Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 28th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - CommentaryKKR vs RR, 28th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Commentary

Rinku comes to Kolkata's rescue! How did he do it?

KKR vs RR, PBKS vs LSG | IPL 2026 (Hindi)

KKR vs RR, PBKS vs LSG | IPL 2026

Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, FOUR, slow, full and outside off, Rinku stays leg-side and belts it through extra cover. Bullets away to the fence

Brijesh Sharma to Rinku Singh, FOUR, boundary to start the over! Off-speed short of length ball outside leg, Rinku waits and swivels to pull it behind square on the leg-side

Jofra Archer to Anukul Roy, SIX, Jofra misses his mark and that's been dispatched. Didn't miss by a long way though. Anukul knows that it's going to be very full. Stays deep, clears his front leg and thumps it over long-off. Good strike. Right off the meat of the bat

Brijesh Sharma to Anukul Roy, FOUR, edge and four! Pacy length ball, Anukul clears his front leg to swing across the line. Gets an inside-edge onto his thigh and the ball dribbles away to third man for four

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, FOUR, long-off moved to mid-off just before the ball. Jofra bowls full, Rinku shuffles across and plays an aerial drive right into the gap between mid-off and cover. Pressure on Jofra now!

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, FOUR, good start to the over for KKR! Short ball from round the wicket, Rinku gets inside the line, waits for the slower ball and hooks it over short fine leg. One bounce and into the fence

Ravi Bishnoi to Anukul Roy, SIX, six to start the over and six to end the over. 19 runs off the over. Full and outside off, allows Anukul to free his arms and that's been bludgeoned over deep extra cover with a good swing of the willow

Bishnoi to Rinku Singh, SIX, full and in the slot. Rinku is down on one leg to nail the slogsweep over deep midwicket

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Riyan Parag to Rinku Singh, FOUR, 83.4kph, airy delivery, Rinku shimmies down the track and smashes it over the bowler's head. Much-needed for Rinku and KKR

Yash Raj Punja to Ramandeep Singh, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Maiden IPL wicket for Yash Raj Punja. Touch quicker, full and outside off, Ramandeep tries to reach for it as he leans across to drive. All he manages is an inside edge and ends up dragging it onto his stumps. Ramandeep is in disbelief. He's down on his haunches before taking the long walk back. Ramandeep Singh b Yash Raj Punja 10(13) [4s-1]

Ravi Bishnoi to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR, stylish shot! Tossed up full and outside off, Ramandeep leans across, bends his back leg and batters it through extra cover

Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell, out Caught by Donovan Ferreira!! Holes out! Second wicket for Jadeja. 92.8kph, stump-to-stump line and on a length, Powell advances and clears his front leg to smoke it over long-on. He isn't close to the pitch of the ball and the timing goes awry as it comes off lower part of the bat. Ferreira makes no mistake at long-on. Rovman Powell c Donovan Ferreira b Ravindra Jadeja 23(20) [4s-2 6s-1]

Kolkata in deep trouble - Can Rinku turn it around?

Yash Raj Punja to Rovman Powell, FOUR, 94.2kph, googly, spinning down leg, Powell stays back to flick and may have got a faint inside edge. The ball dribbles away to the fine leg fence

Ravindra Jadeja to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, out Lbw!! Excellent over from Jadeja. Just one run and a wicket of Raghuvanshi. He was looking to reverse sweep Jadeja. Not the shot to be playing for someone who is so accurate with his line and length. He misses a full delivery and is pinged right in front of off. Burns the review. KKR are in deep trouble now. Angkrish Raghuvanshi lbw b Ravindra Jadeja 10(19) [4s-1]

Yash Raj Punja to Rovman Powell, SIX, another gift from Punja. Loopy delivery ends up as a high full toss. Rovman Powell heaves it over mid-wicket. Clears the fielder in the deep comfortably

Yash Raj Punja to Rovman Powell, FOUR, width on offer and Punja pays the penalty. Powell gets under the ball and pumps it over cover. That was more of a free-hit for Powell

Is Kolkata maximising Rinku Singh's potential?

