IPL 2025, RR vs KKR: Quinton de Kock stars as Kolkata Knight Riders hammer Rajasthan Royals - Action in Images

South Africa's Quinton de Kock struck an unbeaten 97 as holders Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win of the IPL season.

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Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win of the IPL season with an eight-wicket hammering of Rajasthan Royals. (REUTERS)

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Quinton de Kock (97*) bossed the chase with his 61-ball innings laced with eight fours and six sixes as Kolkata achieved their target with 15 balls to spare. (AFP)

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De Kock held one end firm, finding an able partner in young Angkrish Raghuvanshi 22 (17 balls). The duo stitched together an unbroken 83-run partnership that came off just 44 balls, sealing the first win of the season for the defending champions. (PTI)

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Varun Chakravarthy and Moeen Ali dismantled the Royals' middle order, picking up two wickets each in successive overs right after the powerplay, shifting the momentum in KKR’s favour. (AFP)

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Kolkata Knight Riders' Varun Chakravarthy Chakravarthy, their mystery spinner, triggered the collapse in the seventh over, dismissing the dangerous-looking Parag with a well-disguised 113kph delivery. (REUTERS)

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Dhruv Jurel was the highest run-getter for Rajasthan Royals with a gritty 33-run knock which helped the team cross 150-run mark. (AFP)

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Harshit Rana (2/36) was instrumental at the death, breaking Dhruv Jurel’s promising innings of 33 (28) and removing the dangerous Shimron Hetmyer for just 7, both in the crucial penultimate over. (AFP)

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Vaibhav Arora (2/33) was expensive but chipped in with two crucial wickets -- regular Royals skipper Sanju Samson (13 off 11) with a yorker in the powerplay before dismissing impact substitute Shubham Dubey (9) cheaply (AFP)