Led by Rinku Singh, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their fourth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season to bring their season back on track after securing a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Mumbai on Monday, May 2. The 24-year-old hit an unbeaten 42 off 23 balls alongside Nitish Rana, who scored 48 off 37 balls and also remained unbeaten. This victory ended KKR's five-match losing streak.
The win moved KKR into the seventh position, above Punjab Kings (PBKS), who take on table-toppers Gujarat Titans (GT) at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, May 3. The side will need to win all four of their remaining matches in order to qualify for the playoffs, given other results fall in their way as well.
Let's have a look at the IPL 2022 Points Table after KKR vs RR match:
| Teams | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | NRR |
| Gujarat Titans | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 | +0.377 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | +0.397 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | +0.450 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +0.471 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -0.588 |
| Delhi Capitals | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | +0.587 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | +0.060 |
| Punjab Kings | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -0.470 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -0.407 |
| Mumbai Indians | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | -0.836 |
