Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Both teams had contrasting results in their previous game.
KKR defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 14 runs in their last encounter. They made a big first-innings total and bowled well to defend the total against a strong DC batting unit.
RR suffered a defeat against the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 100 runs in their previous game. They were outplayed in all departments and crashed out of the tournament.
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 Chakravarthy
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal
Impact Player: Fazalhaq Farooqi
The tracks in Kolkata this season have been nice for batting, and expect another batting-friendly surface. The ball will come nicely on the willow, and the outfield will be quick. The team winning the toss might elect to field first, with around 190 being a fighting one.
A temperature of around 31°C, with partly cloudy skies, is forecast.
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Scores | ||||||||||
Quinton de Kock | 4 (5) | 97* (61) | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | 15 (9) | 23 (16) | 2 (4) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sunil Narine | 44 (26) | DNP | 0 (2) | 7 (7) | 30 (13) | 44 (18) | 5 (4) | 17 (13) | 4* (3) | 27 (16) |
Ajinkya Rahane | 56 (31) | 18 (15) | 11 (7) | 38 (27) | 61 (35) | 20* (17) | 17 (17) | 50 (36) | DNB | 26 (14) |
Venkatesh Iyer | 6 (7) | 22* (17) | 3 (9) | 60 (29) | 45 (29) | DNB | 7 (4) | 14 (19) | DNB | 7 (5) |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 30 (22) | DNB | 26 (16) | 50 (32) | 5 (4) | DNB | 37 (28) | 27* (13) | DNB | 44 (32) |
Rinku Singh | 12 (10) | DNB | 17 (14) | 32* (17) | 38* (15) | 15* (12) | 2 (9) | 17 (14) | DNB | 36 (25) |
Andre Russell | 4 (3) | DNB | 5 (11) | 1 (2) | 7 (4) | DNB | 17 (11) | 21 (15) | DNB | 17 (9) |
Ramandeep Singh | 6* (9) | DNB | 22 (12) | DNB | 1 (2) | DNB | 0 (1) | 1 (2) | DNP | DNP |
Harshit Rana | 5 (6) | DNB | 4 (8) | DNB | 10* (9) | DNB | 3 (6) | 1* (2) | DNB | 0* (1) |
Spencer Johnson | 1* (1) | DNB | 1* (3) | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNB | DNP |
Varun Chakravathy | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | 1* (1) |
Vaibhav Arora | DNB | DNB | DNP | DNB | DNB | DNB | 0 (7) | DNB | DNB | DNB |
Moeen Ali | DNP | 5 (12) | DNP | DNB | DNP | DNB | DNP | 0 (2) | DNP | DNP |
Manish Pandey | DNP | DNP | 19 (14) | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Anrich Nortje | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0* (0) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 (4) | 1* (3) | 26 (12) |
Anukul Roy | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0 (1) |
Final Figures | ||||||||||
Vaibhav Arora | 3-0-42-1 | 4-0-33-2 | DNB | 4-1-29-3 | 4-0-35-0 | 4-0-31-1 | 2.3-0-26-1 | 4-0-44-1 | 4-0-34-2 | 2-0-19-1 |
Spencer Johnson | 2.2-0-31-0 | 4-0-42-1 | 2-0-14-0 | DNP | 3-0-46-0 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Varun Chakravarthy | 4-0-43-1 | 4-0-17-2 | 3-0-12-0 | 4-0-22-3 | 4-0-31-0 | 4-0-22-2 | 4-0-21-2 | 4-0-33-0 | 4-0-39-1 | 4-0-39-2 |
Harshit Rana | 3-0-32-0 | 4-0-36-2 | 2-0-28-0 | 3-0-15-1 | 4-0-51-2 | 4-0-16-2 | 3-0-25-3 | 4-0-45-1 | 2-0-27-0 | 4-0-49-0 |
Sunil Narine | 4-0-27-1 | DNP | 3-0-32-0 | 4-0-30-1 | 3-0-38-0 | 4-0-13-3 | 3-0-14-2 | 4-0-36-0 | 4-0-35-0 | 4-0-29-3 |
Moeen Ali | DNP | 4-0-23-2 | DNP | DNB | DNP | 4-0-20-1 | DNP | 3-0-27-0 | DNP | DNP |
Andre Russell | DNB | DNB | 2.5-0-35-2 | 1.4-0-21-2 | 2-0-32-1 | DNB | DNB | 1-0-13-1 | 3-0-27-1 | 2-0-22-1 |
Anrich Nortje | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3-0-23-1 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Chetan Sakariya | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3-0-39-0 | DNP |
Anukul Roy | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4-0-27-1 |
