The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are currently up against each other in the 28th IPL 2026 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, April 19. In this clash, Varun Chakravarthy is on fire with the ball as the spinner completely broke RR’s momentum.
Rajasthan Royals had a flying start at the Eden Gardens, as they reached 63 runs without losing a wicket in the powerplay, and it looked like they were heading towards a big total. But Kolkata Knight Riders’ biggest weapon, Varun Chakravarthy, turned the match on its head.
Riyan Parag left shocked as Varun Chakravarthy spins web in KKR vs RR IPL 2026 clash
The mystery spinner removed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (46) and then Dhruv Jurel (5) to put full pressure on the RR batting lineup. In the 15th over, the RR captain Riyan Parag tried to attack Varun. Even Parag played a reverse sweep and got a boundary against the KKR spinner.
However, Varun made a strong comeback on the next ball. The mystery spinner bowled a slow-spinning ball to Parag. And the batter tried to go for a big shot across the line but completely missed the ball.
The ball went straight through and hit the stumps, sending him back to the pavilion for 12 runs off 14 balls. This wicket was a big blow for Rajasthan Royals, while Varun got his third scalp of this game.
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