Preview: But on March 22, RCB started their campaign by defeating KKR and since then they have not looked back. Now, Chinnaswamy will host both the teams when the league resumes, which was suspended for a week due to the military conflict between India and Pakistan. This time though, RCB are one win away from the play-offs while Kolkata are hanging by a thread.
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date & Time: Saturday, May 17, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: Rain is threatening the return match of IPL 2025 to be held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, as the city is forecast to witness not just rain but thundershowers in the evening. The rain prediction at the time of toss is 71%, As Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to welcome IPL 2025. Follow the live blog for updates on Bengaluru weather and rain threat on Saturday (May 17).
RCB Probable XII: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell/Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam/Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
KKR Probable XII: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
