Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will compete in the sixth match of the 2025 IPL. The match should be played on Wednesday March 26 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
The two teams started their campaign with a defeat and will be desperate to win the next match. While KKR lost against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at home, RR suffered a loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Thus, while KKR and RR seek to open their account in IPL 2025, we take a look at the RR VS KKR match overview.
RR VS KKR Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match 6:
RR vs KKR, Date and place:
The next RR VS KKR match will be played on Wednesday March 26 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Gowahati. The match should be played from 5.30pm.
Teams:
Royals Rajasthan:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel (W), Shubham Dubey, Wanundu Masseranga, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mahesh Theekshana, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Singh Rathore
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Quinton de Kock (W), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravartthy, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Nortje Powell, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakariya, Luvnith Sisodia
RR vs Kkr Key Battles:
Sunil Narine vs Maheesh theekshana:
It is the battle that could set the tone for the rest of the sleeves. KKR will count on Sunil Narine again for an explosive start with the bat. The Antilles star started in the previous match against RCB and played a good shot of only 44 points of only 26 balls.
He looked in good idea and will look at another hit with the bat. RR, on the other hand, hoped that Maheesh Theekshana keeps Narine in check. The Sri Lankan Spinner rejected Abhishek Sharma at a lower cost in the previous match and will also consider a similar result against Narine.
Sanju Samson vs Anrich Nortje:
While RR started their campaign with a loss, Sanju Samson managed to impress with the bat. The right -handed drummer gave RR a flight starting by breaking 66 points on only 37 balls. With a form on its side, Samson will envisage another good start.
KKR hopes that the RR star does not last long in the fold. The burden will be on their quick weapon Anrich Nortje to return Samson quickly. Nortje did not play in the first match, but should be one of the eleven to play for the upcoming match. Samson has fought against short deliveries lately and Nortje can exploit this weakness.
Dhruv swears against Varun Chakravarthy:
DHRUV JEUREL also impressed the bat against SRH. The guette-tap-and-parachutism goalkeeper played an impressive blow of 70 points. He marked his shopping on only 35 balls with the help of five four and six.
Jurel will envisage another good outing with the bat in the coming game. The burden to ensure that Jurel does not mark again will be again on the KKR rotation, Varun Chakravarthy.
The right -handed spinner had a forgetable match against RCB and he will envisage a better show against RR.
RR against KKR key players:
RR – Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer and Wanindu Rasaanga will be the main RR players.
KKR – Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell and Anrich Nortje will be the main KKR players.
RR VS KKR Météo Report:
There is no rainy forecast during the match in Guwahati. The temperature should be in the mid -1920s throughout the match.
Conclusion:
KKR and RR will envisage a very necessary victory in the next match to take the early momentum. Although another defeat will certainly not derail their campaign, it could very well put them under pressure.
