Match #28: KKR vs RR — IPL 2026

Match 28 · 19 April 2026Eden Gardens, Kolkata

161/6

(19.4 overs)

155/9

(20 overs)

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders triumphed over Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets, chasing down 155 in 19.4 overs. Kartik Tyagi's IQ surged to 85.1 (+3.5) with an impressive 3-wicket haul, while Rinku Singh's IQ rose to 81.8 (+2.6) after a crucial 53-run knock.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Team IQ

76.0→77.4+1.4

Rajasthan Royals

Team IQ

85.5→84.3-1.2

Biggest Movers

85.1

▲ +3.5

Kartik TyagiKKRBOWL

Recent form is materially stronger than season baseline.

83.4

▼ -1.8

Vaibhav AroraKKRBOWL

Recent form has dipped below the season baseline.

Match Performance · Head to Head Impact scores from this match

Kolkata Knight Riders

DEPARTMENT

Rajasthan Royals

5.6

Top Order

36.6

32.5

Middle Order

20.7

45.9

Pace

23.0

68.8

Spin

33.3

47.4

Death

Squad Strength · Head to Head Season IQ through this match

Kolkata Knight Riders

DEPARTMENT

Rajasthan Royals

Top Order

Middle Order

Pace

Spin

Death

Kolkata Knight Riders · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Tim SeifertE	0	1	0.0	0	0	81.2	-0.3
Ajinkya Rahane	0	2	0.0	0	0	82.1	-0.7
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	10	19	52.6	1	0	84.6	-0.5
Cameron Green	27

Team Strength

Efficiency Flags

Kolkata Knight Riders — IQ Gap: Finn Allen (IQ 89.1) on bench while Ramandeep Singh (IQ 76.9) plays — gap of 12.2

Kolkata Knight Riders — Form Mismatch: Saurabh Dubey (Rising, IQ 85.4) benched while Varun Chakaravarthy (Falling, IQ 84.7) plays

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Cameron Green	2	27	0	13.50	5	83.8	+0.4
Ramandeep Singh	2	26	0	13.00	0	78.1	-0.7
Kartik Tyagi	4	22	3	5.50	12	85.1	+3.7
Varun Chakaravarthy	4	14	3	3.50	12	87.7	+1.6
Sunil Narine	4	26	2	6.50	13	88.4	+1.4
Vaibhav Arora	4	37	0	9.25	5	83.4	-2.1

Rajasthan Royals · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Yashasvi Jaiswal	39	29	134.5	4	2	92.3	+1.9
Vaibhav Suryavanshi	46	28	164.3	6	2	89.9	+2.0
Dhruv Jurel	5	7	71.4	0	0	87.2	-0.3
Riyan Parag	12	14	85.7	1	0	81.9	-1.3
Shimron Hetmyer	15	18	83.3	0	0	77.2	-0.8
Donovan Ferreira	7	7	100.0	0	1	81.6	-0.8
Ravindra Jadeja	9	7	128.6	1	0	89.9	0.0
Jofra Archer	8	5	160.0	1	0	87.3	+0.6
Ravi Bishnoi	0	2	0.0	0	0	83.4	-0.5
Brijesh Sharma	1	3	33.3	0	0	82.7	-0.7

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Riyan Parag	1	10	0	10.00	1	81.9	-1.3
Ravindra Jadeja	3	8	2	2.67	10	89.9	0.0
Jofra Archer	4	35	1	8.75	9	87.3	+0.6
Ravi Bishnoi	4	41	1	10.25	4	83.4

XI Efficiency

100.0%RR

Strong

▲ CARRIED

Vaibhav Suryavanshi+2.1

Yashasvi Jaiswal+1.4

▼ DEAD WEIGHT

Brijesh Sharma-0.6