IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI against Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB vs KKR

IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI against Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB vs KKR

After an exciting start in the first six weeks of the IPL 2025, the prestigious tournament, with a one-week break due to the military conflict between India and Pakistan, is all set to return. Now that the conflict has settled down, the IPL will restart on 17th May with a match between the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. While RCB has performed well this season, KKR has disappointed their fans. It will be interesting to see how KKR performs in the upcoming two matches. This article will discuss their expected playing eleven for the upcoming match.

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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Kolkata Knight Riders, defending champions, haven't performed as expected, having lost six of the 12 matches played so far. KKR started the season with a defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and has won only five games, whereas one game was abandoned due to rain. The team is in sixth position on the points table with 11 points from 12 matches.

KKR needs to win both of the upcoming matches to keep its playoff hopes alive. After two victories, the team will reach the 15-point mark. KKR also needs to win the upcoming matches by a large margin to improve its net run rate, which has often come into play in previous years.

KKR Squad For IPL 2025

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