South Africa's Quinton de Kock struck an unbeaten 97 as holders Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first win of the IPL season with an eight-wicket hammering of Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Spinners Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy combined to help restrict Rajasthan to 151-9 after KKR elected to field first in Guwahati.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals seek to turn around their poor starts in the IPL when they face off on Wednesday. Both teams have struggled with underperforming batting and bowling units,

For Rajasthan Royals, the season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was a nightmare. Their bowlers were left bruised as SRH hammered 286 runs—the second-highest total in IPL history. Despite a spirited counterattack led by captain Sanju Samson (66 off 37) and young sensation Dhruv Jurel (70 off 35), RR fell 44 runs short.