Stumps : Day 1 - Surrey trail by 339 runs.

19/0

Sussex

358/9d

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Hampshire

Glamorgan

353/1

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Stumps : Day 1 - Somerset lead by 39 runs.

Somerset

201/3

Yorkshire

162/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Leicestershire elected to bowl

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405/4

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Stumps : Day 1 - Derbyshire trail by 328 runs.

Kent

352/10

Derbyshire

24/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Northamptonshire trail by 266 runs.

Northamptonshire

40/0

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306/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Middlesex elected to bat

272/6

MAL won by 12 runs

137/9

125/7

Boost Region need 112 runs in 19.0 remaining overs

115/10

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IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals Expected Playing XI | KKR vs RR (Match No. 53 )

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IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals Expected Playing XI | KKR vs RR (Match No. 53 )

[Indian Premier League 2025.t20 - Kolkata Knight Riders , Rajasthan Royals 2025-05-04 10:00:00]

With IPL 2025 progressing, we are witnessing more and more exciting games as the battle for the playoffs intensifies. The next match of the season will be played between the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Rajasthan Royals. The gap between teams at the top of the points table and those at the bottom is increasing with every match. On one hand, we have teams that are winning back-to-back and have lost only a few matches this season. On the other hand, we have teams that are losing matches consecutively. This article will discuss the expected playing eleven of both teams for the upcoming match.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Role	Player
Wicketkeeper	Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
Batter	Sunil Narine
Batter	Ajinkya Rahane (c)
Batter	Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Batter	Venkatesh Iyer
Batter	Rinku Singh
Allrounder	Andre Russell
Allrounder	Rovman Powell
Allrounder	Anukul Roy
Bowler	Harshit Rana
Bowler	Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Sub	Vaibhav Arora

Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, have disappointed with their performance this season. Kolkata began the season against RCB in the inaugural match and, since then, the team has managed to win only 4 matches while losing 5. Their game against Punjab Kings was washed out due to rain, and they currently is at the seventh position in the points table (KKR) with 11 points from 10 matches.

KKR Squad For IPL 2025

Role	Players
Captain	Ajinkya Rahane
Wicketkeepers	Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Luvnith Sisodia
Batters	Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Venkatesh Iyer
All-rounders	Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell
Bowlers	Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Umran Malik, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI

Role	Player
Batter	Yashasvi Jaiswal
Batter	Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Batter	Nitish Rana
Batter	Riyan Parag (c)
Wicketkeeper	Dhruv Jurel (wk)
Batter	Shimron Hetmyer
Bowler	Jofra Archer
Bowler	Maheesh Theekshana
Bowler	Kumar Kartikeya
Bowler	Akash Madhwal
Bowler	Fazalhaq Farooqi
Impact Sub	Shubham Dubey

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, have disappointed with their performance this season. The team has played 11 matches so far, losing eight and winning only three against Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans. After their defeat against the Mumbai Indians in their last match, Rajasthan was technically disqualified from the playoff race. As fom now on, the team cannot reach even the 14-point mark. Rajasthan Royals is currently in 8th place on the points table, with 6 points from 11 matches.

RR Squad For IPL 2025

Role	Players
Captain	Sanju Samson
Wicketkeepers	Sanju Samson, Kunal Rathore, Dhruv Jurel
Batters	Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag
All-rounders	Nitish Rana, Yudhvir Singh
Bowlers	Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Sandeep Sharma