Scores | |||||||||||
Yashasvi Jaiswal | 1 (5) | 29 (24) | 4 (3) | 67 (45) | 6 (7) | 75 (47) | 51 (37) | 74 (52) | 49 (19) | 70* (40) | 13 (6) |
Sanju Samson | 66 (37) | 13 (11) | 20 (16) | 38 (26) | 41 (28) | 15 (19) | 31* (19) | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Riyan Parag | 4 (2) | 25 (15) | 37 (28) | 43* (25) | 26 (14) | 30 (22) | 8 (11) | 39 (26) | 22 (10) | 32* (15) | 16 (8) |
Nitish Rana | 11 (8) | 8 (9) | 81 (36) | 12 (7) | 1 (3) | 4* (1) | 51 (28) | 8 (7) | 28 (22) | 4 (2) | 9 (11) |
Dhruv Jurel | 70 (35) | 33 (28) | 3 (7) | 13* (5) | 5 (4) | 35* (23) | 26 (17) | 6* (5) | 47 (34) | DNB | 11 (11) |
Shimron Hetmyer | 42 (23) | 7 (8) | 19 (16) | 20 (12) | 52 (32) | 9 (8) | 15* (9) | 12 (7) | 11 (8) | DNB | 0 (1) |
Shubham Dubey | 34* (11) | 9 (12) | DNP | DNP | 1 (3) | DNP | DNB | 3* (3) | 12 (7) | DNP | 15 (9) |
Jofra Archer | 1 (1) | 16 (7) | 0 (2) | DNB | 4 (4) | DNB | DNB | DNB | 0 (1) | DNB | 30 (27) |
Maheesh Theekshana | DNB | 1* (1) | 2* (4) | DNB | 5 (13) | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNP | DNB | 2 (9) |
Tushar Deshpande | DNB | 2* (1) | 1* (2) | DNP | 3 (3) | DNB | DNB | DNB | 1* (2) | DNP | DNP |
Sandeep Sharma | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | 6* (5) | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNP |
Fazalhaq Farooqi | DNB | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNB | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2* (2) | DNP | DNB |
Wanindu Hasaranga | DNP | 4 (4) | 4 (5) | DNB | DNP | DNB | DNB | DNB | 1 (3) | DNB | DNP |
Kumar Kartikeya | DNP | DNP | 1 (1) | DNB | DNP | DNB | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (4) |
Vaibhav Suryavanshi | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 34 (20) | 16 (12) | 101 (38) | 0 (2) |
Akash Madhwal | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4* (9) |
Final Figures | |||||||||||
Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3-0-49-0 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4-0-38-0 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3-0-30-0 | DNP | 4-0-54-0 |
Maheesh Theekshana | 4-0-52-2 | 4-0-32-0 | 4-0-30-0 | 4-0-26-2 | 4-0-54-2 | 2-0-21-0 | 4-0-40-1 | 4-0-32-0 | DNP | 4-0-35-2 | 4-0-47-1 |
Jofra Archer | 4-0-76-0 | 2.3-0-33-0 | 3-1-13-1 | 4-0-25-3 | 4-0-30-1 | 4-0-36-0 | 4-0-32-2 | 4-0-32-1 | 4-0-33-1 | 4-0-49-1 | 4-0-42-0 |
Sandeep Sharma | 4-0-51-1 | 2-0-11-0 | 4-0-42-1 | 4-0-21-2 | 4-0-41-1 | 2.3-0-29-0 | 4-0-33-0 | 4-0-55-1 | 4-0-45-2 | 4-0-33-1 | DNP |
Nitish Rana | 1-0-9-0 | 1-0-9-0 | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB |
Tushar Deshpande | 4-0-44-3 | 1-0-7-0 | 4-0-45-0 | DNP | 4-0-53-2 | 2-0-21-0 | 3-0-38-0 | 4-0-26-1 | 2-0-36-0 | DNP | DNP |
Riyan Parag | DNB | 4-0-25-0 | DNB | DNB | DNB | 1-0-10-0 | 1-0-6-0 | DNB | 3-0-30-0 | 1-0-14-0 | 2-0-12-1 |
Wanindu Hasaranga | DNP | 3-0-34-1 | 4-0-35-4 | 4-0-36-1 | DNP | 3-0-33-0 | 4-0-38-1 | 4-0-31-2 | 4-0-30-1 | 4-0-39-0 | DNP |
Kumar Kartikeya | DNP | DNP | 1-0-10-0 | 2-0-21-1 | DNP | 3-0-25-1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2-0-22-0 |
Yudhvir Singh | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2-0-20-0 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3-0-38-0 | DNP |
Akash Madhwal | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4-0-39-0 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (KKR):
Varun Chakravarthy (KKR):
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR):
Jofra Archer (RR):
Sunil Narine (KKR):
Ajinkya Rahane (KKR):
Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR):
Shimron Hetmyer (RR):
Kolkata Knight Riders will have a home advantage. However, the Rajasthan Royals have a more consistent batting unit, even if they have not performed consistently. Their top order might be better suited to counter KKR’s bowling unit, so RR should win.
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