Having opted to bat first, RR's swashbuckling opening batsman, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, played a knock of 46 runs off just 28 deliveries, including six boundaries and two maximums. Fellow opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 39 runs in 29 balls, with the help of four boundaries and two maximums (Pic: X/@rajasthanroyals)

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel departed after scoring five runs in seven balls. Skipper Riyan Parag was dismissed on 12 runs. During his 14-ball knock, he smashed a boundary (Pic: X/@KKRiders)

Donovan Ferreira scored seven runs in seven balls, including a maximum. Shimron Hetmyer departed after scoring 15 runs in 18 balls. Ravindra Jadeja returned to the pavilion after scoring nine runs in seven balls, with the help of a boundary. Ravi Bishnoi registered a two-ball duck. Jofra Archer lost his wicket on eight runs in five balls, which also included a boundary. Brijesh Sharma stayed unbeaten on one run in three balls. With this, the Royals posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs (Pic: File Pic)

KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy returned with the figures of four wickets for 14 runs in four overs. Having completed his quota of four overs, Kartik Tyagi claimed three wickets by leaking 22 runs. Sunil Narine also bagged two wickets by conceding 26 runs in his spell of four overs. Vaibhav Arora, Cameron Green, and Ramandeep Singh went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against RR (Pic: X/@KKRiders)

The home crowd will keep a tab on their skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, and will expect him to deliver a big knock. The Knight Riders have already suffered five losses and will be eager to secure their first victory in the tournament (Pic: File Pic)