KKR intra-squad practice match live, IPL 2026: Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit a 55-ball century to win it for Purple Knights against Golden Knights. The Golden Knights started out quite well with Sarthak Ranjan and Tim Seifert smashing some quick runs for their side. But then they lost three wickets in 10 overs. In the end, they managed to reach 199. Team Purple did not start the chase well, as they lost Ajinkya Rahane in the second over.
KKR IPL 2026 players who have joined the camp
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Anukul Roy, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Akash Deep, Umran Malik, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Blessing Muzarabani, Harshit Rana (not available).
KKR intra-squad practice game match LIVE
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KKR practice match live: Purple Knights win
20/03/2026 22:07
Angkrish Raghuvanshi was the star of the intra-squad game + match simulation as Purple Knights beat Golden Knights. Angkrish scored a century to remain unbeaten, while Anukul Roy also chipped in with a match-winning knock.
KKR practice match live: Century for Angkrish Raghuvanshi
20/03/2026 22:03
Angkrish Raghuvanshi hits 55-ball century but Abhishek Nayar has changed the situation twice. From 10 needed off 5 to 6 needed off 3 despite Angkrish hitting a six.
KKR practice match live: Angkrish needs 6, Purple Knights need 17
20/03/2026 21:57
Angkrish Raghuvanshi is on strike as he needs 6 runs to complete his century. Purple Knights need 17 off 12.
KKR practice match live: Angkrish moves to 90s
20/03/2026 21:52
Angkrish Raghuvanshi looks set for a century as he scoops the bowler for a six. Where would Angkrish bat for KKR? At No 4?
KKR practice match live: Angkrish moves to 80s
20/03/2026 21:48
Angkrish Raghuvanshi takes on Daksh Kamra once again for a six to move to 80s. Purple Knights are cruising at the moment.
KKR practice match live: Last five overs
20/03/2026 21:42
Purple Knights need 53 runs off the last 30 balls. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is on 75 off 44. Anukul Roy has joined him on the middle.
KKR practice match live: Ramandeep falls
20/03/2026 21:39
Daksh Kamra makes a comeback as Rinku Singh takes an easy catch of Ramandeep Singh, who tried to clear the inf-field on the backfoot. He departs for 18.
KKR practice match live: Daksh Kamra back in attack
20/03/2026 21:38
After getting hammered for 32 runs in his first two overs, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi smashing him for 22 runs in an over, Daksh Kamra is back in the attack.
KKR practice match live: Ramandeep struggles
20/03/2026 21:33
Ramandeep Singh has not been at his best. He has struggled so far, unlike Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Ramandeep is batting on 12 off 11 balls.
KKR practice match live: Update on Matheesha Pathirana
20/03/2026 21:30
ESPN Cricinfo reports that Matheesha Pathirana will miss the first few games for KKR. He will be available only in mid-April.
KKR practice match live: Slower ball in Umran's arsenal
20/03/2026 21:24
Known for his pace and one who clocked 155kph in an IPL match, Umran Malik has now added the slower delivery to his arsenal. He is puzzling the batters with his variations. Purple Knights 113/3 in 11.
KKR practice match live: Halfway through
20/03/2026 21:16
Ramandeep Singh has joined Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the 200-run chase after Manish Pandey fell. Purple Knights are 108/3 in 10 overs with 92 runs still needed off the last 10 overs.
KKR practice match live: Solanki removes Manish Pandey
20/03/2026 21:12
Manish Pandey's struggles come to an end. He was under pressure after scoring just 11 off 10. As he tried to go for a big shot against Prashant Solanki, he did not find the middle of the bat and got caught out.
KKR practice match live: 50 for Angkrish Raghuvanshi
20/03/2026 21:11
Angkrish Raghuvanshi hits 29-ball half-century to begin his warm-up for Kolkata Knight Riders. A big season is ahead of him.
Starboy, but make it effortless 🤌😮💨
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 20, 2026
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KKR practice match live: Umran Malik in
20/03/2026 21:07
After 8 overs, Rinku Singh has introduced Umran Malik. Can he find his rhythm? Umran will play a huge part in KKR's IPL 2026 campaign with Harshit Rana out of the season. He ends up conceding 12 runs in his first over.
