RR vs KKR Toss & Playing 11 Update For IPL 2025 Match 6: Sunil Narine Misses Out as Kolkata Opt to Bowl First

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RR vs KKR Toss update: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in match 6 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday (March 26).

After opening their campaigns with defeats, Riyan Parag-led RR and Rahane’s KKR aim for wins when they face off for the first time in Guwahati, having seen their previous meeting at the venue end in a wash out.

RR opened their season with a 44-run loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, where they failed to chase down a mammoth 287, while KKR lost by 7 wickets at home against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, failing to defend 174.

As for RR vs KKR team news, Sunil Narine misses out for Kolkata Knight Riders. Hence, England all-rounder Moeen Ali has been handed his KKR debut in the West Indies mystery spinner's absence.

RR, on the other hand, has also made one change from their defeat to SRH with Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga coming in to replace Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi in the playing 11. Here is what the captains said:

What the RR and KKR captains said at the toss?

After opting to bowl first, KKR skipper Rahane said, "The wicket looks good. Dew factor is huge here. It's about staying positive and playing fearlessly. We learnt a lot from the previous game. Sunil Narine misses out, he's not well. Moeen Ali comes in."

Meanwhile, RR captain Parag said, "Very proud, very humbled to be leading RR. The middle-order really stepped up. A lot of positives with the ball as well. One change. Hasaranga comes in, Farooqi steps out."

RR vs KKR Playing 11 and Impact Substitute Options

RR XI vs KKR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.

• Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs Bench: Kunal Rathore, Shubam Dubey, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka.

KKR XI vs RR: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

• Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Sub Bench: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals IPL 2025 Squads

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

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, 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.