The Rajasthan Royals were coming off a promising start in the IPL 2026 season, as they had managed to remain undefeated in their first four games, with their opening batters firing with the bat. However, they faced their first bump in the last game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad when they failed to chase the target and struggled within the powerplay.
The Kolkata Knight Riders bowled first against one of the strongest batting lineups in the competition, comprising an in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. KKR have struggled with their bowling in the powerplay.
He picked three crucial wickets while Sunil Narine also picked two from the other end, and the nuts were tightened on the scoring rate. With an economical spell from Kartik Tyagi, who also picked three wickets, RR could manage only 155 runs in their innings.
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Cameron Green made some use of the power play but was deceived by a trick from Ravi Bishnoi and some brilliance from Dhruv Jurel. They kept struggling until the midway stage and were six down with nearly 71 runs needed to win the match.
This victory will give us confidence- Ajinkya Rahane
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane looked relieved after a win against the Rajasthan Royals, not only because this was the first win for them in the season but also because the players had finally shown an amazing display of character on the field.
Rahane then went on to praise the effort from young paceman Kartik Tyagi, "Fantastic, he's been clear about his ability. When you have a guy like that, he's still young; he's been amazing. Very happy to see him getting that confidence. The pace at which he's bowling is amazing. There's a lot to learn from every game. That's where the cricketing awareness comes."
"The atmosphere in the dressing room has been amazing. The fans have been fantastic, this victory belongs to them. Very positive, you get that positive vibe," he concluded.
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