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In IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win by defeating Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling match. After the match, captain Ajinkya Rahane praised the team players and especially called Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy the real heroes of the victory. Actually, Rajasthan Royals, batting first, had given a target of 155 runs. Initially this score did not seem very big, but Kolkata’s batting faltered badly. By the 14th over, the team’s 6 wickets had fallen for only 85 runs and victory seemed almost impossible.

However, in this difficult time, Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy played cautiously and turned the match. In fact, both of them made a great partnership and with two balls remaining, the team won by 4 wickets.

Great partnership between Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy

The biggest story of this match has been the unbeaten partnership of Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy. In fact, when the team was continuously losing wickets, both the batsmen played brilliantly under pressure. Let us tell you that Rinku Singh scored unbeaten 53 runs in 34 balls and remained till the end. Whereas Anukul Roy supported him well by scoring 29 runs in just 16 balls. Captain Ajinkya Rahane said after the match that this victory is very special for the team. He also told that there were many emotions going on during the match because at one time the team was under complete pressure. Rahane told that Rinku Singh was going through a mentally difficult phase for some time, but in this match he has proved himself brilliantly.

Captain Rahane also praised Anukul Roy. He said that his performance in domestic cricket has been excellent. He told that due to the situation of the match, he was not made to bowl but the responsibility he showed in batting was very important for the team.

The contribution of the bowlers was also important

In fact, in this match, not only the batsmen but also the contribution of the bowlers was important. Karthik Tyagi bowled brilliantly and took three wickets. Captain Ajinkya Rahane praised the bowlers and said that ‘every player of the team has contributed.’ Along with this, he also mentioned Varun Chakraborty and told that he has bowled excellently in the last few matches. According to captain Rahane, the team needed such a performance so that the players can regain their confidence.