Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Cricket Scorecard, Match 28 – IPL 2026

Result
Match 28 - Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Apr 19 2026, Sun - 03:30 PM (IST)
RR
RAJASTHAN ROYALS 155/9 (20.0)
KKR
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 161/6 (19.4)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Player of the Match
Varun Chakravarthy
Batting: Kolkata Knight Riders (Target: 156)
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Tim Seifert (wk)b Jofra Archer01000.00
Ajinkya Rahane (c)c Dhruv Jurel b Nandre Burger02000.00
Angkrish Raghuvanshilbw b Ravindra Jadeja10191052.63
Cameron Greenst Dhruv Jurel b Ravi Bishnoi271341207.69
Rovman Powellc Donovan Ferreira b Ravindra Jadeja232021115.00
Rinku Singhnot out533452155.88
Ramandeep Singhb Yash Raj Punja10131076.92
Anukul Roynot out291612181.25
Extras (lb 1, w 8)9
Total (6 wkts, 19.4 ov)161 (8.19 CRR)
Bowling: Rajasthan Royals
BowlerOMRWECON
Jofra Archer4.003518.8
Nandre Burger2.0020110.0
Ravi Bishnoi4.0041110.3
Yash Raj Punja4.002516.3
Ravindra Jadeja3.00822.7
Riyan Parag1.0010010.0
Brijesh Sharma1.4021012.6
Batting: Rajasthan Royals
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Yashasvi Jaiswalc Rahane b Narine392942134.48
Vaibhav Suryavanshic Ramandeep b Chakaravarthy462862164.29
Dhruv Jurel (wk)st Seifert b Chakaravarthy570071.43
Riyan Parag (c)b Chakaravarthy12141085.71
Shimron Hetmyerc Raghuvanshi b Kartik Tyagi15180083.33
Donavon Ferreirac & b Sunil Narine7701100.00
Ravindra Jadejac Green b Kartik Tyagi9710128.57
Jofra Archerrun out (Vaibhav Arora)8510160.00
Ravi Bishnoic Seifert b Kartik Tyagi02000.00
Brijesh Sharmanot out130033.33
Extras (lb 2, w 10)13
Total (9 wkts, 20.0 ov)155 (7.75 CRR)
Bowling: Kolkata Knight Riders
BowlerOMRWECON
Vaibhav Arora4.003709.3
Kartik Tyagi4.002235.5
Cameron Green2.0027013.5
Sunil Narine4.002626.5
Varun Chakaravarthy4.001433.5
Ramandeep Singh2.0026013.0
Match Information
SeriesIndian Premier League (IPL)
DateApr 19, 2026
VenueEden Gardens, Kolkata
TossRR (Elected to Bat)
CityKolkata
Time03:30 PM IST
KKR Playing XI
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi
RR Playing XI
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Raj Punja
Head to Head Stats
KKR VS RR
17 Won 14
33 Matches 33
223 High Score 224
125 Low Score 81
No Result: 2

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals – IPL Match 28 Highlight – 19 Apr, 2026

This game… yeah, it had that proper edge. Not a run-fest, not a collapse-fest either just one of those tight contests where every over kinda mattered. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals and it stayed interesting till the end.

Kolkata batted first and honestly, it felt a bit stop-start. A few nice shots, then silence. One batter looked set, playing some really clean strokes, but the others never quite got going. Still, they managed to drag the total to something competitive. Not huge, but not easy either.

Rajasthan’s chase began with confidence. You could see intent straight away. But cricket being cricket… things changed quickly. A couple of wickets out of nowhere and suddenly the game tightened up.

There was a moment where it felt like RR might lose control. Dot balls building, pressure rising, crowd getting into it. But then came that small, steady partnership. Nothing flashy, just smart batting.

And that’s what made the difference. They didn’t rush, didn’t panic. Just stayed there and finished it.

KKR had their chances… just couldn’t grab them.