IPL 2025: KKR vs RR Dream11 Fantasy Tips, Key Players, and Captain Picks

Published on: May 3, 2025

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to host Rajasthan Royals in the 53rd match of the IPL 2025 on May 4 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This is a must-win game for KKR to keep alive in the playoffs race, while RR have already been knocked out of the final four contention. KKR is currently in 7th position with four wins and five losses, while RR is in 8th place with three wins and eight losses. In this article, we have given KKR vs RR Dream11 fantasy tips with in-depth research, stats, recent performances, and match conditions.

Match	KKR vs RR
Venue	Kolkata
Date & Date	04 May 03:30 PM IST
Where to watch	JioHotstar & Star Sports Network

Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report

Winner	Won by	Date
KKR	8 wickets	26 Mar 2025
No result		19 May 2024
RR	2 wickets	16 Apr 2024
RR	9 wickets	11 May 2023
KKR	7 wickets	02 May 2022

Pitch Report

KKR vs RR, the 53rd match of the IPL 2025, is set to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The pitch here is often a good batting surface with some assistance for spinners. In a total of 99 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 42 while the chasing team emerged victorious 57 times.

Results of the last two matches played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

GT vs KKR (Apr 21, 2025) – GT won by 39 runs

GT	198/3
KKR	159/8

LSG vs KKR (Apr 08, 2025) – LSG won by 4 runs

LSG	238/3
KKR	234/7

Probable Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal