The 6th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) & the defending champions, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Both these teams are coming behind huge losses in their opening encounters. The Royals succumbed to a 44-run loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) while the Knight Riders lost to RCB by 7 wickets & 4 overs to spare.
Day & Date: Wednesday, 26th March 2025
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Timings: 7:30 PM (IST)
Categories | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders |
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Matches Played | 30 | 30 |
Matches Won | 14 | 14 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 2 | 2 |
RR vs KKR Last 5 Matches H2H | 3 | 1 |
The pitch at Guwahati has been a decent batting track there will be some swing and seam movement available for the quick bowlers with the new ball as the ball gets older batting will be a lot easier. Toss might not play a big role hence batting first is not a bad option either.
The weather in Guwahati will be humid and hot, but it’ll be manageable for the players once night falls there are no chances of rain. The temperatures will hover around 33°C.
Both teams have an equal head-to-head record after 30 games. Both teams are entering this game on the back of huge losses in their opening encounters. But the Kolkata Knight Riders look in better touch as compared to the Royals. Hence, Kolkata Knight Riders have a better chance of winning this match.
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Impact- Sanju Samson/ Wanindu Hasaranga
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact- Chetan Sakariya/ Manish Pandey
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Nitish Rana & Jofra Archer
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Venkatesh Iyer & Harshit Rana
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
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Dhruv Jurel | Rajasthan | 144.0 | 1 |
Sanju Samson | Rajasthan | 136.0 | 1 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata | 126.0 | 1 |
Ajinkya Rahane | Kolkata | 122.0 | 1 |
Shimron Hetmyer | Rajasthan | 92.0 | 1 |
Tushar Deshpande | Rajasthan | 89.0 | 1 |
Shubham Dubey | Rajasthan | 76.0 | 1 |
Maheesh Theekshana | Rajasthan | 56.0 | 1 |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Kolkata | 54.0 | 1 |
Varun Chakravarthy | Kolkata | 34.0 | 1 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
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Dhruv Jurel | Rajasthan | 70 | 1 |
Sanju Samson | Rajasthan | 66 | 1 |
Ajinkya Rahane | Kolkata | 56 | 1 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata | 44 | 1 |
Shimron Hetmyer | Rajasthan | 42 | 1 |
Shubham Dubey | Rajasthan | 34 | 1 |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Kolkata | 30 | 1 |
Rinku Singh | Kolkata | 12 | 1 |
Nitish Rana | Rajasthan | 11 | 1 |
Ramandeep Singh | Kolkata | 6 | 1 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
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Tushar Deshpande | Rajasthan | 3 | 1 |
Maheesh Theekshana | Rajasthan | 2 | 1 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata | 1 | 1 |
Sandeep Sharma | Rajasthan | 1 | 1 |
Varun Chakravarthy | Kolkata | 1 | 1 |
Vaibhav Arora | Kolkata | 1 | 1 |
Andre Russell | Kolkata | 0 | 1 |
Moeen Ali | Kolkata | 0 | 0 |
Nitish Rana | Rajasthan | 0 | 1 |
Wanindu Hasaranga | Rajasthan | 0 | 0 |