England's retired spinner Moeen Ali, who was a recent addition to the KKR squad in 2025, made his dream debut for the team, picking two wickets for 33 runs after 4 overs with an economy of 5.8. Ali, who walked in as a substitute for Sunil Narine, bagged opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Rana. Moeen Ali struck twice in quick succession, dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Rana. In the 8.4th over, Jaiswal, struggling for momentum, stepped out to loft Moeen over long-on but mistimed his shot, handing an easy catch to Harshit Rana. He departed for 29 off 24 balls (2x4, 2x6), striking at 120.83. Later, in the 10.6th over, Moeen delivered a beautifully disguised ball to dismiss Nitish Rana. Rana tried to create space for himself, expecting a turn, but Moeen smartly took the pace off and pitched it on the middle stump. As Rana waited to guide the ball towards the off-side by opening the face of his bat, the ball turned sharply, deceiving him completely. It crashed into the middle stump, ending his brief stay at the crease. Rana walked back after scoring 8 runs off 9 balls, failing to hit a single boundary, with a strike rate of 88.88. Read also: Virat Kohli Lookalike in Turkish Show Sparks Social Media Buzz Watch fans' reactions here: Varun Chakravarthy and Moeen Ali 🗿💀#RRvsKKR pic.twitter.com/NZfe3bneY2 — chacha (@meme_kalakar) March 26, 2025 Moeen Ali made sure KKR won't miss Sunil Narine today. What a performance. pic.twitter.com/sktFMnFUfU — R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) March 26, 2025 What a sensational spell by Moeen Ali! 🫡Playing his first match for KKR, he delivered a brilliant performance, conceding just 23 runs in his 4 overs and picking up 2 crucial wickets. 👏 pic.twitter.com/LuebatzfqY — Knight Club : KKR (@KnightClub_KKR) March 26, 2025 pic.twitter.com/Y1Qj7sEew6 Moeen ali saving KKR from RR today 🥵🥵🥵👺👺👺👺 — Pranav_77 (@cmon_man_7) March 26, 2025 Moeen ali and varunchakravathy with back 2 back break through kkr fam let's start wickets hunting season #RRvsKKR pic.twitter.com/wD66D0ws9A — Team Southern Knights (@team_southern12) March 26, 2025 Moeen Ali > Chuckrine should be common knowledge pic.twitter.com/FOAMa74FOE — Pranav_77 (@cmon_man_7) March 26, 2025 Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy have spun web around RR batters!#IPL2025 #RRvsKKR #MoeenAli #VarunChakravarthy pic.twitter.com/ziRuxiQpcX — Anis Sajan (@mrcricketuae) March 26, 2025 4-0-23-2 on KKR Debut for veteran Moeen Ali🔥👏RESPECT!! pic.twitter.com/qQ7QYZtavK — कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) March 26, 2025 Moeen Ali joins the party, dismissing the well-settled Yashasvi Jaiswal for 2⃣9⃣📸: JioHotstar#IPL2025 #RRvsKKR #MoeenAli #YashasviJaiswal #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/OO0ewENWOc — CricRaj (@Jaatp04) March 26, 2025 Only thing that can help KKR register a win over RR is the inclusion of Moeen Ali in the XI.pic.twitter.com/2ElB1b0U4c https://t.co/ZSGd3LHxys — Hustler (@HustlerCSK) March 26, 2025 Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals is struggling with runs, while KKR bowlers Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, and Moeen Ali took two wickets each.