Ravi Bishnoi to Cameron Green, no run, loopy leg-break on off, defended to cover

Ravi Bishnoi to Cameron Green, FOUR, flatter delivery that skids on the surface. Green looks to cut and gets it off the toe end. The ball raced away down to third man fence

Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, SIX, in the slot and Green deposits it into the stands. Full and on middle, Green clears his front foot and smokes it over deep mid-wicket. First six of the innings

Jofra Archer to Cameron Green, FOUR, Green is on a roll. He is deal with boundaries. His third is just the 4th ball. Angled in at the body, Green gets a tickle down to fine leg. Well past the short fine leg fielder

Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, FOUR, and again. This wasn't that short, but he had the width to free his arms. Green stays low and cuts it to the same part of the ground for back-to-back fours

Nandre Burger to Cameron Green, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Green won't miss out on that. Stands tall and slaps the cut through cover-point. Raced away for four

Nandre Burger to Ajinkya Rahane, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! Another one gone. Rahane continues to struggle in this IPL. Second duck in a row. The shot was on, but Rahane, in this form can't pick it. Short delivery outside off, Rahane goes for the cut, the ball bounces a tad extra and takes the outside edge to the right of the keeper. Jurel takes a regulation catch and KKR are 2 down in just 8 balls into the innings. Ajinkya Rahane c Dhruv Jurel b Nandre Burger 0(2)

Jofra Archer to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR, shot! Allows the ball to come onto the bat and punches it wide of backward point. The pace of Archer ensures the ball races away in a hurry

Jofra Archer to Tim Seifert, out Bowled!! What a start from Jofra Archer. He is making it a habit it take a wicket off the very first ball. It's the third game in a row that he has done this. This was full and straight, just a hint of shape away. Seifert brings down the bat late, gets beaten on the inside edge and sees his off-stump shattered, the ball defelcting off the back pad. Tim Seifert b Jofra Archer 0(1)

KKR vs RR, IPL 2026: Mid-innings show (Hindi)

Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, byes, 1 run, out Jofra Archer Run Out!! A run-out to end the innings - RR finish with 155 - comical stuff, banged in short and at the stumps, Archer shuffled across on the pull and missed. They sneak in a bye - Tim Seifert has a shy and missed, Arora fails to collect the ball cleanly and it rolls down towards mid-on. They chance a second run, but Arora is quick on the ball and throws it towards the striker's end. Tim Seifert was quick onto the stumps and demolishes all the three stumps, with Archer not even in the frame. Jofra Archer run out (Vaibhav Arora/Tim Seifert) 8(5) [4s-1]

KKR vs RR, IPL 2026: Mid-innings show

Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, FOUR, a rare boundary and Arora isn't happy with the effort put in by Tyagi - short and into the pitch, Archer backed away and swung it behind square on the on-side - Fine leg came across and put in the dive, but to no avail

Kartik Tyagi to Ravi Bishnoi, out Caught by Tim Seifert!! Three in the over and Tyagi is on a roll - was the wide yorker, not the perfect length, but it gets the desired result. Bishnoi was looking to run it down to third man, played with an open face and the edge flies through to Tim Seifert. After a superb start, the Royals have simply crumbled here at the Eden Gardens. Ravi Bishnoi c Tim Seifert b Kartik Tyagi 0(2)

Kartik Tyagi to Shimron Hetmyer, out Caught by Angkrish Raghuvanshi!! Hetmyer falls and the Royals can't get any momentum into their innings - a low full-toss on the pads, was a gift and Hetmyer was looking to whip it onto the on-side, closed the face of the bat and spoons a thick leading edge, high and behind square on the off-side - Raghuvanshi settles under the ball at third man and takes a simple catch. Shimron Hetmyer c Angkrish Raghuvanshi b Kartik Tyagi 15(18)

Kartik Tyagi to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Cameron Green!! Lovely hands and Green completes a fine catch at deep backward square leg - banged in short and at the stumps, RJ swivelled across and didn't bother to keep the pull down. Green moved swiftly to his left, went with soft hands and completed a fine catch. Ravindra Jadeja c Cameron Green b Kartik Tyagi 9(7) [4s-1]

Ramandeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, clubbed, too short from Ramandeep - was bowled into the pitch, but it sits up for RJ to hammer the pull through square leg, runs away to the ropes

Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, out Caught&Bowled!! Simple catch and Narine ends his spell with a wicket - tossed up on off and it straightens onto the right-hander, Ferreira wasn't reading Narine one bit, looked to try and work it onto the on-side, closed the face of the bat and pops a simple return catch to the bowler. Donovan Ferreira c and b Sunil Narine 7(7) [6s-1]

Sunil Narine to Donovan Ferreira, SIX, thumped, tad too full from Narine, it's right in the slot and lets Ferreira press across on the swing, high and wide of mid-wicket for a maximum

