Updated 26 March 2025 at 14:07 IST
IPL 2025, KKR vs RR: From Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, To Squads And Predicted XI, Here's All You Need To Know
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati will host the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals game. Both the sides are still winless in the ongoing IPL
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IPL 2025: The sixth match of the eighteenth edition of the Indian Premier League will be played between two bottom-ranked teams, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. KKR lost their opening game to RCB, whereas Rajasthan were completely outplayed by SRH in their IPL 2025 campaign opener. Both teams need a thumping victory in Guwahati, not just to better their standings on the points table but also to improve their Net Run Rate. Here's all you need to know about the Kolkata vs Rajasthan game.
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Weather Forecast for Match Number 6
According to AccuWeather, the temperature during the start of the Rajasthan vs Kolkata game will be 28 degrees Celsius. The temperature will drop to 24 degrees Celsius by the time the match ends. During the match hours, the humidity level will be between 56 and 72 percent.
Kolkata vs Rajasthan: Here's How the Pitch Will Play
The turf at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati has earned a reputation for favoring the batters. Despite being a very batting-friendly surface, the venue did witness a few low-scoring games in IPL 2024. Teams can score at over eight runs per over, which backs the fact that the turf is no less than a batting paradise. Let's dissect a few more numbers from all the T20 games played in Guwahati to get a better understanding of how the pitch plays:
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- Total Matches: 7
- Matches won by teams batting first: 3
- Matches won by teams bowling first: 3
- Average 1st innings score: 161
- Average 2nd innings score: 153
KKR vs RR: Here Are the Full Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de Kock (w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Moeen Ali
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Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
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KKR vs RR: Predicting the KKR's XI for Game Six
- Kolkata Knight Riders' Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
- KKR Impact Subs: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia
RR vs KKR: Predicting Rajasthan Royals' Playing XI
- Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
- RR Impact Subs: Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka
Published By : Jishu Bhattacharya
Published On: 26 March 2025 at 14:07 IST