KKR vs RR IPL 2025: Rajasthan's challenge in front of KKR, this could be the playing eleven of both the teams
KKR vs RR IPL 2025: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals are facing each other today. In this match, the goal of both teams will be to win for the first time.
Ankush Pandey
When Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) face each other in the sixth match of IPL 2025, both teams will try to register their first win. Both teams had to taste defeat in their first match of the 18th season of IPL. While Kolkata had to face defeat by 7 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the opening match of the tournament, Rajasthan Royals were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad by 44 runs. In such a situation, both teams will try to open their account of victory in today's match.
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Riyan Parag will play the match at his home
The match between Kolkata and Rajasthan will be played in Guwahati today. Guwahati has been the occasional home ground for Rajasthan Royals (RR) since 2023, but they have not had much success here. Rajasthan has lost two of its three matches here, while the fourth match was washed out due to rain. But on March 26, there will be a different excitement here as local boy Riyan Parag will be seen captaining Rajasthan. In the last match, Riyan was seen in a state of confusion while making some decisions. In such a situation, today his batting as well as captaincy will be tested.
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Will there be any change in KKR's playing 11?
Given the conditions in Guwahati, some changes can be seen in Rajasthan's playing XI. Wanindu Hasaranga can be given a chance. It will be a big challenge for Ajinkya Rahane to use his bowlers properly because Rajasthan's batting is very strong. KKR will also keep an eye on the fitness of Anrich Norkhia, who is waiting to be fully fit. If he is fit, he can be included in the playing XI in place of Spencer Johnson.
RR vs KKR, IPL 2025 match details
Date and Time: 26 March 2025 (7:30 PM)
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Where to watch: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Hotstar
Probable Playing XI:
Rajasthan Royals (Probable Playing XI): Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag (captain), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Theekshana/Wanindu Hasaranga, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tushar Deshpande/Akash Madhwal.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Probable Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson/Anrique Norkhia, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora.
