India, March 26 -- Rajasthan Royals were put into bat by Kolkata Knight Riders in the sixth match of the 2025 Indian Premier League, and things took a turn for a bad in the initial overs when Sanju Samson was dismissed early, and Riyan Parag, the stand-in captain, could not capitalize, falling for 25 to Varun Chakravarthy in the eighth over. Yashasvi Jaiswal followed soon after, as RR found themselves at 69/3 in the 8.4 overs.

With Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer still to come, RR took an unexpected decision by promoting Wanindu Hasaranga to No. 5, ahead of their regular finishers. The Sri Lankan all-rounder, playing his first IPL game of the season, was tasked with attacking the spinners.

KKR's spinners, Chakravarthy and Moeen Ali, wer...