Published on: May 3, 2025 3:30 pm IST | Updated on: May 2, 2025 2:33 pm IST
Another Sunday, and it’s time for another doubleheader day. The first game of the Sunday doubleheader will see a battle between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Royals are already out of the playoff race, whereas the reigning champions, the Knight Riders, have kept their hopes alive of making it to the top 4 with a win over DC in their previous fixture. In this post, we have come up with free expert tips for IPL 2025 match 53, KKR vs RR.
Going by the current form of the two teams, the reigning champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, will start as favorites as they will be playing at home and will look to do a double over the Rajasthan Royals. Let’s continue with the post and find out the best cricket tips for the KKR vs RR IPL 2025 match.
RCB: 62% win chance CSK: 38% win chance
RR's opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is their highest run-getter in the tournament. Jaiswal could be a valuable pick in this game to score most runs for the team.
KKR's skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, is their lynchpin in the batting unit. Being their top run-getter of the season, Rahane has always scored these 25 to 35 runs in almost every inning.
KKR's right-arm seamer is a quality inswing bowler. He takes early wickets with the new ball and could emerge as the top bowler in this game. After Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, Arora has the most scalps for KKR this season.
The acting skipper of Rajasthan Royals has been awful this season with the bat, as he hasn't scored a single fifty in 11 games. He is a risky bet with his current form, but we are backing him to come good in this match.
Check out the IPL prediction for the KKR vs RR match.
The inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals’ campaign for IPL 2025 is over. They lost their previous fixture the other night to the 5-time champions Mumbai Indians by a mammoth margin of 100 runs at their home, i.e., at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
The Royals endured one of their worst seasons in recent times. Having won only 3 of their 11 encounters so far, RR failed to make it to the playoffs for the second time in the last three seasons. They were the finalists in 2022 but failed to make it to the top 4 in the following season. However, the 2024 season was better for the inaugural champions as they finished 3rd on the table.
The fate of Royals was almost decided on the auction table, where the RR team management failed to get quality replacements for the players they let go ahead of the auctions. The likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler, and Trent Boult were among the big names RR released ahead of the auctions. But whom did they opt for, Jofra Archer and Fazalhaq Farooqui for Boult, Wanindu Hasaranga and Theekshana for Chahal, and for Buttler? No one? Their immature decision on the auctions table led to their downfall, and the Royals should now take a cue from their mistake and come up with a better-equipped team for the next season.
The reigning champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, have had a mixed sort of tournament this season. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side has been good in bits and pieces but failed to perform as a cohesive unit.
Their bowling unit has looked decent with the spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine leading the way in the bowling unit, whereas the likes of Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, and Andre Russell have chipped in with crucial scalps here and there. The bowling unit has performed far better compared to their batting.
Ajinkya Rahane has been the lone bright spot in the batting lineup, while the rest of the unit has struggled to find form. Openers Sunil Narine and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have failed to provide a solid start, with not even a single 50-run partnership between them. The middle order, comprising Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, and Andre Russell, has also been inconsistent, leaving youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi as the only player showing resilience. As KKR aims for a top-four finish, they must step up their batting and deliver a well-rounded performance in this match and the upcoming ones.
Matches Played: 31 KKR won: 15 RR won: 14 No Result: 2
There’s not much to separate the two sides in head-to-head battles. The Knight Riders lead by a whisker with 15 wins from 31 games, whereas RR has won 14. Two matches between these two sides ended in no result. However, in recent times, RR has the upper hand, as they have won 3 out of the last 5 games, and one of those 5 matches was abandoned due to rain.
How will Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals perform in IPL 2025 Match 53? Let’s dive into the expectations for this crucial clash.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy IMPACT PLAYERS: Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (C), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya/Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi/Wanindu Hasaranga IMPACT PLAYERS: Shubhma Dubey
Here’s the pitch and weather report for Eden Gardens, Kolkata, ahead of IPL 2025 Match 53- KKR vs RR:
Eden Gardens is a high-scoring ground, and teams chasing targets here have had the upper hand. However, setting a target batting first in the afternoon won’t be a bad idea. However, with both these teams preferring to chase targets, expect the team winning the toss here will surely look to chase.
The online live streaming of the IPL 2025 Match-53 between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals will take place live on the JioHotstar App. TV viewers can watch the match across the Star Sports Network.
If we talk about head-to-head numbers between the two sides, there’s not much to choose from. Therefore, we will go with the current form, and currently, Kolkata Knight Riders seems to be in a much better space compared to Rajasthan Royals. So, KKR do have an upper hand going into this fixture and they will be playing at home. Therefore, as per our IPL prediction, the hosts, Kolkata Knight Riders, are expected to win the KKR vs RR Dream11 Prediction contest and make it a double this season over the Rajasthan Royals.