The 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be played between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) & Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. If the current form is concerned, the Knight Riders return to the Eden after a win against their name in their recent clash against Delhi Capitals in Delhi. While their opponents, the Rajasthan Royals, suffered a beating against a rampant Mumbai Indians at home by 100 runs, ensuring that the dream for the Royals to qualify for the playoffs was over.
Day & Date: Sunday, 4th May 2025
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Timings: 3:30 PM (IST)
Categories | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals |
---|---|---|
Matches Played | 31 | 31 |
Matches Won | 15 | 14 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 2 | 2 |
The pitch at Eden Gardens in Kolkata is expected to be a batting-friendly pitch; however, this game is going to be a day game, hence the pitch might slow down as the match progresses, tempting the teams to choose batting as a preferred option after winning the toss.
The weather in Kolkata is expected to be a little wet as there is a 65% chance of rainfall during the match. The temperatures will hover around 31°C.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have a better chance of winning this match as they are in better form than the Rajasthan Royals.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk),Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c) Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi , Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Yudhvir Singh Charak
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Sunil Narine & Harshit Rana
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal & Maheesh Theekshana
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
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Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan | 929.0 | 11 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 832.0 | 9 |
Riyan Parag | Rajasthan | 693.0 | 11 |
Ajinkya Rahane | Kolkata Knight Riders | 631.0 | 10 |
Varun Chakravarthy | Kolkata Knight Riders | 560.0 | 10 |
Jofra Archer | Rajasthan | 549.0 | 11 |
Dhruv Jurel | Rajasthan | 537.0 | 11 |
Harshit Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 509.0 | 10 |
Vaibhav Arora | Kolkata Knight Riders | 495.0 | 10 |
Nitish Rana | Rajasthan | 475.0 | 11 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
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Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan | 439 | 11 |
Ajinkya Rahane | Kolkata Knight Riders | 297 | 10 |
Riyan Parag | Rajasthan | 282 | 11 |
Dhruv Jurel | Rajasthan | 249 | 11 |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 241 | 10 |
Sanju Samson | Rajasthan | 224 | 7 |
Nitish Rana | Rajasthan | 217 | 11 |
Shimron Hetmyer | Rajasthan | 187 | 11 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 178 | 9 |
Rinku Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders | 169 | 10 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
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Varun Chakravarthy | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 10 |
Vaibhav Arora | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 10 |
Harshit Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11 | 10 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 9 |
Wanindu Hasaranga | Rajasthan | 10 | 8 |
Maheesh Theekshana | Rajasthan | 10 | 10 |
Jofra Archer | Rajasthan | 10 | 11 |
Sandeep Sharma | Rajasthan | 9 | 10 |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 | 10 |
Tushar Deshpande | Rajasthan | 6 | 10 |