RR vs KKR, IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are face to face in the sixth match of IPL season 18 this evening. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane has decided to bowl first by winning the toss. In the first match of the season against RCB, defending champion KKR suffered defeat, while RR, who landed with acting captain Ryan Parag, was defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the absence of regular captain Sanju Samson. In such a situation, both teams will now come down with the intention of opening the victory account.
The match between RR and KKR will be played at Barsapara International Cricket Stadium in Guwahati from 7:30 pm today, but before that take a look at some important updates including pitch reports, head-to-head data.
KKR or RR – Whose pan is heavy?
In IPL 2025, there will be a tough competition between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, which has not been able to open the victory account so far. Both teams will come down with the intention of returning, but KKR’s pan is looking heavy on paper. This match will be a big exam for Rajasthan’s caretaker captain Ryan Parag, as some of his decisions in the last match were under question. On the other hand, Sanju Samson did a good batting as an impact player, but the Rajasthan team failed to achieve a huge target.
KKR’s biggest concern – Varun’s form
The biggest problem for Kolkata is not in the rhythm of his star spinner Varun Chakraborty. In the last match, Virat Kohli and Phil Soult scored fiercely against them. In such a situation, Kolkata would like Varun to do his best in this match. In addition, the KKR’s middle order was completely shattered after captain Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Naren were dismissed in the last match. Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell’s irresponsible shots worsened the team’s condition. This time the team management will expect the batsmen play more sensibly.
Will Nortje return to the ground?
The biggest question in the KKR camp is about the fitness of South African fast bowler Enrich Nortje. He did not play in the last match due to his back tightness. If they fit, Spencer can return to the playing-11 replacing Johnson. However, if their fitness is not completely corrected, Kolkata probably will not change her team much.
Rajasthan bowlers’ fire test
Rajasthan’s biggest concern is his bowling. In the last match, Jofra Archer had scored 76 runs in four overs against Sunrisers, while Fazalhak Farooqui and Mahesh Thakkhana could not do anything special. For Rajasthan, this match will be like or die, and if their bowlers do not return to the rhythm, the Kolkata batsmen will not delay to capitalize on it.
Now it will be interesting to see whether KKR retains its strength and returns to the path of victory or Rajasthan learns from its mistakes and registers the first victory. However, it is certain that the match between the two teams is going to be exciting this evening!
Head-to-head figures of Rajasthan and Kolkata
There has been a tough competition between Rajasthan and KKR. Talking about the head-to-head, there have been a total of 29 matches in the IPL so far between the two teams, in which both have won 14-14 matches, while a match has been inconclusive. Both teams in Guwahati will be face to face for the second time.
Pitch report of Barsapara Cricket Stadium
The pitch of Barsapara International Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is batting friendly. High-scoring matches have been seen here so far. So far 4 IPL matches have been played on this ground, out of which the team that won the first batting won, one match was won by the team and one match was inconclusive. The highest team score here is 199/4, which Rajasthan made against Delhi Capitals in the 2023 season.
Both Rajasthan and Kolkata teams playing 11
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Ryan Parag (Captain), Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Shimran Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahisha Tishta, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.
Impact players
Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Quen Mafaka.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Quinton Dickock (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Moin Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty.
Impact players
Enrich Norteje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Adhikar Roy, Lavanith Sisodia.
Where can I watch the match live?
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