Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has been officially knocked out of the ongoing IPL 2025 after the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) was washed out due to rain. As soon as the RCB vs. KKR match was abandoned, the defending champion left no hope for playoff qualification.
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IPL 2025 is set to restart with its 58th match, where Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders (RCB vs KKR) has been scheduled for Saturday evening (May 17) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru).
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Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) will play against Royal Challengers Bengaluru(RCB) in the fifty-eighth match of the Indian Premier League 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru started their IPL 2025 campaign with a strong win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match at Eden Gardens. Chasing a target of 175, RCB made it look easy as Virat Kohli stayed unbeaten on 59 and Phil Salt smashed a quick 56. They reached the target in just 16.2 overs. Krunal Pandya was the star with the ball, picking up 3 important wickets and was rightly awarded the Player of the Match.
The defending champions find themselves on the verge of elimination. Besides requiring to win all their remaining matches, they need huge favors from their fellow playoff chasers, to have any concrete chance of progressing.
Kolkata Knight Riders dominate Sunrisers Hyderabad with a 20-9 record in 29 IPL matches, holding a 68.97% win rate, including a 7-4 lead at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Sunrisers Hyderabad face Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025 Match 60 on May 10 at Hyderabad, with SRH aiming to play spoiler and KKR seeking a crucial win to secure a playoff spot.
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