IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match No.58 Live Score And Updates: Rain Pours Down At Chinnaswamy!

By Correspondent On May 17, 2025

After a brief break due to tensions between India and Pakistan, the 2025-edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) is all set to resume with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Bengaluru-based franchise is placed at 2nd position while Kolkata is placed at 6th position. Both teams would eye for a win in order get going in remaining matches.

Big stage. Bigger energy. Let’s go, Knights! 💜 pic.twitter.com/jv1yRn4irn

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 17, 2025

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Head To Head

RCB and KKR have faced each other in 35 matches in IPL. Out of these 35 games, RCB have won 15 whereas KKR have come out victorious on 20 occasion.

Chinnaswamy Pitch Report

Batters have found it difficult to impose themselves in the innings, particularly after the ball loses its sheen. Hitting over the boundary has become more difficult in the final overs, and middle-over strike rotation has become imperative. Spinners and slower bowlers have taken effect, putting pressure and limiting scoring chances.

Though the pitch does retain some pace in the initial stages, it does release pace as the innings advances, benefiting bowlers through variations. Look for a surface that will give support to both units, bowlers who vary their bowling cleverly and batsmen who can change their game so as to rotate strike.

Squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Liam Livingstone, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Mayank Markande, Ramandeep Singh, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Spencer Johnson

Also Read: RCB Vs KKR: Pitch Report Of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru – Here’s Why Toss Winning Team Should Bowl First

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