In the thriller match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), KKR won the match by only 1 run with RR due to great performance in batting and bowling. After winning this match, KKR was placed in the 6th position with 11 points. RR was placed in the 8th position with 6 points after losing this match as per points table of IPL 2025.

Earlier, KKR won the toss and chose to bat first and made a huge score of 206/4 in 20 overs due to great batting by Andre Russell 57* (25), Angkrish Raghuwanshi 44 (31), and Rahmanullah Gurbaz 35 (25). Riyan Parag 1/21 (3), Yudhvir Singh 1/26 (2), and Jofra Archer 1/30 (4) were good bowling from the RR side. After this inning, KKR set a huge target of 207 runs in 20 overs for RR to win this match.

During chasing, RR scored 205/8 in 20 overs and lose the match by only 1 run with KKR due to great bowling by Varun Chakravarthy 2/32 (4), Harshit Rana 2/41 (4), and Moeen Ali 2/43 (3). Riyan Parag 95 (45), Yashasvi Jaiswal 34 (21), and Shimron Hetmyer 29 (23) were good batting from the RR side.

Andre Russell (KKR), 57* (25), was declared as the Player of the Match due to his great performance in batting in this match.