RCB vs KKR LIVE Score, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosts Kolkata Knight Riders; Toss delayed due to rain – Sportstar

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Updated : May 17, 2025 20:43 IST
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Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the IPL 2025 encounter between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. 
The IPL returns after a two-week break with 13 league stage fixtures left to play. RCB is just two points away from becoming the first team to seal a spot in the Playoffs. KKR needs to win all its games and hope a few other results go as planned.
There is some rain forecast for the rest of the evening and both teams will hope we can eke out a game, even if its shortened.
Uh oh! The drizzle is back! 
Live broadcast visuals showing super soppers getting to work to dry the outfield. We might be close to resumption, provided the rain doesn’t worsen from here. 
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“Powdery rain. But still there,” pings Sudarshan from the ground. We will start losing overs from 8.30 p.m. 
For a five-over game, the cut-off time is 10.56 pm.
A small reduction in intensity, says Sudarshan. But the conditions are nowhere near ideal for a match start. 
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2025 match is at the risk of getting washed out with rain pouring at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The drizzle has increased in intensity at the Chinnaswamy. One of those days….
‘Down to a slight drizzle now’, says Sudarshan from the Chinnaswamy. We might see a start if the rain continues to relent.
Delhi Capitals on Saturday confirmed that vice-captain Faf du Plessis and Tristan Stubbs have rejoined the team ahead of the resumption of IPL 2025.
The toss has been officially delayed due to rain. The wait continues…..
Less than fifteen minutes to go for the toss. Despite a slight reduction in the intensity of rain, we are still quite a way away from the start of action. 
The encounter between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders on May 17 is under threat of disruption with several weather forecasts predicting severe rains in Bengaluru.
Matches played: 36
RCB won: 15
KKR won: 21
Tied: 0
Last result: RCB won by 7 Wickets (March, 2025)
The drizzle has increased steadily, prompting the whole square to be covered.
Scatch that, it’s now a proper downpour!
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Photo credit: K Bhagya Prakash/ The Hindu
‘There is a slight drizzle at the stadium’, pings our reporter N. Sudarshan. Still an hour to go for the toss though. Hopefully its a passing cloud that clears up quickly. The Chinnaswamy also has excellent drainage facilities which can get the ground ready just moments after the rain stops. 
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Credit – BBC Weather
With IPL 2025 resuming on May 17, here is the full list of overseas players who will be available for the rest of the season.
Batting 1st: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Bowling 1st: Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora.
Impact Player options: Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Chetan Sakariya, Manish Pandey, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy.
Batting 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal.
Bowling 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.
Impact Player options: Suyash Sharma/Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chikara, Swapnil Singh, Mohit Rathee.
Playoffs qualification beckons Royal Challengers Bengaluru while elimination stares Kolkata Knight Riders in the face as the two sides meet in an Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday.
A win for RCB over the defending champion will guarantee a top-four berth and clear the course for it to stake claim for a top-two spot. For KKR, a defeat will send the outfit crashing out. 
The home side will certainly fancy its chances, for it has all overseas personnel – except injured pacer Josh Hazlewood – back after the week-long break, and has also seen skipper Rajat Patidar make significant progress after suffering a hand injury in the game against Chennai Super Kings on May 3.
– N. Sudarshan
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Playoffs qualification beckons Royal Challengers Bengaluru while elimination stares Kolkata Knight Riders in the face as the two sides meet in an Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday.
Hello and welcome back to the live coverage of the Indian Premier League. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which is in the cusp of playoff qualification, takes on Kolkata Knight Riders at home today. 
Stay tuned for live updates and scores from the game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. 
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