Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play match against Royal Challengers in match No. 58 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on today (17th May 2025). After a nine-day suspension of the IPL 2025 amid the cross-border tension between India and Pakistan, this is going to be the first match of the IPL 2025 season.
Kolkata Knight Riders will need to win this encounter to stay mathematically alive in the IPL 2025 season. Kolkata Knight Riders who is also defending champions have five wins and six defeats with one of their match ending without a result out of 11 matches in IPL 2025 season, whereas after playing 11 matches in IPL 2025,Royal Challengers Bengaluru have registered eight wins and suffered three defeats. If RCB will win this encounter, they will become the first team to make it to the playoffs this season.
Earlier at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the season opener match RCB defeated KKR with seven wickets.
Match Details
Match Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 58,IPL 2025
Venue M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date & Time (IST) Saturday, May 17, 7:30 PM
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details JioStar Network Channels, jioHotstar (App & Website)
Pitch Report of M Chinnaswamy Stadium
In the IPL 2025,The M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru has seen some high-scoring contests, but it is seen in few matches where there has been beneficial for the bowlers compared to last editions at the famed venue. The safe choice at this venue will be winning the toss and opting to bowl first. Dew could play a big role in the second innings. As per weather report there is a 65% chance of rain today at this venue.
Head-to- Head Record
Matches Played: 35
Won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 15
Won by Kolkata Knight Riders: 20
Tied: 00
First-ever Fixture: 18th April, 2008 (KKR Won)
Most-recent Fixture: 22th March, 2025 (RCB Won)
Predicted Playing XIs RCB vs KKR
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (C), Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy.
Impact Player: Manish Pandey
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