Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|04-05-2025
KKR vs RR Probable Playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals in the 53rd match of the IPL 2025 season on May 04 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders have four wins out of 10 games, with their victories coming against Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and one match ended with no result against Punjab Kings.
However, they suffered defeat in the games against RCB, MI, LSG, PBKS and GT. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have 3 wins out of 11 games with their wins comes in games against Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans.
Meanwhile, their defeats comes in the games against SRH, KKR, GT, DC, LSG, MI and two fixtures against RCB. With Rajasthan eliminated out of the tournament, Kolkata Knight Riders have chances for playoffs if they will all four remaining matches.
According to Accuweather, the temperature will be ranging between 30 and 27 degrees Celsius during the game.
The humidity is predicted to be around 77% during the end of the match. There is around 20% of rain in initial game and 42% chance during the last couple of hours.
The Eden Gardens track might help the batters with bounce and pace. As the match progresses, the pitch becomes slow which turns out to be an advantage for the spinners.
Pacers might gets some assistance while spinners will have to play their role in middle overs. Despite the assistance for batters, both sides will prefer chase.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Russell, Rovman Powell, RNA, HARSHIT RANA, HARSHIT RANA, Anukul Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaraun Chakaravarthi
Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (C), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shimron HetMyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Teekshana, Kumar Kartkeyya, Akash Madhwal, Yudhvir Singh Charak