KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 Highlights: Rinku Singh stands up tall, delivers Kolkata first win of the season with gutsy chase

Updated on: Apr 19, 2026 7:36:15 PM IST

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 Highlights: KKR have their first victory in IPL 2026! It looked tricky after they were down six wickets with lots to do, but a 76-run partnership with Anukul Roy sees them home. A half-century for Rinku to give KKR life, to joyous scenes at the Eden Gardens!

Key Events

1:56 PM IST, Apr 19DONE IN STYLE! Rinku reaches fifty and gets KKR their first win
1:47 PM IST, Apr 19FOUR MORE! Just one needed now!
1:46 PM IST, Apr 19Helped on for four! 5 needed off 5
1:45 PM IST, Apr 19Excellent running – only 9 needed off the last!
1:42 PM IST, Apr 19CRUNCH! Anukul gets six!
1:40 PM IST, Apr 1921 needed off last 2 overs!
1:33 PM IST, Apr 194, 4 – Rinku Singh finding the boundaries!
1:25 PM IST, Apr 1919-run over – KKR still in it!
1:23 PM IST, Apr 19RINKU CONNECTS! First six in a while
1:12 PM IST, Apr 19DEBUTANT YASH RAJ PUNJA STRIKES! Ramandeep chops on
1:06 PM IST, Apr 19RINKU SINGH DROPPED!
1:01 PM IST, Apr 19Jadeja again! Powell dismissed
12:44 PM IST, Apr 19FOUR DOWN! Jadeja strikes, removes Raghuvanshi LBW
12:33 PM IST, Apr 19WOW! JUREL WITH A MAGNIFICENT STUMPING
12:28 PM IST, Apr 19Green finds flurry of fours to release pressure – and now a massive six!
12:15 PM IST, Apr 19DISASTER FOR KKR! Burger removes Rahane
12:08 PM IST, Apr 19Ready for the chase – AND ARCHER KNOCKS OVER SEIFERT!
11:53 AM IST, Apr 19RR are restricted to 155/9
11:46 AM IST, Apr 19THREE WICKETS IN AN OVER FOR KARTIK TYAGI!
11:27 AM IST, Apr 19Narine again! Ferreira is gone
11:12 AM IST, Apr 19109/3 after 13
11:02 AM IST, Apr 19NOW JAISWAL GOES! Narine with the wicket!
10:57 AM IST, Apr 19VARUN WITH ANOTHER! Jurel is stumped
10:53 AM IST, Apr 19INCREDIBLE SHOT! Falling-over scoop all the way for 6 from Jaiswal
10:46 AM IST, Apr 19SOORYAVANSHI FALLS! Chakravarthy has his wicket
10:42 AM IST, Apr 1979/0 after 8
10:32 AM IST, Apr 1963/0 after 6 overs
10:27 AM IST, Apr 196, 6! Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi trade sixes off Green!
10:21 AM IST, Apr 19First six – Sooryavanshi off Narine!
10:19 AM IST, Apr 194, 4, 4! Sooryavanshi peppers off-side with fours
10:15 AM IST, Apr 195 off Green's over, rate in control
10:08 AM IST, Apr 19Edgeddd and four! Sooryavanshi gets away with one
10:05 AM IST, Apr 196 off the first over
10:01 AM IST, Apr 19Ready to begin! RR's special southpaws ready
9:50 AM IST, Apr 19KKR's playing XI
9:46 AM IST, Apr 19RR's playing XI
9:34 AM IST, Apr 19RR win toss, opt to BAT first!
9:10 AM IST, Apr 19Approaching toss
8:55 AM IST, Apr 19Last time in KKR vs RR – last-ball, 1-run thriller
8:30 AM IST, Apr 19RR suffered first loss, but remain near the business end of table
8:15 AM IST, Apr 19KKR winless through first 6 matches
8:00 AM IST, Apr 19HELLO AND WELCOME!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Rinku Singh on the charge in Kolkata!

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 Highlights: The matches keep coming thick and fast for a Kolkata Knight Riders team that has been historically poor in the Indian Premier League. Less than 40 hours on from when they slid to a fifth loss in a winless six IPL 2026 games, they are back in action at the Eden Gardens as a team that looks short on ideas and bereft of confidence. No time for a mental reset or a break to try and find some rhythm – back at it immediately, and this time against the Rajasthan Royals, a team that have looked like a total powerhouse this season....Read More

RR do enter this match after a chafing loss against SRH, where they were down 9/5 in the blink of an eye. But RR will know that match was an aberration and an error they were due – the quality and form of their team is such that a bounceback is expected, and KKR can't expect lightning to strike twice in terms of early wickets.

