- By Namrata Vijay
- Sat, 17 May 2025 11:31 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
RCB vs KKR IPL 2025 team prediction for today's match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru will lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders during the 58th match of IPL 2025. The ongoing season will restart on Saturday after almost nine days, and the summit clash will be held on 3rd June. It has been quite a competitive edition as seven teams are still in contention for the race to the playoffs.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led side is lying at the sixth position in the points table after winning five matches and losing six, and one also ended in a no result of the 12 matches that they have played till now. They are mathematically alive in the race to the playoffs as they need to win their remaining matches and then hope that the result of the other matches goes in their favour. Moeen Ali and Rovman Powell are the two players who would be giving the rest of the season a miss.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have been in sublime form in IPL 2025 as they have won eight matches of the 11 that they have played till now and are lying in the second position in the points table. They will aim to finish in the top two, and the upcoming clash promises to be a nail-biting thriller.
Toss- The match toss between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders would be held at 7:00 p.m. IST.
Time- May 17, 7:30 p.m. IST.
Venue- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
RCB vs KKR M Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch report
The pitch in Bengaluru is quite balanced as it will assist both fast bowlers and spinners. Whichever captain wins the toss will choose to bowl first.
RCB vs KKR: Bengaluru weather forecast
Bengaluru will experience cloudy skies with the possibility of rain playing a spoilsport at the time of the match. The temperature will range around 29.6 degrees Celsius as per Accuweather.com, and the humidity will be around 70 percent.
Where to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders
The IPL 2025 match between RCB and KKR would be livestreamed on the JioHostar app.
RCB vs KKR IPL 2025 team prediction
Wicket-keeper: Jitesh Sharma
Batters: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Tim David
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
Captain: Sunil Narine
Vice-captain: Andre Rusell
KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Probable playing XIs:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
PD Salt (wk), JM Sharma, RM Patidar (C), Virat Kohli, Tim David, KH Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Yash Dayal, B Kumar, L Ngidi, Mayank Agarwal
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), RK Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (C), VR Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, AD Russell, SP Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana