Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage

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The Kolkata Knight Riders have experienced an average and mixed opening ten matches but they do just about remain in contention for the playoffs ahead of facing the Rajasthan Royals.

Date & time: Sunday 4th May, 2025: USA PT – 3:00am / USA ET – 6:00am / UK – 11:00am

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India

Weather: 30c or 86 F with the possibility of showers

How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Prediction

The Kolkata Knight Riders come into this one on the back of their fourth victory in the 2025 Indian Premier League season. They defeated the Delhi Capitals by 14 runs last week, having hit 204-9 in their 20 batting overs thanks to a blistering start from the top order of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine and Ajinkya Rahane.

They now face a Rajasthan Royals side that chased down 210 in just 15.5 overs against Gujarat Titans in the second-to-last game with 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi hitting the fastest IPL century by an Indian but the youngster followed that up with a two-ball duck in their 100-run loss to the Mumbai Indians last time out.

The Rajasthan Royals are unpredictable and inconsistent but their playoff hopes have faded and KKR, with home advantage and motivation, would have to be viewed as favourites for this one.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals tip: Kolkata Knight Riders to win