KKR vs RR Highlights, IPL Playoffs 2018 (Eliminator): Kolkata Knight Riders Defeat Rajasthan Royals by 25 Runs; To Play Against SRH in 2nd Qualifier!

KKR hold their nerves in the second half of the match. RR has themselves to blame for the loss. They were cruising at 103/1 at the 13th over, with both Rahane & Samson at the crease; eventually, they could hit only 41 runs in the last 42 balls.

For now, KKR will play against SRH in the second Qualifier match now. We end our live coverage tonight. Do join us on May 25 for live updates of KKR vs SRH match.

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Krishna to bowl the last one. A dot ball to begin with. Gowtham takes a two on the next. A dot and a single, next. Another single, and a FOUR! to end the match. KKR wins and will now play the Qualifier against SRH now!

Russell to bowl the penultimate over. A disappointing over from RR here, as they are able to score only 6 runs from it. RR needs 34 runs in the last over; almost an impossible task to scale.

Krishna to bowl next. A dot ball is followed by a two and a single on the next balls. A couple of dot balls. KKR crowd is cheering aloud! Stuart Binny is CAUGHT OUT! on the last ball of the over. The KKR team is elated. K Gowtham is the new man in. FOW: 130/4: Stuart Binny: 0 (3).

RR needs 40 off 12 balls.

Chawla to bowl now. A single on the first ball. The full-toss is hit over the cover fielder for a FOUR! A single on the next ball sees Samson reach his IPL FIFTY!

Another single in the over. Samson loses his wicket as he tries to dispatch the ball over deep midwicket region. Samson is CAUGHT OUT! at a crucial juncture. A twist here? Stuart Binny is the new man in. FOW: 126/3: Sanju Samson: 50 (38). A single to end the over.

RR needs 43 off 18 balls.

Narine to continue. A couple of singles to begin with. Samson takes a single on the next ball. Klaasen brings out the reverse-sweep; the ball travels over the short-third-man person for FOUR! Narine is disgusted with that boundary. A single to end the over.

Yadav is back after a brief break. The move reaps dividend on the first ball as Rahane loses his wicket. The RR Skipper looks to hit a sweep shot; the mistimed shot sees the ball hit the toe-end of the bat and the ball fly in the bowler's hand. Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in. FOW: 109/2: Ajinkya Rahane: 46 (41).

Yadav bowls a hattrick a dot balls. Klaasen takes a single on the last ball of the over.

Narine returns. The off-spinner bowls four consecutive dot balls here. Samson has enough of it as he hits the next ball for a SIX! A dot ball to end the over.

Andre Russell to bowl his second over. Rahane and Samson are dealing singles and twos at the moment. RR scores 7 runs from it, as they cross the 100-mark in the over.

Chawla is back. Another quiet for KKR here as they score only 6 runs off it. Both Rahane and Samson are looking to score singles at the moment, avoiding any risk oh big shots!

Kuldeep Yadav returns. A quiet over for KKR here as they are able to score only 3 off it.  A change in strategy perhaps?

Javon Searles to bowl now. Rahane takes a single on the first ball. Samson pull the next ball for a huge SIX! A dot ball is followed by a FOUR! on the next ball, again by Samson, this time between the point and short third-man fielders. A couple of singles to end the over.

Yadav to continue. Samson thwacks the ball to the deep midwicket boundary for a FOUR! on the first ball. A single taken on the next ball.

Rahane takes a single after playing a couple of dot balls. Samson hits an inside-out shot for a stupendous FOUR! on the last ball. The first TIMEOUT! is called.

Narine to bowl his second over. A single and a two to begin the over with. Samson plays out a dot ball.

Samson takes a couple on the next ball, followed by a single on another. Rahane plays a crafty cut-short for a FOUR! in the third-man region, on the last ball.

Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav is back. A couple of dot balls is followed by a single on the next ball. Samson plays a dot ball, next. A couple of runs is followed by a dot ball.

Chawla is back. Tripathi fails to capitalise on his reprieve as he is CAUGHT OUT! on the first ball. He tries to defend the ball, but the mistimed shot lobs up to Chawla. Sanju Samson is the new man in. FOW: 47/1: Rahul Tripathi: 20 (13).

RR score 4 consecutive singles next. A dot ball to end the over.

Sunil Narine to bowl now. Narine begins with a WIDE BALL! A single on the next ball is followed by a dot ball.

Tripathi hits a huge SIX! He sits on one knee and deposits the ball over the midwicket boundary. Another ball, another SIX! in the same region.

Tripathi misses the shot, the ball thuds in the pads; the Umpire turns down the appeal. KKR call for a REVIEW! The Third Umpire stays with the on-field decision; KKR loses their sole review.

Krishna to continue. Rahane hits a couple of FOURs! on the first two balls; the first one in the midwicket region, the second one in the deep-point region.

A hattrick of singles taken, next. Tripathi fails to connect on the last ball of the over.

Piyush Chawla introduced. A lovely drive on the first ball by Tripathi sees the ball travel for a FOUR! in the cover region. A single is taken on the next ball.

Rahane plays a dot ball next. A GOOGLY! from Chawla sees the ball rap on Rahane's pad. The Umpire calls it OUT! however, RR calls for a REVIEW! The Third Umpire overturns the decision and Rahane survives.

A single is taken on the next ball; followed by a dot ball next to end the over.

Prasidh Krishna to share the new ball. A single on the first ball is followed by a couple of singles on the next two balls.

Rahane hits a textbook drive for a FOUR! through the cover region on the next ball. A couple of dot balls to end the over.