RR’s effort will be headlined by their supernova opening combination, who will be hungry to respond after their respective failures in the previous game. The batting is there, but there are some questions to answer regarding their depth – can Jadeja and Archer at 7 and 8 provide the late power that is needed in terms of a long batting unit for an IPL team?

KKR’s problems are almost endless – but they do have a potential boost with Matheesha Pathirana reportedly ready to come in for the team. KKR’s fast bowling will have that little bit of extra quality, and the spinners did look in better touch in the last couple of games – if they bowling can begin to be effective and pull things in their favour, opportunity could be ripe for an underconfident and incredibly out of form batting unit to gradually play themselves into form and try to rescue the season.

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Apr 19, 2026 7:26:11 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: DONE IN STYLE! Rinku reaches fifty and gets KKR their first win

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: There it is! Rinku Singh gets another short one which he helps along for six over fine leg.

That's KKR's first win of the season, and much needed for them. It was a chase of 156, got too complicated in the middle, but the nervelessness of Rinku Singh late on gets them over the line.

Apr 19, 2026 7:17:02 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: FOUR MORE! Just one needed now!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Rinku Singh has stepped up to the plate! Overpitched now, Rinku knows the shot he wants – pumps it over extra cover, one bounce for four!

Apr 19, 2026 7:16:29 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Helped on for four! 5 needed off 5

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Wrong line! On his hips, RInku can swivel and help it past fine leg! Great shot to find the boundary with minimal risk.

Apr 19, 2026 7:15:47 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Excellent running – only 9 needed off the last!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: That should never have been two runs but Rinku Singh is a hard runner, puts pressure on long off and makes it back comfortably – also keeps the strike for the last over!

9 needed off 6. It's Brijesh with the last…

Apr 19, 2026 7:12:07 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: CRUNCH! Anukul gets six!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Anukul Roy! The SMAT player of the tournament hasn't arrived at the IPL with the bat, but this could be the night! It's a good ball from Archer, full and pacy, with not much width, but Anukul is so ready for it. Sends it flying over the off-side with a terrific swing of the bat!

13 needed off 9…

Apr 19, 2026 7:10:28 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: 21 needed off last 2 overs!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Really interesting finish coming up. Jofra Archer with the penultimate over. Don't go anywhere.

Apr 19, 2026 7:03:47 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: 4, 4 – Rinku Singh finding the boundaries!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: KKR are roaring back into this one! Too short first up, helped along past fine leg, and then too full – Rinku can poke it through the gap in the off-side!

Suddenly it's only 28 needed off 18…

Apr 19, 2026 6:55:41 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: 19-run over – KKR still in it!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: MUCH NEEDED FOR KKR! Anukul Roy joins in – gets width from Bishnoi, and it's a great hit from him, over extra-cover all the way. Excellent shot, relatively risk free, and it leaves 40 needed in the last 4.

Apr 19, 2026 6:53:28 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: RINKU CONNECTS! First six in a while

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Much-needed! Boundaries drying up but with the rate nearly at 12, one six an over is the goal for Rinku. That sounded sweet as he whacked it into the stands.

48 needed off 27…

Apr 19, 2026 6:42:54 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: DEBUTANT YASH RAJ PUNJA STRIKES! Ramandeep chops on

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: BAD TO WORSE! Floated up outside off stump from the young teenager, asks Ramandeep to try and hit it through covers. It's such a slow pitch that Ramandeep simply doesn't time it at all – off his inside edge and rockets into the stumps!

85/6 now. KKR in trouble.

Apr 19, 2026 6:36:57 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: RINKU SINGH DROPPED!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Jadeja should have 3! It's a horrific shot from Rinku Singh, trying to fetch a ball miles outside off-stump and send it over midwicket. It's sliced right into the air, and should be a simple catch for Burger inside the ring – but somehow he shells it!

Jadeja furious. You have to think that would have been the game.

Apr 19, 2026 6:31:00 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Jadeja again! Powell dismissed

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Wickets keep tumbling! That's the ball to hit – in his half, not a lot of turn, with some pace on it. Powell miscues it and doesn't hit it cleanly enough – floats down to long-on and it's an easy catch!

Powell scores 23 but can't kick on when they need.

Apr 19, 2026 6:14:04 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: FOUR DOWN! Jadeja strikes, removes Raghuvanshi LBW

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: GONE! Jadeja angles it into Raghuvanshi from around the wicket, and the batter's attempted reverse sweep doesn't work out. Hits him on his pads adjacent, and it looks pretty out. Takes the review but he's already walking off.

Make that 52/4 after 7 overs. A long long way to go still for the hosts, playing themselves into trouble!

