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IPL 2025: De Kock’s 97 Not Out Carries KKR To Thumping Eight-wicket Win Over RR
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock was at his attacking best to hit an unbeaten 97 off 61 balls as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders sealed their first win of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
After Moeen Ali and Varun Chakaravarthy combined to pick four wickets each in restricting RR to 151/9, de Kock got going from the word go and stayed till the end while hitting eight fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 159.02 to ace a comfortable chase for KKR with 15 balls remaining. With KKR getting off the mark on the points table, it also meant that RR are still winless in the ten-team competition.
Chasing 152, de Kock was quick off the blocks – pulling Maheesh Theekshana for four and six, before cutting and hoicking Jofra Archer for the same result. He then comfortably lofted Riyan Parag for four, before glancing Sandeep Sharma stylishly for a boundary as KKR ended the power-play at 40/0.
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