Skipper Dinesh Karthik led from the front as Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav starred with bat and ball to help Kolkata Knight Riders see off Rajasthan Royals by 25 runs and reach Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 169/7 in 20 overs (Dinesh Karthik 52, Andre Russell 49 not out; K Gowtham 2/15, Jofra Archer 2/33, Ben Laughlin 2/35) beat Rajasthan Royals 144/4 in 20 overs Ajinkya Rahane 46, Sanju Samson 50, Piyush Chawla 2/24, Kuldeep Yadav 1/18) by 25 runs.