The Royals suffered a defeat in their opening match against last year’s runners-up, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), in an away fixture. On a batting paradise, a lacklustre fielding and bowling effort from the Riyan Parag-led side allowed the Sunrisers to amass 286/6 after being asked to bat first. Tushar Deshpande bagged three wickets for the Royals but conceded 44 runs in his four overs.
In reply, the visitors put up a spirited fight, despite losing three wickets inside the powerplay. Sanju Samson and DhruvJurel struck enterprising half-centuries before late cameos from ShimronHetmyer and Shubham Dubey helped the Royals finish on 242/6 in their 20 overs.
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders hosted Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first match of the season at Eden Gardens. After losing the toss, the Knights batted first and posted 174/8 in their 20 overs. Captain AjinkyaRahane scored a fluent half-century, while Sunil Narine and AngkrishRaghuvanshi contributed useful knocks.
However, Royal Challengers Bengaluru made light work of the target, chasing it down in 16.2 overs with seven wickets to spare. Sunil Narine was the only bowler to finish with economical figures, returning 1/27 in his four-over spell.
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RR vs KKR IPL Match Details
Match: RR vs KKR6th Match of IPL 2025
Captains:
Riyan Parag is going to lead Rajasthan Royals
AjinkyaRahanewill lead Kolkata Knight Riders
When: Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
Match is going to start at 07.30 p.m. (IST)
Venue:Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Head-to-head of these two teams: Both teams have played 29 matches against each other. Out of which Rajasthan Royals has won 14 matches and Kolkata Knight Riders has won 14 matches with one ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
Rajasthan Royals:
YashasviJaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag (C), NitishRana, DhruvJurel (WK), ShimronHetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, MaheeshTheekshana, Tushar Deshpande, FazalhaqFarooqi.
Impact Players: Sandeep Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Sunil Narine, Quinton De Kock (WK), AjinkyaRahane (C), VenkateshIyer, AngkrishRaghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, HarshitRana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy.
Impact Players:Vaibhav Arora
Pitch report
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium has hosted four matches in the IPL so far. Teams batting first have won two games, while only one match has been won by the chasing side. The highest total recorded at the venue is 199/4, scored by Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals in 2023. The highest successful run chase stands at 145/5, achieved by Punjab Kings in 18.5 overs against RR. The average first-innings score in the IPL here is 180, while in T20Is, it is 192 across four matches.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Sanju Samson
Best Bowler: Sunil Narine
Weather forecast for today in Guwahati
Maximum temperature: 33°C
Minimum temperature: 22°C
Wind speed: 8km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 40, 000
Prediction to win: Team bowling first is most likely to win the match
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