• Rinku Singh pulled off the first win


• Defeated Rajasthan Royals


• Rinku played bravely despite being in a losing position once again

IPL 2026 In, the two matches are being played as a doubleheader on Sunday, April 19. The first match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Stadium. Rajasthan Royals captain Rian Parag won the toss and elected to bat first but the decision turned out to be wrong for him. Barring Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, nobody played well and Rajasthan could only set a target of 155 for Kolkata.

Rajasthan Scored 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi top scored for Rajasthan with 46 runs while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 39 runs. Varun Chakraborty and Karthik Tyagi bowled brilliantly for KKR with 3 wickets each. Sunil Narine also took 2 wickets. Kolkata were tired while chasing these runs. But Kolkata’s star player Rinku Singh pulled this match from the hands of Rajasthan and recorded the first victory for Kolkata.

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Eden Gardens fans rejoice

The 28th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 was played today, April 19, at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Rajasthan won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first innings, Rajasthan scored 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Kolkata chased down the target of 156 runs in 19.4 overs. This is Kolkata’s first win of the season, while Rajasthan suffered their second straight defeat. Rinku Singh was the hero of the match and the crowd at the Eden Gardens seemed to be delighted with his innings.

Rinku Singh finally gave KKR their first win of the season. With nine runs needed in the last over, Rinku Singh hit two fours off the first two balls to almost seal victory for KKR. He then hit a brilliant six off the fourth ball of the over to win the match for his team. Rajasthan’s hopes of winning were dashed by Rinku Singh’s performance.

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Favored by Roy

Favorable Roy also supported Rinku Singh’s game. For a moment it looked like the match was going to slip away from Kolkata’s hands, but Rinku and Aksup played a very restrained game to give Kolkata their first win. This is Kolkata’s first win of the season. Fans are also happy with this.