RR vs KKR Playing 11, IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Team News, Injury Update, Predicted Lineups

RR vs KKR Playing 11: Its the battle of East and West in the IPL 2025 at the Far East as Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals meet in Guwahati on Wednesday (March 26).

The defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders made an unfamiliar start to the season after losing to RCB, whereas Rajasthan also succumbed to a rampant Ishan Kishan and Sunrisers Hyderabad outfit.

Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Schedule

Date: Wednesday, March 26
Time: 7:30 pm IST
Venue: Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati (Assam)
Captains: Riyan Parag (RR), Ajinkya Rahane (KKR)

RR vs KKR H2H Record

Played: 30
KKR Win: 14
RR Win: 14
NR: 2

RR vs KKR IPL 2025 Squads

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Yudhvir Singh, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Sandeep Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Chetan Sakariya

Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Injury Update, Team News

Rajasthan Royals have their captain Sanju Samson partially out as he will only play as a batter. Amid Sanju's absence, Riyan Parag will lead the Royals in Guwahati. The Royals to have a decent batting lineup, but their bowling was in tatters against SRH. For the match against the Knights, RR think tank may bring Wanindu Hasaranga, replacing Jofra Archer, who conceded 76 runs in the last match.

With Sanju set to arrive as Impact Player, they don't need any major changes for now. Shubham Dubey showed his amazing hitting prowess in the SRH match and is set to retain his place.

For Kolkata Knight Riders, a victory is imperative after the humiliating loss against RCB. The Knight Riders would like to keep pretty much the same time but may make a couple of tweaks. The introduction of Vaibhav Arora as Impact Player was a disaster, and they may try out someone like Anukul Roy or Chetan Sakariya in the match. Also, Spencer Johnson may be left out and Rovman Powell can come in his place. They don't have any injury concerns ahead of the RR clash.

RR vs KKR Predicted Playing 11: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Lineups

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Shubhab Dubey, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi

RR Impact Players: Sanju Samson

Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

KKR Impact Players: Chetan Sakariya/Mayank Markande/Anukul Roy