
The Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are set to engage in battle on Wednesday at Barsapara Stadium in Assam, trying to recover from dismal starts to their IPL 2025 campaigns. On Sunday, the Rajasthan Royals were hammered by the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 44 runs, while the Kolkata Knight Riders fell to Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in the tournament opener.
There were 528 runs scored in all in the RR-SRH match in Hyderabad. The Royals won the toss and opted to bowl, SRH successfully posting 286/6 in 20 overs. Coming into bat, RR had a poor start and lost three wickets during powerplay overs. However, Sanju Samson (66) and Dhruv Jurel (70) shared a partnership of 111 runs. Shimron Hetmeyer (42) and Shubham Dubey (34) added their contributions to RR’s total of 242/6.
KKR, the reigning IPL champions, in their opening encounter against RCB, were completely outplayed at Eden Gardens, scoring 174/8 in 20 overs. The half-century by Ajinkya Rahane (56 off 31 deliveries) was the highlight for KKR.
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Head-To-Head Record
Matches played: 30
Won by RR: 14
Won by KKR: 14
NR: 2
Who Will Win the Match?
The match of Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders will take place on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025. As the match is not yet underway, it is a little tough to forecast who will win. A fact is that looking at their past performances, each of them can win.
Though Rajasthan Royals are off to a rocky start in IPL 2025, they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 44 runs to start their campaign. The other team, Kolkata Knight Riders, lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets. Well, let’s wait for tomorrow to follow up on how they would perform.
RR vs SRH Match
Match | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2025 |
RR vs KKR Match Date | Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
RR vs KKR Match Time | 7:30 PM IST |
RR vs KKR Venue | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati |
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