Apr 19, 2026 6:03:40 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: WOW! JUREL WITH A MAGNIFICENT STUMPING

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Dhruv Jurel take a bow! That is a sensational bit of wicketkeeping – the best stumping you will see for years to come. Bishnoi slides it down leg as he sees Green advancing, but the angle leaves Jurel a lot to do. Not only does he collect it despite being blinded by Green, but from a distance with his momentum taking him away from the stumps, flicks it back at the stumps, and hits his target!

That's some special wicket-keeping. KKR in big trouble are 37/3!

Apr 19, 2026 5:58:15 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Green finds flurry of fours to release pressure – and now a massive six!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Some important 4s from Green to get some runs on the board.

Off Burger in the fourth over, he gets inside the line and hammers it deep over midwicket – cracking shot!

31/2 after 4 overs.

Apr 19, 2026 5:45:54 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: DISASTER FOR KKR! Burger removes Rahane

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: When it's bad it's tough to course correct, and even chasing 156, KKR are finding out! Too close to try and cut, even with Burger's angle – a thin under-edge from the KKR captain, and Jurel does the rest!

Suddenly 5/2. KKR need a partnership.

Apr 19, 2026 5:38:49 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Ready for the chase – AND ARCHER KNOCKS OVER SEIFERT!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: He has made a habit out of taking wickets with the first ball of an innings! Quick, straight, accurate, rushes Seifert, who can't jam his bat down in time. Flicks his pad and goes on to knock his off-stump over – what bowling, and KKR can't help but make things complicated for themselves!

Apr 19, 2026 5:23:29 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: RR are restricted to 155/9

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Jofra Archer gets one boundary away but not much else otherwise – and the score at the end is 155/9!

After an 81-run opening stand, all 9 wickets fell for just 74 runs. There is a makeable target for KKR – can they finally grab a win?

Apr 19, 2026 5:16:37 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: THREE WICKETS IN AN OVER FOR KARTIK TYAGI!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: One, two, three and KKR have RR 8 down! Where has this been all tournament from them? A good bowling attack in form can do just that – 3 for Varun, two for Narine, and now three for Kartik Tyagi, in one over!

First Jadeja, then Hetmyer, then Bishnoi. Excellent close to his spell. 146/8.

Apr 19, 2026 4:57:57 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Narine again! Ferreira is gone

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: He had no clue where the ball was going – completely run around by the bowler, who makes it stick just a bit and catch the outside edge.

Terrific, terrific bowling from the spinners. RR go 5 wickers down with 4 overs to plaj

Apr 19, 2026 4:52:53 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: TIMBER! Chakravarthy again, Parag is gone

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Chakravarthy has finally remembered what works for him and is doing it to RR. This one looks like a regular orthodox spinner, but pulls Parag into a big stride before it beats him and takes the top of his off-stump!

Apr 19, 2026 4:42:55 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: 109/3 after 13

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: RR's middle order taking a few balls to settle in and reverse the momentum of the RRR innings.

Apr 19, 2026 4:32:16 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: NOW JAISWAL GOES! Narine with the wicket!

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: KKR are pulling things back big time! Width from Narine, the shot is on but Jaiswal miscues it – doesn't get enough elevation as he tries to clear Rahane at extra-cover inside the ring, and the fielder does the rest!

99/3 very suddenly.

Apr 19, 2026 4:27:59 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: VARUN WITH ANOTHER! Jurel is stumped

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: What's happened there, Dhruv Jurel! Has got himself compeltely twisted up attempting the reverse sweep – doesn't make contact and loses balance, and Seifert is very sharp with the gloves to whip off the bails before he can make his ground!

Good from KKR, 97/2 now.

Apr 19, 2026 4:23:43 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: INCREDIBLE SHOT! Falling-over scoop all the way for 6 from Jaiswal

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: WOW! You cannot stop watching that. Ramandeep goes full into Jaiswal with pace on, and the batter plays that incredibly well. Gets inside the line, gets low, and scoops it over himself and all the way for six over the wicketkeeper's head!

Great creativity.

Apr 19, 2026 4:16:55 PM IST

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: SOORYAVANSHI FALLS! Chakravarthy has his wicket

KKR vs RR LIVE Score: Varun Chakravarthy gets his wicket! This is more like him at his best – coming on and striking early on! Angles it across Sooryavanshi, who goes for the big hoick but can only slice it. Ramandeep in the deep nearly makes a meal of it but his hands are always good enough – well taken.

81/1 now, after 9. KKR claw back ground.

Apr 19, 2026 4:12:00 PM IST

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: 79/0 after 8

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: A couple of good overs from KKR to tighten the screws and prevent boundaries.

Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal will always be able to catch up.

Apr 19, 2026 4:02:32 PM IST

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: 63/0 after 6 overs

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: A big over off Green right at the end to give RR another terrific powerplay at over 10 rpo.

