IPL 2025: The 53rd match of IPL 2025 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on 4 May 2025 at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The match will start at 3:30 pm, while the toss will take place at 3:00 pm.

Pitch report

The Eden Gardens pitch has been very favorable for the batsmen this season. Due to the small boundary and flat surface, there have been big scores here. In a recently played match, Punjab Kings scored 201 runs, while KKR's innings was canceled due to rain. Let us know that the average score on this ground is 181 runs, while the average score of the team that batted first has been 193 runs. This is the reason that the toss winning team can prefer to bat first so that they can pressurize the opposition team.

Weather forecast

Kolkata can be partly cloudy today. The temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius. Moisture is likely to be around 77% during the match, due to which dew may fall and bowlers may face difficulty. The possibility of rainfall is up to 20% in the first hour and up to 42% in the last hours.

Possible playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Rehmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Naren, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rowman Powell, Adhikar Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Vaibhav Arora.

Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Ryan Parag (Captain), Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Fibsana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhak Farooqui.