IPL 2025: The 18th season of IPL is in full swing. Thousands of fans are attending the stadium for every match. On Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals will face Kolkata Knight Riders in an important match of IPL. So far, these two teams have played one match each in the ongoing tournament. Both teams have faced defeat in their first match. As a result, Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will want to win their second match and move ahead in the points table. In this match too, Riyan Parag will lead Rajasthan due to Sanju Samson's injury. However, Sanju will take the field with the bat.
IPL 2025 match schedule-
Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Match No. 06
Date- 26/03/2025
Venue- Barshapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Time- 7:30 PM (Indian Time)
Pitch report of Barshapara Cricket Stadium-
Last year, a match was successfully held at the Barshapara Cricket Stadium. In that match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) scored 144 runs in the first innings against Punjab Kings (PBKS). However, the pitch at the Barshapara Cricket Stadium is conducive to batting. The average score in the first innings is 180. However, the spinners get the advantage in the middle overs. So far, a total of 3 matches have been held at this ground in IPL. Out of them, the team batting first has won 2 times and the team batting in the second innings has won 1 time. With strong batting line-ups in Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders (RR vs KKR), there is a possibility of big runs in the match at this ground.
Guwahati weather forecast-
Guwahati will have a clear sky on March 26. There is less than two percent chance of rain during the Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders match. Guwahati will have a maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius during the day. However, it is expected to drop to 19 degrees Celsius in the evening. The relative humidity will be 52 percent. The wind is expected to blow at a speed of 5 kmph during the match.
RR vs KKR Head to Head-
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have faced each other in 30 matches in India's most popular T20 league IPL so far. Both teams have won 14 matches each. There were no results in 2 matches. As a result, both Kolkata and Rajasthan will look to move ahead in the head-to-head statistics this time.
RR vs KKR Live Streaming-
To watch the Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders match, you will have to keep an eye on the Star Sports Network channels on TV. This high-voltage match can also be watched live online on the JioHotstar website and app.
Possible XIs for both teams:
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dube, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Thiksana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
Impact Player: Fazlhaq Farooqui/Aakash Madhwal
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Angakrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakraborty
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora/ Lavneet Sisodia