IPL 2025: KKR vs RR Match Prediction, Who Will Win Today Match 53?
Published - 04 May 2025, 09:00 AM
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In the last seven encounters of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR), the inaugural champions have enjoyed a lead of 4-2 with one washed-out affair between them.
The two franchises will face each other on May 04, 2025, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kolkata is walking on a thin rope to get their qualification for the playoffs. On the other hand, Rajasthan is already out of the event with just three wins in 11 group-stage encounters.
Going into the KKR vs RR fixture of the 2025 season, the Rajasthan Royals have lost 32 wickets in the middle phase of the event, between the seventh and 15th over of the innings.
That’s the biggest reason behind the side’s struggle with just 803 runs in 11 innings at an average of 25.09 and a strike rate of 135.19, thanks to 63 fours and 37 boundaries.
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,In three games, despite being in a winning position, Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer failed to find the right combination in the batting department to win.
On the other hand, the Knight Riders have lost 30 wickets in the same period before the KKR vs RR affair. In nine innings, the defending champions have scored 568 runs at an average of just below 19 and a strike rate of around 124.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led side will nail 44 boundaries and 22 sixes in this situation. But just like Rajasthan, some of their veteran retained all-rounders have also struggled in this period to get the runs at an aggressive strike rate.
KKR vs RR Head-to-Head Records
| Matches Played | 31 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders Won | 15 |
| Rajasthan Royals Won | 14 |
| No Result | 02 |
| First Played | May 01, 2008 |
| Last Played | March 26, 2025 |
KKR vs RR: Previous Contest in Kolkata
Kolkata and Rajasthan faced each other during the 2025 season of the IPL at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Rajasthan notched up 151/9 in their allotted 20 overs, with none of the batters getting to a half-century despite getting starts.
Kolkata was in a different mood, chasing the score. Quinto de Kock clubbed an unbeaten 97 runs in 61 balls from one end, thanks to eight boundaries and six over boundaries at a strike rate of around 160, while the others couldn’t do much in the department.
Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy.
Impact Sub: Vaibhav Arora
Rajasthan Royals
Yahasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Theekshana, Aakash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Wanindu Hasaranga.
Impact Sub: Kwena Maphaka
KKR vs RR Player Prediction
Best Batter Prediction: Yashasvi Jaiswal
The left-handed Rajasthan Royals’ batter is the sixth leading run-getter of the IPL 2025 with 439 runs in 11 innings at an average of 43.90 and a strike rate of 154.03, having on five half-centuries at the best score of 75 runs.
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Best Bowler Prediction: Varun Chakravarthy
The Kolkata mystery spinner, Varun Chakravarthy, is the leading wicket-keeper for the franchise with 13 scalps in 10 innings at an average of 21.46 and an economy rate of just over seven.
KKR vs RR Winner Prediction
Between both sides in the KKR vs RR IPL 2025 clash, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are likely to demolish the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the afternoon fixtures.
