Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd match of IPL 2025. The match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, May 4, at 3:30 PM IST.
This is an important game for KKR. They are currently in seventh place on the points table with four wins, five losses, and one match with no result from their 10 games. They have 9 points so far, and a win in this match will help them stay in the race for the playoffs.
Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, are already out of the tournament. They are in ninth place with just three wins and eight losses from 11 matches. Even though they can’t make it to the next round, RR will want to win and end their season on a better note. KKR will be fighting to stay alive in the tournament, while RR will play for pride.
Probable Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora(Impact Sub)
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shubham Dubey (Impact Sub)
Pitch Report
The pitch at Eden Gardens in Kolkata usually supports the batters, especially early in the game. Scoring runs is a bit easier in the first innings. But as the match goes on, fast bowlers can come into play and make things tougher in the second half. On average, teams score around 181 runs here, with the first-innings average being 193. So, the captain who wins the toss will most likely choose to bat first and try to put up a big score to give their bowlers something strong to defend later.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Weather Report
Temperature: Between 29°C and 32°C
Rain Chance: Around 40%
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Head To Head
Total matches played between KKR and RR: 31
KKR wins: 15
RR wins: 14
No result: 2
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: Key Battles
Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Harshit Rana
Andre Russell vs Jofra Archer
Rahmanullah Gurbaz VS Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sunil Narine vs Jofra Archer
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals:Dream 11 Team
Head To Head:
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KKR Squad For IPL 2025
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur.
RR Squad For IPL 2025
Sanju Samson (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nitish Rana, Yudhvir Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Kunal Singh Rathore, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Ashok Sharma, Kwena Maphaka.
