RR bottled yet another chase after coming very close to the target and this time lost the match by 1 run. Chasing totals has been a big problem for RR this season. Riyan Parag‘s destructive innings went in vain in the end.
Riyan Parag’s 5 sixes
RR was very behind in the chase till the 12th over. Their score was 102/5 in 12 overs with Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag batting in the middle. Moeen Ali came to bowl the 13th over. Shimron Hetmyer took a single on the first ball. Riyan Parag came to strike.
Riyan Parag hit five consecutive sixes in that over. Moeen Ali conceded 32 runs in that over, including a wide. This is the first time a KKR bowler has been hit for more than 30 runs in an over. He had conceded just 11 runs in his previous 2 overs at the wicket of Yashashvi Jaiswal.
Expensive over for KKR
Moeen Ali bowled the expensive over for KKR yesterday by conceding 32 runs. Kuldeep Yadav held this record previously by conceding 27 runs against RCB in 2019. Interestingly, Moeen Ali did this mockery against Kuldeep in RCB colors in that year. He ended up on the receiving end this year.
Overall, he stands in the 8th place for the most expensive overs in IPL history.
Expensive overs in IPL history :
- Prashanth Parameswaran ( KTK ) – 37 runs against RCB ( 2011 )
- Harshal Patel ( RCB ) – 37 runs against CSK ( 2021 )
- Daniel Sams ( MI ) – 35 runs against KKR ( 2022 )
- Ravi Bopara ( PBKS ) – 33 runs against KKR ( 2010 )
- Parwinder Awana ( PBKS ) – 33 runs against CSK ( 2014 )
- Khaleel Ahmed ( CSK ) – 33 runs against RCB ( 2025 )
- Anrich Nortje ( DC ) – 32 runs against MI ( 2024 )
- Moeen Ali ( KKR ) – 32 runs against RR ( 2025 )
Close victories for KKR
This is the second time KKR has won a match by the barest margin of 1 run. They did it against RCB in the 2024 edition. They are the only team to win 2 matches by 1 run while defending 200-plus totals.
Teams to win more matches by 1 run :
- Mumbai Indians – 3 times
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – 3 times
- Kolkata Knight Riders – 2 times
- Punjab Kings – 2 times
- Chennai Super King – 1 time
- Delhi Capitals – 1 time
- Gujarat Lions – 1 time
- Lucknow Super Giants – 1 time
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – 1 time
90’s curse for Captain
Riyan Parag got out for 95 runs off 45 balls. He became the 10th Captain in IPL history to got out in the 90’s. This is the 11th instance of a captain losing his wicket in the 90’s in IPL. David Warner has done it twice.
Captains to get dismissed in the 90’s
- Sourav Ganguly – 91 runs ( 2008 )
- Gautam Gambhir – 93 runs ( 2012 )
- Virat Kohli – 99 runs ( 2013 )
- David Warner – 91 runs ( 2015 )
- David Warner – 92 runs ( 2016 )
- Rohit Sharma – 94 runs ( 2018 )
- KL Rahul – 91 runs ( 2021 )
- Faf du Plessis – 96 runs ( 2022 )
- Ruturaj Gaikwad – 98 runs ( 2024 )
- Shubman Gill – 90 runs ( 2025 )
- Riyan Parag – 95 runs ( 2025 )