IPL 2025, Match 53: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Preview
KKR will take on RR on May 4 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at their home ground, Eden Gardens, Kolkata. KKR started their campaign with a loss against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (KKR), but after that, their winning curve has been quite mixed.
In ten matches, they have won four, and one game was called off due to rain. So now, they are in the seventh position of the points table. With just four matches left, they still have a good chance of qualifying for the playoffs if they manage to win all the games. Under Captain Ajinkya Rahane, the team's performance has been quite unpredictable, which needs to change.
Meanwhile, RR have already been eliminated from the tournament after losing eight out of 11 matches. Currently, they are in the eighth position in the points table. This match will be contested as KKR will look to pave their way into the playoffs, while RR will try to stop them. From here on, all the upcoming KKR matches are do-or-die encounters that they will try to win.
Match Details
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 53, IPL 2025 |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Date & Time | Sunday, May 04, 2025, 3:30 PM (IST) |
| Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | JioStar Network Channels, JioHotstar (app & website) |
Pitch Report
The Eden Gardens, Kolkata, is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world, which can accommodate a large audience. Mostly, the pitches in the particular stadium have been tilting towards the batters more, which was pretty evident in some of the previous games as well. Hence, the captain who wins the toss should look to bowl first as the chasing team has won 56 out of 98 matches in Kolkata.
Head-to-Head Record
KKR and RR have played 31 matches against each other so far, with the former winning 15 and the latter 14.
| Matches | 31 |
| Won by Kolkata Knight Riders | 15 |
| Won by Rajasthan Royals | 14 |
| No Result | 02 |
| First Played |
May 1, 2008 - RR won |
| Last Played | May 19, 2024 - No results |
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Predicted Playing 11s
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Impact Player: Shubham Dubey
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