Varun Chakraborty, spinner of Kolkata Knight Riders in the match being played against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens, changed the game in the same over. In the 8th over, Varun first bowled Dhruv Jurlel on a brilliant Googly and then sent Vanindu Hasranga to the pavilion from a classic spin. Both batsmen could not even open the account. With this over, KKR caught the match.
Varun Chakraborty, the mystery spinner of Kolkata Knight Riders, presented a tremendous sample of his spin in the match played against Rajasthan Royals. Kolkata spinners bowled amazing on the Eden Gardens pitch in defense of 207 runs.
First Moin Ali initially harassed the batsmen and then Varun Chakraborty changed the view of the game in the 8th over. In this over, he took two wickets and shocked Rajasthan’s expectations. On the third ball, he bowled Dhruv Jurael on a brilliant Googly. Jurael could not understand the direction of the ball and left the gap between the bat and the pad.
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After this, on the fifth ball, he also dodged Hasranga by throwing Googly from the outside line. Hasranga did not even move from the crease and the ball started going straight to stumps. After this over, Rajasthan’s team had lost 5 wickets for 71 runs and Kolkata held the match. Varun took 2 wickets for 32 runs in his 4 overs.
Talking about the match, in the 53rd match of IPL 2025 played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and scored 206 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) team could score 205 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by one run. Rajasthan captain Ryan Parag played an innings of 95 runs but could not win.
