New Delhi, March 26 -- When people look back at Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) victory against Rajasthan Royals in the sixth match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, they'll focus on Quinton de Kock's magnificent 97 not out. And rightfully so too, because it was a match-winning knock on a difficult pitch. But the foundation for a chase that could be controlled was laid by KKR's bowlers. And the most important moment came in a sequence of two balls that Varun Chakravarthy bowled to Riyan Parag.

Rajasthan Royals had gone in with an XI that was designed to give them maximum flexibility. Whereas most teams tend to go heavy on whichever discipline they are doing first because of the Impact Sub, Rajasthan Royals had five proper bowlers even th...