Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl, this veteran player was dropped from the playing 11
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 6th Match: Kolkata won the toss and decided to bowl first. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said that Sunil Narine will not play in this match. Moeen Ali has been included in the playing 11 in his place.
The sixth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 saw the first-season champion Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This match, held at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, witnessed the captain of KKR, Ajinkya Rahane, choosing to bowl first after winning the coin toss.
During the toss, captain Rahane said that Sunil Narine wasn't in good health and would not play this game. English all-rounder Moeen Ali has been brought in the playing 11 for him. Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag also told that there has been one change in his team as well. Wanindu Hasranga, the spinner, will play in place of fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Playing Team of Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahish Teekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.
Playing Team of Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty.
