After opening their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season with a loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Rajasthan Royals will look to bounce back in style against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.
The RR vs KKR IPL 2025 match on March 26 will start at 7:30 PM IST and will be available to watch on live streaming and live telecast.
Despite falling 44 runs short while chasing 287, the Royals had plenty to build on from their opening game in Hyderabad. Tushar Deshpande (3/44) impressed with the ball while Dhruv Jurel (70), Sanju Samson (66), Shimron Hetmyer (42) and Shubham Dubey (34) powered Rajasthan Royals to their highest IPL total of 242/6.
Now, the Royals return to a venue that has become a fortress of sorts. The Guwahati stadium, Rajasthan’s second home since 2023, has played a key role in promoting cricket in the northeast.
With local favourite Riyan Parag leading the side, the Royals will have the crowd firmly behind them as they look to outmuscle the defending champions.
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders were also slated to face off at the same venue last year but the match was washed out due to rain.
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders standings
Both the Royals and the Knight Riders will be looking for their first wins of the IPL 2025 season. RR are currently eighth on the IPL 2025 points table with a net run rate of -2.200 while KKR are seventh with an NRR of -2.137.
RR vs KKR form in IPL
Rajasthan Royals had a great start last season but faltered a bit in the second half of IPL 2024. RR have won just one of their last five IPL matches. As for KKR, they have won three and lost once in their last five matches in the IPL.
Rajasthan Royals last five matches
Opponent | Venue | Result | Match Date | Margin |
SRH | Hyderabad | Lost | March 23, 2025 | 44 runs |
SRH | Chennai | Lost | 24 May 2024 | 36 runs |
RCB | Ahmedabad | Won | 22 May 2024 | 4 wickets |
KKR | Guwahati | Abandoned | 19 May 2024 | - |
PBKS | Guwahati | Lost | 15 May 2024 | 5 wickets |
Kolkata Knight Riders last five matches
Opponent | Venue | Result | Match Date | Margin |
RCB | Kolkata | Lost | March 22, 2025 | 7 wickets |
SRH | Chennai | Won | May 26, 2024 | 8 wickets |
SRH | Ahmedabad | Won | May 21, 2024 | 8 wickets |
RR | Guwahati | Abandoned | May 19, 2024 | - |
MI | Kolkata | Won | May 11, 2024 | 18 runs |
As the RR vs KKR head-to-head record reads, the two teams have played each other 30 times in the IPL, with the Royals and the Knight Riders winning 14 each. Two matches ended in no results.
Interestingly two of the matches between the two teams went into Super Overs with the Royals clinching both of them.
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders players
Riyan Parag will be the local hero in Assam as he leads the Royals in this crucial contest.
Sanju Samson, fresh off a 66-run knock in the opening game, will look to carry the momentum into the KKR match. Meanwhile, Deshpande and Jurel’s showing in the last game will give the Royals some added confidence heading into their first home game of the season.
KKR’s hopes, meanwhile, will rest on new skipper Ajinkya Rahane, alongside the power-hitting trio of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Akash Madhwal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Kunal Singh Rathore, Ashok Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders stats
- 3000: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 21 runs away from 3000 runs in T20s
- 5000: Shimron Hetmyer is 53 runs away from 5000 runs in T20s
- 50: Jofra Archer is 2 wickets away from 50 wickets in IPL
- 50: Tushar Deshpande is 5 wickets away from 50 wickets in IPL
- 200: Yashasvi Jaiswal is 2 fours away from 200 fours in IPL
- 200: Maheesh Theekshana is 6 wickets away from 200 wickets in T20s
Where to watch RR vs KKR IPL 2025 live
Live streaming of the Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Riders IPL 2025 match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website. The RR vs KKR match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and Network 18 TV channels in India. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
RR vs KKR IPL 2025 venue: Guwahati Stadium records
- Highest team total: 199/4 by RR against DC in 2023
- Lowest team total: 142/9 by DC against RR in 2023
- Highest individual score: 86 by Shikhar Dhawan, PBKS against RR in 2023
- Best bowling figures: 4/30 by Nathan Ellis, PBKS vs RR in 2023.
- Highest partnership: 98 by Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal, first wicket, RR vs DC in 2023
- Win rate batting first: 66.67% (2 won; 1 lost)
- Average first innings score: 180
- Average first innings winning score: 198
