Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be locking horns against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd match of IPL 2025. The KKR vs RR match is scheduled to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (May 4).
This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. The first match took place in Guwahati, and KKR won it by 8 wickets. The defending champions will be fancying their chances again, while RR will be eager to avenge the loss.
With 4 wins from 10 games, KKR are currently at the 7th spot in the points table. They are still alive in the tournament and will be eyeing a crucial win over RR to stay in contention for a playoff spot. In their last game, KKR beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs and will be confident of registering another win.
On the other hand, RR have already been knocked out of the tournament. In their last game, they suffered a 100-run defeat at the hands of the Mumbai Indians, and the loss confirmed their exit from IPL 2025. With three more games left for them this season, RR will be hoping to end their campaign on a good note.
KKR vs RR Today's IPL Match Details
- Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2025
- Date: 4 May 2025
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Time: 03:30 PM IST
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KKR vs RR Head-to-Head records:
Out of the 31 games between the two teams so far, KKR have won 15, RR have won 14, while two matches ended in a no-result.
- Total matches played: 31
- KKR won: 15
- RR won: 14
- Tied: 0
- No result: 2
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Playing XIs:
KKR Playing XI with impact player:
- Sunil Narine
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Ajinkya Rahane (c)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Rovman Powell
- Anukul Roy
- Harshit Rana
- Vaibhav Arora
- Varun Chakaravarthy
RR Playing XI with impact player:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- Nitish Rana
- Riyan Parag (c)
- Shubham Dubey
- Dhruv Jurel (wk)
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Jofra Archer
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Kumar Kartikeya
- Akash Madhwal
Harshit Rana to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards point for 1 run.
End of over 16 (9 runs)
Sunil Narine to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards square leg for 1 run.
Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Riyan Parag hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Sunil Narine to Shubham Dubey, no run, Dot ball !! carrom ball, good length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Sunil Narine to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards square leg for 1 run.
Sunil Narine to Riyan Parag, 1 run, Sunil Narine delivers doosra at good length, Riyan Parag hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run. Dropped catch
Sunil Narine to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
End of over 17 (5 runs)
Harshit Rana to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, 2 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Riyan Parag hangs in the crease, slams it towards the long off, It's a no ball!! Harshit Rana overstepped this one.
Harshit Rana to Shubham Dubey, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Harshit Rana to Shubham Dubey, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.
Riyan Parag c V Arora b H Rana 95 (45) Harshit Rana to Riyan Parag, no run, c V Arora b H Rana, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Riyan Parag hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Vaibhav Arora, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Riyan Parag is out.
Harshit Rana to Jofra Archer, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Harshit Rana to Jofra Archer, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards slip for 1 run.
End of over 18 (5 runs)
Andre Russell to Jofra Archer, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards short cover for 1 run.
Andre Russell to Shubham Dubey, 2 runs, Andre Russell delivers fast ball at full length, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
Andre Russell to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
Andre Russell to Jofra Archer, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Andre Russell to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, Andre Russell delivers inswinger at fulltoss, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.
Andre Russell to Jofra Archer, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards point for 1 run.
End of over 19 (11 runs)
Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 2 runs.
Vaibhav Arora to Jofra Archer, 1 run, fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Jofra Archer hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards slip for 1 run.
Vaibhav Arora to Shubham Dubey, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Vaibhav Arora to Shubham Dubey, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Vaibhav Arora to Shubham Dubey, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jofra Archer runout (V Arora / R Singh) 12 (8) Vaibhav Arora to Shubham Dubey, 1 run, runout (V Arora / R Singh), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shubham Dubey hangs in the crease, slams it towards long on and sets off for a run, but it was a suicidal one. Rinku Singh collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Vaibhav Arora takes the bails off, Jofra Archer was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!!
End of over 20 (20 runs)