They defeated Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets in the match played at Eden Gardens. Rinku Singh was the hero of Kolkata's victory. He scored 53 runs off 34 balls and remained unbeaten.
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Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Sunday. They defeated Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets at the Eden Gardens. Rinku Singh was the hero of Kolkata's victory. He scored 53 runs off 34 balls and remained unbeaten.
Chasing the target of 156 runs for victory, Kolkata scored 161 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 19.4 overs. Rinku, who got life early, shared a 76-run partnership with Anukul Roy for the seventh wicket. Anukul added 29 runs off 16 balls.
After this win, Kolkata has 3 points and has left the bottom position among the 10 teams. Rajasthan, on the other hand, is limited to 8 points and is in third place. Kolkata did not have a good start and both its openers Tim Seifert and captain Ajinkya Rahane were out for individual zeros.
Kolkata had scored 85 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. From that position, Rinku and Anukul took control of the situation. Rinku hit 5 fours and 2 sixes from his bat. When he was on a personal score of 8 runs, Nandre Burger dropped an easy catch. Anukul hit 1 four and 2 sixes from his bat.
Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored the highest 46 runs. He faced 28 balls and hit 6 fours and 2 sixes. Another opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 39 runs from 29 balls.
They shared an 81-run partnership for the first wicket and the team's score remained at this point. After they were dismissed, the other batsmen could not make a significant contribution. Among the Kolkata bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy took 3 wickets for just 14 runs. Similarly, Kartik Tyagi also took 3 wickets for 22 runs.
