RCB vs KKR: An important match is to be played between Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bangalore and Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru on May 17. But there is a high possibility of rain in the city. RCB can become the first team to reach the playoffs by winning this match. If KKR loses, it will be out of the playoff race…
What if this match is canceled due to rain?
Royal Challengers Bangalore has won 8 out of 11 matches and lost 3. He is in second place with 16 points, although Gujarat, which is in first place, has also won the same number of matches but its net run rate is slightly better than RCB. On the other hand, both the matches of the league stage are do or die for Kolkata Knight Riders. Ajinkya Rahane and the team have won only 5 out of 12 matches and lost 6 matches. He is in sixth place in the points table.
If Kolkata loses to RCB, it will officially become the fourth team to be out of the IPL playoff race. Therefore, it is very important for them to win this match, but before RCB, the weather is standing as a problem in front of them.
RCB vs KKR Match Details
Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
League: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025
Date: Saturday, 17 May 2025
Time: 07:30 PM (IST) – 02:00 PM (GMT)
How will the weather be in Bangalore on May 17?
It was raining heavily when RCB players reached Bangalore on Tuesday night. Heavy rain is also expected on Wednesday. The match will be played on Saturday, May 17 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium from 7:30 PM.
Heavy rain is expected in the city on Saturday. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a 75 percent chance of rain in Bangalore on May 17. There is nothing to worry about for RCB, but what will happen to KKR if the match is canceled.
What will happen if the RCB vs KKR match is cancelled?
If the RCB vs KKR match is cancelled due to rain in Bengaluru, then both the teams will get 1-1 points. RCB will have 17 points, it will qualify for the playoffs by coming first in the points table. Whereas KKR will have 12 points in 13 matches.
In such a situation, even if it wins its last match, it will have only 14 points. While 4 teams have more points than this. Whereas whoever wins the Delhi vs Mumbai match will have more than 14 points. That is, if the RCB vs KKR match is cancelled due to rain, then Kolkata will be out of the playoff race.
RCB vs KKR Pitch Report, Head-to-Head Record
In the Bengaluru vs Kolkata match, the pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium will be favorable for the batsmen, but due to rain it can also become a challenge for them. The boundary is small, so it will be easy to hit big shots. Here spinners will get more help than fast bowlers. The team playing in the first innings must score at least 200 runs.
A total of 35 matches have been played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders so far. RCB has won 15 times while KKR has won 20 times.
RCB vs KKR Match Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Probable Playing 11: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Swastik Chikara, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Probable Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora
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RCB vs KKR Dream11 Team
Wicketkeeper: Phil Salt, Quinton de Kock
Batters: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Venkatesh Iyer
All-rounders: Neil Narine, Andre Russell, Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Captain: Virat Kohli
Vice-Captain: Sunil Narine
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