KKR won the game with five wickets in hand and 3.2 overs to spare. The win saw them leapfrog from eighth to fifth in the IPL 2021 points table.
Rahul Tripathi ran 20 yards forward to take a stunning diving catch, dismissing Mayank Agarwal.
Both sides have top-quality individual players and it would be interesting to see how the two sets of players handle each other.
Both sides are stacked with world-class cricketers who have not really been able to perform at the level necessary to win the competition.
KKR have the upper hand when it comes to head-to-head encounters, winning 18 of the 27 matches played between the two sides.
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently at the bottom of the table while Punjab Kings have gotten their IPL 2021 campaign back on track.
Chris Morris took 4/23 against Kolkata Knight Riders that earned him the Man of the Match award for Rajasthan Royals.
Both the sides are level on points after winning one out of four with KKR ahead of RR on the table only on net run rate.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have lost three games out of four matches in IPL 2021.
Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first win in IPL 2021 while Chennai Super Kings won for the third time.