Delhi: The caravan of the 18th season (IPL 2025) of the Indian Premier League is going to start after a week’s break, where the second phase is going to resume on May 17 with the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB Vs KKR). The match will be played on May 17 at 7:30 pm Indian time at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Board of Control for Cricket in India suspended IPL 2025 for a week due to a tension situation between India and Pakistan. At this time, Royal Challengers Bangalore is second in the points table with 16 points in 11 matches.
The win over Kolkata Knight Riders on home ground can deliver RCB to playoffs. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders ranks sixth in the table with 11 points in 12 matches. After 10 days of unexpected blockage, both RCB and KKR (RCB vs KKR) will put full emphasis to reach the playoffs. Let’s know what is the pitch report for this match and what is the possible playing 11 of both teams.
pitch Report
The pitch of this stadium is helpful for both bowlers and batsmen. However, the batsman gets a little more help. On this pitch, the ball comes well on the bat. Fast bowlers get more help from this pitch than spinner. Spinners also prove to be quite economical here.
Overall, it proves to be a great pitch to play cricket. So far, there have been only three matches in this stadium. So it is difficult to guess how the pitch will behave, but in the last three matches it has been very low scoring surface.
Playoffs From Bus One step away Is RCB
This season RCB is seen in the best rhythm. Although there is a bad news for the team, its regular captain Rajat Patidar looked a bit upset against Chennai Super Kings due to his finger injury. Most of the foreign players of the hosts have returned home due to India-Pakistan tension. However, players like Phil Sult, Lungi Angidi, Team David, Lium Livingstone and Romario Shepherd are still available to play in the team.
However, the absence of Devdutt Padikkal and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood can prove to be a major problem for the team. After this, Virat Kohli becomes more responsible, which is currently in the great form and this season is the most run -up batsman.
KKR Of Ongoing Is Conflict
If seen at this time, the Kolkata Knight Riders team has all the matches of the league stage like do or die. In such a situation, a strong innings will be expected from a strong player like Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh. During this time, the lack of Moin Ali will definitely bear the team which has been out of the league due to fever.
However, players like Varun Chakraborty, Sunil Naren, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana have proved to be expensive many times in the bowling lineup of Kolkata Right Riders. Varun Chakraborty will have more responsibility of the team who has played a strong game for his team in some matches.
In order to maintain himself during the playoffs, KKR will have to win big matches and luck may be tried in other matches. The batting attack of the team has not left any significant impact yet. However, bowling has retained its form for most parts.
| Head-to-head record | Description |
| Match played | 35 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders won | 20 |
| Royal Challengers won by Bangalore | 15 |
| Tie (tied) | 0 |
| No result (no result) | 0 |
| Match played for the first time | 18 April 2008 |
| Most of the most recent match | 22 March 2025 |
Head-to-head record
In the IPL, a total of 35 matches have been played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB vs KKR) so far, out of which RCB has won 15 matches. At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 20 occasions.
Match details
| Match | Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Site | M chinnaswamy stadium |
| Date and time | 17 May 7:30 pm |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | Star Sports and Jio Hotstar |
Potential XI of both teams
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Quinton de Cock ,wicket keeper, | Virat Kohli |
| Sunil Naren | Jacob Bethel |
| Ajinkya Rahane ,Captain, | Mayank Aggarwal |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Silver Patidar (Captain) |
| Rinku Singh | Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper) |
| Andre Russell | Krunal Pandya |
| Ramandeep Singh | Tim david |
| Harshit Rana | Roomario shepherd |
| Enrich Nokia | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Varun chakravarti | Lungi angidi |
| Vaibhav Arora | Suyash Sharma |
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