RCB vs KKR LIVE Score, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosts Kolkata Knight Riders in first match after resumption – Sportstar

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Updated : May 17, 2025 17:16 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. Here is BBC Weather’s rain prediction for today evening. 
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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