Assessing kkr

Kolkata Knight Riders: Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara opined that Kolkata Knight Riders's chances to qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs are slim after their six-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Raipur, which marked their sixth loss of the season.

Despite posting a competitive 192/4 on the back of Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s fluent 71 and Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 49, KKR failed to contain Virat Kohli, who struck a sensational unbeaten 105 off 60 balls to steer RCB home with five deliveries remaining and take Bengaluru back to the top of the points table.

Assessing KKR’s position after the defeat, Pujara said the defending champions now have only a slim route to the knockout stage, though he stressed there was still value in finishing the campaign strongly.