RR vs KKR, IPL 2025: Guwahati Barsapara Stadium pitch report, weather forecast and more

Rajasthan Royals will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the sixth clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Wednesday. The match will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

The Riyan Parag-led RR currently stands in the 10th position in the IPL Points Table after their loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous game. On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane's KKR is in the 9th position after losing the opening game of the season to Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the upcoming match, both teams will want to clinch their first win of the season.

RR vs KKR IPL 2025 toss update

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RR vs KKR IPL 2025 pitch report

The pitch in Guwahati is expected to be batting-friendly and a high-scoring match can be expected. While pacers might get some assistance initially, bowlers are expected to get a tough time, especially in the second innings as dew might play a major role.

Out of the four IPL matches played at the ground, two matches have been won by the teams batting first, one match was washed off and the the team chasing won just one match. The team which wins the toss is likely to bat first.

IPL numbers in Guwahati

Total Matches played: 4

Total matches won batting first: 2

Total matches won batting second: 1

Matches With No Result: 1

Matches Tied: 0

Highest Team Total: 199/4 (RR vs DC, 2023)

Lowest Team Total: 142/9 (DC vs RR, 2023)

Barsapara Stadium, T20s statistics

Total matches played: 7

Matches won batting first: 3

Matches won bowling first: 3

Highest total recorded: 237/3 by IND vs RSA

Lowest total recorded: 118/10 by IND vs AUS

Average 1st Innings score: 161

Average 2nd Innings score: 153

Highest score chased: 225/5 by AUS vs IND

Lowest score defended: 119/6 by ENGW vs INDW

RR vs KKR, Guwahati weather report

According to AccuWeather, the temperature in Guwahati will be around 28 degrees Celsius at the beginning of the match and will lower to 24 degrees Celsius towards the end. The humidity is predicted to fluctuate between 56 to 72 percent during match hours. There is a negligible possibility of rain and the sky will mostly be clear throughout the game.

RR vs KKR full squads for IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals: Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanju Samson, Kunal Singh Rathore, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Moeen Ali