The powerplay growing. KKR in trouble as it keeps going.

Jaiswal with some creativity to find 4 with a reverse-scoop to find 4 and end the powerplay.

Apr 19, 2026 3:57:44 PM IST

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: 6, 6! Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi trade sixes off Green!

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Boundaries flowing now! First Jaiswal who breaks his shackles with a big hit, before turning it over to Sooryavanshi whose free swing ensures it flies down the ground for six more!

Danger signs for KKR.

Apr 19, 2026 3:51:15 PM IST

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: First six – Sooryavanshi off Narine!

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Best bowlers in IPL history, one by one joining Sooryavanshi's list of opponents taken down! Gets it in his arc and hammers it through the leg-side. Not a monstrous one, but just over the boundary ropes for six.

Narine bowling well to him – coaxes a couple of big swings and misses. Won't mind that hit.

Apr 19, 2026 3:49:18 PM IST

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: 4, 4, 4! Sooryavanshi peppers off-side with fours

KKR VS RR, IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Here we go! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi begins to find his boundaries. Vaibhav angling it across and he is happy to smoke a cut through the covers with immense power twice in a row, before later playing a sumptuous and clever upper cut for four more.

The kind of ball that got him out against SRH – but a good correction, gets him four here.

Apr 19, 2026 3:45:27 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: 5 off Green's over, rate in control

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Good bowling from KKR, ensuring they use this slightly slow pitch to prevent Jaiswal from being able to time it perfectly.

20/0 after 3.

Apr 19, 2026 3:38:16 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Edgeddd and four! Sooryavanshi gets away with one

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Good ball from Tyagi! Angled across and produces the edge. Just past the wicketkeeper to get him four.

Apr 19, 2026 3:35:25 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: 6 off the first over

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Quiet one. Jaiswal gets a four away but things are kept tight from Vaibhav Arora otherwise.

Apr 19, 2026 3:31:06 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Ready to begin! RR's special southpaws ready

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Here we go then! KKR no their biggest chance, their best chance, maybe their only chance, is to take early wickets. Vaibhav Arora the one that they turn to with the fresh new ball.

Apr 19, 2026 3:20:03 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: KKR's playing XI

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: No changes for KKR today.

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy

Impact players: Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini

Apr 19, 2026 3:16:17 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: RR's playing XI

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Brijesh for Deshpande, Hetmyer back for Pretorius.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi

Impact: Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Yash Punja

Apr 19, 2026 3:04:36 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: RR win toss, opt to BAT first!

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Riyan Parag wins the toss and opts to bat first in this day game! Rahane wanted to bat first too. Expecting spin and turn to play a factor in this one, is Parag. Team news next.

Apr 19, 2026 2:40:38 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Approaching toss

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: 20 minutes to the toss. Heat is beginning to come in all around India as the summer well and truly begins. RR won't mind batting first or second, but will likely fancy their chances of making pressure count against an undercooked KKR batting. KKR don't really have a clear go-to; what will Rahane and co. decide is their strength?

Apr 19, 2026 2:25:07 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Last time in KKR vs RR – last-ball, 1-run thriller

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: The last time these two met, in IPL 2025, it was one of the matches of the tournament. In a rollercoaster match, RR's middle order issues meant they were left with 21 runs to get from the last over, despite needing 42 off 30 at one point.

Shubham Dubey made things very interesting – he hammered a couple of sixes and a boundary to take it down to the last ball, but wasn't able to get the power he wanted behind it. A dramatic last-ball run-out with Rinku Singh's scampering fielding in the deep – one of RR's many tight losses in that year.

Apr 19, 2026 2:00:50 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: RR suffered first loss, but remain near the business end of table

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: RR saw their first loss of the season after SRH's debutants ran them through to leave them 9/5 and behind the 8-ball. It was a shocking result given how strong RR had been – but such is the high risk high reward style of modern T20s. RR are great components of it – firmly in the playoff zone, with a chance to go top today.

Apr 19, 2026 1:45:59 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: KKR winless through first 6 matches

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: In one of the worst starts in the history of the IPL, Kolkata have managed to garner just one point from their first six matches. Five losses, and no convincing performances – things haven't clicked to make them look competitive. Even with noses ahead, they have managed to lose – the malaise in the camp is running very deep.

Apr 19, 2026 1:30:07 PM IST

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: HELLO AND WELCOME!

KKR VS RR LIVE Score: Super Sunday in the IPL! The double header starts off at the historic Eden Gardens, which hasn't had the kind of performances from its team that it truly deserves. KKR are desperate to reverse their trend of losing, but run into RR, who have a chance to be the first to 10 points and go top of the table. Clear favourites in this one – but you never say such things in the IPL.