The IPL 2025 match between RCB and KKR at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium promises exciting cricket with RCB in strong form at second place and KKR at sixth. The pitch favors batsmen, with spinners gaining some advantage in middle overs. Rain might delay the start, and teams will aim for high scores, given past records of big totals at this venue.
The 58th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. If we take a look at the points table, then RCB stands at the second spot with 16 point having a net run-rate of +0.482, and KKR stands at the sixth spot with 11 point having a net run-rate of +0.193.
PITCH & WEATHER REPORT
The pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium usually proves to be very good for the batsmen as it is flat and perfect for gripping the ball easily. There is some advantage for the spinners in the middle overs here; unless there is a lot of change in the pitch, the bowlers will not have much work.
There is a very high chance of rain in Bengaluru on Saturday, and there is a 76% chance of rain and storm in the afternoon, so the match may take some time to start.
The average score of the team batting first on the pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is 168 runs. But big scores are often seen on this ground. In IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 287 runs against RCB, setting a new record for the tournament. In the match to be held on Saturday, the team batting first will aim to score 200-210 runs. The last two matches played on this ground were won by the team batting first. Therefore, both captains can choose to bat first after winning the toss.
HEAD TO HEAD
RCB and KKR have played a total of 35 matches in which Kolkata has won 20 and Bengaluru have won 15 matches, it clearly shows that there KKR has more dominance in head to head.
PROBABLE XI
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Dar, Yash Dayal
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Anrich Nortje, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
CRICKET KESARI FANTASY XI
Phil Salt, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jacob Bethell, Sunil Narine (vc), Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood