The 53rd match of the ongoing IPL 2025 will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. This match will be played on May 4 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The match will kick start at 3:30 PM IST. Both teams played each other on March 26 in Guwahati and that game was won by Kolkata. So far, KKR has played 10 games and has four wins while RR has played 11 games and has three wins.
KKR vs RR: Predicted Playing XI
This is the best possible playing XI for the match. The playing XI is expected to be the same unless the pitch demands other players to be included. However, there is an impact player rule which makes one of these players be replaced during the game.
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) |
|---|---|
| 1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) ✈️ | 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| 2. Sunil Narine ✈️ | 2. Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
| 3. Ajinkya Rahane (C) | 3. Nitish Rana |
| 4. Venkatesh Iyer | 4. Riyan Parag (C) |
| 5. Rinku Singh | 5. Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| 6. Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 6. Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ |
| 7. Andre Russell ✈️ | 7. Jofra Archer ✈️ |
| 8. Rovman Powell ✈️ | 8. FazalHaq Farooqi ✈️ |
| 9. Anukul Sudhakar Roy | 9. Kumar Kartikeya |
| 10. Harshit Rana | 10. Maheesh Theekshana ✈️ |
| 11. Varun Chakravarthy | 11. Akash Madhwal |
KKR vs RR Squad
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals |
|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane (C) – Top Order Batter | Sanju Samson – Wicketkeeper Batter (c) |
| Quinton de Kock (WK) ✈️ – Wicketkeeper Batter | Shubham Dubey – Middle order Batter |
| Manish Pandey – Top Order Batter | Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ – Middle order Batter |
| Rovman Powell ✈️ – Middle Order Batter | Yashasvi Jaiswal – Opening Batter |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi – Top Order Batter | Dhruv Jurel – Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) ✈️ – Wicketkeeper Batter | Riyan Parag – Top order Batter |
| Ramandeep Singh – Middle Order Batter | Nitish Rana – Middle order Batter |
| Rinku Singh – Middle Order Batter | Kunal Singh Rathore – Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Luvnith Sisodia (WK) – Wicketkeeper Batter | Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Batter |
| Venkatesh Iyer (VC) – Allrounder | Wanindu Hasaranga ✈️ – Allrounder |
| Moeen Ali ✈️ – Batting Allrounder | Jofra Archer ✈️ – Bowler |
| Sunil Narine ✈️ – Bowling Allrounder | Ashok Sharma – Bowler |
| Anukul Roy – Allrounder | Tushar Deshpande – Bowler |
| Andre Russell ✈️ – Allrounder | Fazalhaq Farooqi ✈️ – Bowler |
| Vaibhav Arora – Bowler | Kumar Kartikeya – Bowler |
| Harshit Rana – Bowler | Akash Madhwal – Bowler |
| Spencer Johnson ✈️ – Bowler | Kwena Maphaka ✈️ – Bowler |
| Mayank Markande – Bowler | Sandeep Sharma – Bowler |
| Anrich Nortje ✈️ – Bowler | Maheesh Theekshana ✈️ – Bowler |
| Chetan Sakariya – Bowler | Yudhvir Singh – Bowler |
| Varun Chakravarthy – Bowler | |
| Umran Malik – Withdrawn Bowler |
KKR vs RR 2025: Injury Updates
Kolkata Knight Riders: The team is free of injuries and all their players are available to play.
Rajasthan Royals: The team is free of injuries and all their players are available to play.