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Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, out Bowled!! .. Varun Chakaravarthy has his man now - he's having a nice afternoon, was tossed up and kept spinning back into the right-hander - Parag shuffles across and then looks to slog it over mid-wicket, plays all around the ball and misses it completely. The ball goes on and crashes into the off-stump, the zing bails light up and the Royals have lost their 4th wicket. Riyan Parag b Varun Chakaravarthy 12(14) [4s-1]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Riyan Parag, FOUR, Parag breaks the shackles at last - shuffles across and then changes the stance, gets enough on the sweep to clear short third, one bounce and over the ropes. First boundary in 29 balls

Sunil Narine to Yashasvi Jaiswal, out Caught by Ajinkya Rahane!! A third wicket and KKR are fighting back into the contest. Nicely bowled by Narine - slowed down the pace and pushed it wider of off - made Jaiswal reach out on the drive and he isn't in any control, plays it uppishly and to the right of cover where Rahane slides to complete a fine catch. Can the spin twins choke the Royals in the middle overs? Yashasvi Jaiswal c Ajinkya Rahane b Sunil Narine 39(29) [4s-4 6s-2]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dhruv Jurel, out Stumped!! Has Dhruv Jurel been stumped here? Tim Seifert looks very confident and replays show that Jurel's feet is well outside the crease when the wickets were broken - OUT and Varun has his second wicket. Was a nicely tossed up delivery outside off and Jurel was shaping for the reverse sweep, misses it completely and Tim Seifert was quick to break the wickets. The momentum took Jurel out of the crease and he had no chance of dragging it back. Dhruv Jurel st Tim Seifert b Varun Chakaravarthy 5(7)

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Ramandeep Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX, innovation with control from Jaiswal, his favourite shot, full and on middle, Jaiswal moves across to the off side and scoops it over to fine leg, he fell over, but had connected it well to sail over the ropes

Varun Chakaravarthy to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, out Caught by Ramandeep Singh!! Finally a breakthrough, tossed up and on middle, Sooryavanshi was looking for the slog sweep, was targetting the bigger part of the ground, didn't get it off the middle and skews in the air towards deep midwicket, the ball was swirling the air, but Ramandeep judges it to perfection and takes a sharp catch. 200 T20 wickets for Chakaravarthy. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Ramandeep Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy 46(28) [4s-6 6s-2]

Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, just short and Rinku in the deep, full and outside off, Sooryavanshi throws kitchen sink at it and slices it in the air to deep backward point, the fielder dives forward attempting the catch, but it fell just in front of him

Sunil Narine to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, he's got it through this time, tossed up and outside off, Jaiswal reaches out to the ball and creams it to deep extra cover, found the gap and it raced away

Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, unbelievable shot from Jaiswal, full toss on middle, Jaiswal initially was shaping in to play the paddle shot, but changes his mind at the last minute and opens the bat face and laps it over the short third man fielder

Cameron Green to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, in the slot and outside off, Sooryavanshi was rooted to the crease, gets under the ball nicely and biffs it straight down the ground, the abll just hit the ropes on the full, the partnership between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal is now 55

Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX, that flies into the stands. Short and outside off, it sits up well for the across the line shot, Jaiswal was hanging back in the crease, picks it and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket

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Sunil Narine to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, SIX, he's picked it this time, tossed up and on middle, Sooryavanshi kneels down and launches it over the fielder to deep square leg

Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, clever shot, it was banged in short on the stumps, Sooryavanshi hangs back, allows the ball to come onto the bat, uses the pace well and upper cuts it to third man

Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, another one, short and outside off, Sooryavanshi stands tall and cuts it in the air towards point, the fielder dived to his left, but the ball just bounced in front of him and raced away, he could have stopped it

Vaibhav Arora to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, that has been hammered away, poor delivery, short and angling across, Sooryavanshi gets on top of the bounce nicely and smashes it to sweeper cover

Cameron Green to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, cheeky and it almost went all the way. Short and outside off, Jaiswal allows the ball to come onto the bat and upper cuts it over the fielder to third man, one bounce and into the fence

Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, streaky but he will take it, the slip was moved for this ball and it exactly went between the keeper and the short third man fielder, on a length and angling across, Sooryavanshi pokes at it away from the body, but the edge fell safely and raced away to the fence

Kartik Tyagi to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, he's put it away, bread and butter for him, speared in full on the pads, Sooryavanshi flicks it effortlessly off his legs to deep mid-wicket

Vaibhav Arora to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, hammered away, too much width on offer outside off, Jaiswal gets on top of it and square drives it to deep backward point, that raced away!

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