very close to rest Garden of Eden On sunday Kolkata Knight Riders A final ball survived scaring to exclude Rajasthan Royals by just one run in a high-octane IPL 2025 The thriller survives while keeping his playoffs alive.
Defending 206, KKR held his nerve in the final over, where Royals needed 22 runs to win. Impact Substitute Shubam Dubey (out of 14 balls out of 25 not out) pulled almost impossible, broke two sixes and one four brought the equation down by three runs from the final ball.
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But Rinku Singh continued a brilliant night in the field, after a quick pick-up to take out Jofra Archer (12), executed a good throw for a long time and denied RR to a super over.
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The result took KKR to fifth position on the points table with 11 points. They still need to win all the three remaining matches to live in the playoff hunt, but it was carved through the veins of victory, steel and sheer fielding excellence, a major step.
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The victory was shaped by two game-changing contributions-Russell’s cruel 25-ball 57* and Rinku Singh’s electric fielding.
KKR was at 149/3 after 17 overs, before Russell attended Mahesh Thekshana with three consecutive sixes and followed it with 12 more runs from Archer. Rinku then scored 22 runs in the bowling final by Akash Madhwal, including two sixes and one four, helping KKR a tough 206/4.
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But it was not just about the run. Rinku replaced the tide in the field, saved significant boundaries and impressed game-turning run-outs. “I enjoy my fielding, maybe more than my batting,” Rinku said after the match. “It was important to save that limit [18.2 overs]It is one of the fastest outfields in India. I like to take responsibility [in the field],
Ryan Parag knocked a captain for Rajasthan Royals, scoring 95 runs in 45 balls to lead Chase, while Yashasvi Jaiswal (34) and Shimron Hetmyer (29) added speed. But KKR bowlers – Varun Chakraborty (2/32), Moin Ali (2/43), Harshit Rana (2/41), and Vaibhav Arora (1/50) – sticking in major moments.
For KKR, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (44), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (35), and Ajinkya Rahane (30) also made concrete contribution. For RR, Parag’s all-round attempt included 1/21, while Archer, Yudhvi, and Thekshna took one wicket episode.
