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Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Tim Seifert (W)

Cameron Green

Rovman Powell

Rinku Singh

Sunil Narine

Ramandeep Singh

Anukul Roy

Vaibhav Arora

Kartik Tyagi

Varun Chakaravarthy

Rajasthan

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Dhruv Jurel (W)

Riyan Parag (C)

Shimron Hetmyer

Donovan Ferreira

Ravindra Jadeja

Jofra Archer

Nandre Burger

Brijesh Sharma

Ravi Bishnoi

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Blessing Muzarabani

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Navdeep Amarjeet Saini

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Sarthak Ranjan

Saurabh Rajendraprasad Dubey

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Adam Fraser Milne

Aman Rao Perala

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Jofra Chioke Archer

Kuldeep Rampal Sen

Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka

Lhuan-dre Gilbert Pretorius

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Ravi Singh

Riyan Parag

Sandeep Sharma

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer

Shubham Badriprasad Dubey

Sushant Samirkumar Mishra

Tushar Uday Deshpande

Vignesh Puthur

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Raj Punja

Yudhvir Singh Charak

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IPL 2026

Rinku Singh orchestrated Kolkata Knight Riders' stunning win with his crucial 53-run knock against Rajasthan Royals. It was KKR's first win in the IPL 2026

KKR's Rinku Singh in this frame. (X)

'Mind doesn’t work properly...': Rinku Singh's honest confession after match-win

Kolkata Knight Riders clinch their first IPL 2026 win as Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy power a thrilling chase against Rajasthan Royals.


Rinku (53 not-out) and Anukul (29 not-out) steer KKR to maiden win with match-winning stand.

RR collapse after strong start; KKR chase down 156 in a last-over finish.

Rinku Singh in this frame (IPL).

Quartet of Rinku-Anukul-Varun-Kartik helps KKR taste first win of IPL 2026 with 4-wicket victory over RR

Ace spinner Varun Chakaravarthy got the better of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to create a towering milestone during KKR versus RR IPL 2026 clash

KKR's Varun Chakaravarthy became the fastest Indian spinner to take 200 wickets in T20 cricket

Chakaravarthy ended up notching a brilliant spell of 3/14 against RR

KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in this frame. (X)

RR vs KKR: Varun Chakaravarthy scripts history, becomes fastest Indian spinner t

Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and decided to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash which is being played at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, April 19.


Ajinkya Rahane and Riyan Parag in this frame (X).

IPL 2026: RR opt to bat against KKR, know playing XIs 

Kumar Sangakkara urges Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to embrace both success and failure as the youngster shines in IPL 2026 with a fearless approach.


Sangakkara advises Sooryavanshi to focus on enjoyment and not fear failure.

Teen sensation Sooryavanshi dazzles with 200 runs at a strike rate of 263.15 in IPL 2026.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame (X),

IPL 2026: Ahead of clash against KKR, RR head coach sends key message to Vaibhav

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has got a timely boost as their star pacer Matheesha Pathirana is all set to join the squad late on April 18 

Matheesha Pathirana is set to link up with KKR late on April 18

KKR is yet to register their first win in the ongoing IPL 2026

Sri Lanka's pacer Matheesha Pathirana in this frame. (Getty)

Massive boost for KKR amidst torrid IPL 2026 season, Matheesha Pathirana's retur

BCCI has warned and fined Rs 1 lakh to Rajasthan Royals' manager Romi Bhinder for using phone in the dugout during the IPL 2026 clash

RR manager Romi Bhinder has been fined Rs 1 lakh fine for using phone in the dugout

Meanwhile, no action has been taken on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

RR's batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (L) and manager Romi Bhinder in frame. (Screenshot)

BCCI's final verdict on Romi Bhinder over dugout phone row, Sooryavanshi escapes

Virender Sehwag wants under-fire Kolkata Knight Riders to come clean on their mistake amidst their shoddy Indian Premier League 2026 campaign

Virender Sehwag feels KKR made a big mistake by buying Cameron Green in auction

Sehwag said that Cameron Green has become a liability for KKR

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane in this frame. (X)

'Just admit it, that you made a mistake': Sehwag exposes KKR's biggest blunder

IPL 2026: India's World Cup-winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth has slammed Riyan Parag after latter's dismal outing in Rajasthan Royals' losing cause against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kris Srikkanth isn't happy with Riyan Parag's disappointing outing with the bat in IPL 2026

Riyan Parag scored just 4 runs in RR's losing cause against SRH

RR captain Riyan Parag (2nd from Right) celebrates with his teammates in this frame. (IPL)

'He's just there for style and does nothing else': India's WC-winner tears into 

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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) won the toss and opted to bowl first against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash

LSG won the toss and chose to bowl first against PBKS

Here are the playing XI of both the teams

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer (L) and LSG captain Rishabh Pant in this frame. (X)

IPL 2026: LSG elect to bowl vs PBKS, Digvesh Rathi dropped; Know playing XIs

Ajinkya Rahane registers an unwanted IPL record for most ducks as an opener as Kolkata Knight Riders’ struggles continue in IPL 2026.


Rahane records 12 ducks as opener, surpassing Parthiv Patel’s unwanted IPL record.

KKR remain winless in six games, sit bottom with just one point.

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IPL 2026: Ajinkya Rahane records another duck to make this unwanted list

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shines with a fluent 46, but Rajasthan Royals suffer a batting collapse against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026.


Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal's and 81-run opening stand go in vain for RR.

RR collapse to 155/9 despite youngster’s explosive knock against KKR.

RR's young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame (X).

WATCH: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes berserk, smashes huge six off Sunil Narine

Suryakumar Yadav is reportedly likely to be removed as India's T20I captain with the induction of Shreyas Iyer in the leadership role

Suryakumar Yadav might lose India's T20I captaincy, if reports are to be believed

Reportedly, Shreyas Iyer is in line to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India's T20I captain

India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav in this frame. (Getty)

Suryakumar Yadav to to lose India's T20I captaincy, star player to take over; re

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'Mind doesn’t work properly...': Rinku Singh's honest confession after match-win

Quartet of Rinku-Anukul-Varun-Kartik helps KKR taste first win of IPL 2026 with 4-wicket victory over RR

RR vs KKR: Varun Chakaravarthy scripts history, becomes fastest Indian spinner t