KKR vs RR, IPL 2018 Live Cricket Score: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 25 runs

P Chawla to A Rahane, Another googly by Chawla but it's on the shorter side outside off. Rahane goes back and easily places it square of the wicket on the off side.

P Chawla to R Tripathi, Turning down the leg side, it's on the pads and nudged in front of square leg for a run.

P Chawla to R Tripathi, FOUR! Welcome, Chawla! Floated full outside off, Tripathi gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it through covers for a boundary.

Piyush Chawla is into the attack now.

P Krishna to A Rahane, Serves this one from wide of the crease and angles in a length ball on off, Rahane defends it from the crease.

P Krishna to A Rahane, Stays back footed and plays down a length ball to the off side.

P Krishna to A Rahane, FOUR! Brilliant shot! A length ball around off, Rahane does well to close the face of his bat at the right time. Manages to middle it superbly and it races away through mid-wicket.

P Krishna to R Tripathi, Mistimed shot! Krishna follows the batsman down the leg side with a good length ball, Tripathi is cramped for room and somehow keeps it out. It comes off from the upper half of the bat and goes a bit aerially towards mid-wicket. They cross.

P Krishna to A Rahane, Back of a length ball outside off, Rahane flashes his bat at it and it flies off the outer half of the bat to third man. The fielder in the deep collects it on one bounce and they cross.

P Krishna to A Rahane, Slants in a length ball on off, Rahane defends it back.

A Russell to R Tripathi, Lands it on a good length around off, some extra bounce, Tripathi gets on his toes and defends it back watchfully.

A Russell to A Rahane, Angles in a full ball on middle, 139.6 kph, Rahane helps it off his pads to mid-wicket and takes a single.

A Russell to A Rahane, SIX! Up and over! Fine connection. It's short and wide outside off, Ajinkya stays on the back foot and slams it over point for a biggie. Good positive beginning from him.

A Russell to A Rahane, Pacey one, on a length around middle, Rahane turns it off his pads to mid-wicket.

A Russell to A Rahane, Mistimed shot! Short in length and wide outside off, Rahane stands tall to cut but gets an under edge behind. It goes on the bounce to the keeper.

A Russell to A Rahane, In the air... lands safely! Russell speeds in and bowls a very full delivery down the leg side. Rahane tries to flick but closes the face of the bat early. It flies off the leading edge and goes over the cover region as two fielders go after it. A couple to get underway!

We're back for the chase! 170 needed off 120 legal balls for Rajasthan. They allowed the game to slip away a bit after a brilliant start with the ball. Now, the onus is on their batsmen to overhaul this challenging total. Goes without saying that the start will be very vital. Ajinkya Rahane is back opening the innings and he is accompanied by Rahul Tripathi. Kolkata beginning with the pace of Andre Russell. Here we go...

Have Kolkata got enough? Perhaps it seems so after that initial start that they had. Rajasthan have nothing to lose and hence, might come all guns blazing. Surely promises to live up to the billing. Don't go anywhere, the chase is coming up shortly.

It began seeming like some wickets package, wherein Rajasthan picked up 4 within the first 8 overs. The tweakers shared the majority of the foils at that stage. But then that 55-run stand between Karthik and Shubman Gill rescued Kolkata and it was a perfect platform for Russell to do his thing. Two big overs from Jaydev Unadkat and Shreyas Gopal's last over seemed to be the ticket for the hosts' final flourish.

55 off the last 5 overs! Sometimes figures tell a story. Largely you felt Rajasthan held the noose but when Kolkata cut loose, they did it in a grand manner. Andre Russell gave them the final flourish. Although he fell one short of a top fifty, his innings meant that the hosts have a lot to play with. Before his cameo, Dinesh Karthik played the perfect foil to bail his side out of trouble, which they were earlier in the innings.