KKR practice match live: Angkrish goes after Kamra
20/03/2026 21:03
Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes after Daksh Kamra with three consecutive sixes. He moves to 38 off just 22 balls. Manish Pandey is on the other end on 9 off 8.
KKR practice match live: Weird tactics
20/03/2026 20:58
Purple Knights have a huge target to chase and Golden have lost two wickets. But somehow Rinku has not introduced Umran Malik as of now. Is he unfit again?
KKR practice match live: Navdeep Saini now
20/03/2026 20:49
Saini seems to be training with the team as well, and he comes on for the fifth over. He gives 8 runs in the first two deliveries. Oh wait, Allen is clean bowled here.
KKR practice match live: Still no Umran
20/03/2026 20:42
Weird tactics by skipper Rinku. He introduces another practice bowler, while Umran is yet to get an over. Raghuvanshi is looking a bit under pressure.
KKR practice match live: OUT
20/03/2026 20:35
Sandeep Warrier is a net bowler with the team, he comes on for the second over. He bowls a full delivery to Rahane and is caught out by Prashant Solanki.
KKR practice match live: Rahane & Allen open
20/03/2026 20:28
So, the chase starts here. And Ajikya Rahane and Allen to open the innings. Looks like Umran Malik will be the bowler for the first over. No, it is a net bowler who starts the proceedings and Allen starts with a boundary.
KKR practice match live: Allen vs Seifert
20/03/2026 20:23
Tim Seifert earlier in the day
First day in purple, straight to business 💜💥
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 20, 2026
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KKR practice match live: Last over of the innings
20/03/2026 20:16
KKR practice match live: Good over by Tyagi
20/03/2026 20:00
The practice boy who is in the team to help out the main squad, he has batted well, but of course lack of experience is showing. He is playing a few dots here, and needs to give the strike to Rinku. He is in fact on the last delivery. He is out for 40 from 24.
KKR practice match live: Golden Knights look for 220
20/03/2026 19:53
Blessing comes back into the attack and now, Rinku and the other batter will look to accelerate. 200 isn't far and they need to go way beyond that.
KKR practice match live: Rinku Singh doing well
20/03/2026 19:45
Rinku is getting some quick runs here. And that is the need of the hour. Ramandeep Singh is going for a few runs, but is showing, that he can bowl.
KKR practice match live: OUT
20/03/2026 19:32
Kartik Tyagi comes back into the attack and gets the wicket of Tejavi Dahiya. The ball goes into the air and Rahane completes a simple catch.
KKR practice match live: Rinku in attack mode
20/03/2026 19:30
Rinku is giving VC a hard time here. He is dealing in boundaries, and giving a signal to the management, that he can bat up the order. A statement for sure.
KKR practice match live: Excellent by VC
20/03/2026 19:22
Not one, but VC has picked up his second wicket in the same over. Tripathi tries to paddle sweep a wide delivery, but the ball takes the glove. Raghuvanshi takes a simple catch.
KKR practice match live: Anukul Roy back
20/03/2026 19:16
Roy comes back for his second over. The run rate has slipped a bit, but it is still a really good score. And Seifert is clean bowled for 49. Goes for a wild swing and misses the ball completely.
KKR practice match live: Time for VC's mystery
20/03/2026 19:12
Varun Chakravarthy needs to come with a few good overs here, or else the score will get out of hand. Just 9 runs come from the over.
KKR practice match live: Ramandeep Singh into the attack
20/03/2026 19:09
Ramandeep Singh being tried here, and the obvious reason is, their pace attack is hit by injuries. But Seifert is punishing the bowler.
KKR practice match live: Wicket
20/03/2026 19:03
A wicket for Blessing Muzarabani and Sarthak Ranjan has to depart. An excellent innings from him, and he has given a good account of himself here.
KKR practice match live: Sarthak Ranjan blasting Team Purple
20/03/2026 18:54
Another bowling change for Team Purple, but nothing seems to be changing for them. Sarthak gets two fours against Kartik Tyagi. And a catch of Seifert is dropped as well.
KKR practice match live: Sarthak Ranjan in action
20/03/2026 18:52
Anukul Roy into the attack here. And he has been hit for a four and a six here. And he follows it up with another four. And finally the over comes to an end.
KKR practice match live: Sarthak Ranjan in action
20/03/2026 18:48
Sarthak Ranjan giving a good account of himself here as he takes Arora to the cleaners. 20 runs come from the over here.
KKR practice match live: Blessing Muzarabani now
20/03/2026 18:38
Blessing starts his very first over and looks like Sarthak Ranjan has come out into the middle. The pacer has been getting a lot of bounce for sure. A six and a four to end the over. 20/1 after 2 overs.
KKR practice match live: Vaibhav Arora starts
20/03/2026 18:32
Pacer Arora starts the proceedings with the ball and facing him are Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert. And he has wicket in the first over itself. He picks up Rachin. He tries to pull and is caught at mid off.
KKR practice match live: Tim Southee will have a lot of work to do
20/03/2026 18:21
All eyes will be on the new bowling coach
Player 👉 Coach: Transition Successful ✅
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 20, 2026
Welcome home, Coach Southee 🫡💜 pic.twitter.com/qEDKCLNOuA
KKR practice match live: 10 mins to go
20/03/2026 18:17
All set for the match
Rinku does everything 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢 🤙💜 pic.twitter.com/3UqLFEIXxS
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 20, 2026
KKR practice match live: 6.30 match start time
20/03/2026 18:06
Oh, there seems to be a bit of delay in the proceedings. The match will now start at 6.30 PM. So, stay tuned.
KKR practice match live: Waiting for start
20/03/2026 17:59
It is almost time. The wait is over for the first practice match of the IPL 2026 season, and this would at least give the managememt an idea, which players can do the job for them.
KKR practice match live: 10 mins to go
20/03/2026 17:50
The PC is done with and now just 10 minutes remain for the start of the match. Let's see what all players are in attendance.
KKR practice match live: Role of Cameron Green
20/03/2026 17:39
Ajinkya Rahane: We still have discussions with Cameron Green, about his role. But as said earlier, he is a quality player, he can bat at any number, he can bowl us overs. So, we are playing our first practice game tonight, so it's all about how we go about it; we are actually looking to get a replacement for Harshit. At the moment there are plenty of things going on; as for Green we discuss with him and among the management.
KKR practice match live: ON middle-order woes
20/03/2026 17:34
Abhishek Nayar: We have a very capable and an able batting coach in Shane Watson. T20 format is a game of momentum and form; What happened a year ago does not matter now. The most important thing is going to be the kind of form our boys hit.
KKR practice match live: ON Indian options
20/03/2026 17:26
Abhishek Nayar: It would be hard to find a replacement for Andre Russell. We have the likes of Rinku, Raman, who have done it in the past. This creates an opportunity for the younger players.
KKR practice match live: No decision on Harshit Rana replacement
20/03/2026 17:18
Head coach Nayar makes it clear, that thus far, no decision has been made on, who could take over Rana's role.
KKR practice match live: Another injury concern?
20/03/2026 17:16
Is Akash Deep unfit?
Akash Deep has not joined the KKR camp yet and there is no update on his arrival date so far.#IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/2VCRpmkX4P
— Swapnil Vats (@iamswapnilvats) March 20, 2026
KKR practice match live: Pressure on KKR?
20/03/2026 17:15
Rahane on Pressure on KKR: Mindset positive, if I see any challenges, I try to give my best as a player and captain.
Area to change: We would like to start really well. Play positive cricket, most of the players in good nick.
Area to change: We would like to start really well. Play positive cricket, most of the players in good nick.
KKR practice match live: Rahane gets first question
20/03/2026 17:13
Ajinkya Rahane on batting unit: Excellent batting unit, everyone in great form. Started our camp two days back, combination we will see later.
KKR practice match live: PC gets underway
20/03/2026 17:11
Shane Watson, Rahane, Abhishek Nayar and Bravo in the house in their new practice kit. Looks great.
KKR practice match live: PC begins soon
20/03/2026 17:08
It would be a packed PC with captain and support staff
The 🎙️ before the action begins 🔥
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 20, 2026
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KKR practice match live: Proceedings begin soon
20/03/2026 17:05
Hello and welcome to the live blog for KKR practice match. Before the match gets underway, there will be a press conference that will happen too.
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