The sixth IPL 2025 match between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take place on Wednesday, March 26 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. In their first game, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated RR by 44 runs. In contrast, the IPL 2025 opener saw defending champions KKR lose to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by seven wickets.
In their match against SRH at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, RR bowled first and was thrashed for 286 runs, the second-highest IPL total. Travis Head hammered 67 off 31 and Ishan Kishan hammered 106* off 47 in his SRH debut. To their credit, Rajasthan put up a fierce fight during the pursuit. Even yet, Sanju Samson’s 66 off 37 and Dhruv Jurel’s 70 off 35 were insufficient.
The Eden Gardens saw KKR start their innings powerfully as Ajinkya Rahane batted 56 runs from 31 balls while Sunil Narine hit 44 from 26 balls against RCB. The team suffered a sudden batting failure that imposed a maximum of 174-8. The fifty-run partnerships between opening batters Virat Kohli and Phil Salt secured RCB’s solid victory even though the bowling team had limited influence during the game.
Players from RR and KKR will try to achieve various important achievements in the sixth match of IPL 2025. Here’s the lowdown.
1. Sunil Narine needs one scalp to achieve huge landmark for KKR
Narine, an all-rounder with the Kolkata Knight Riders, has to take one wicket to reach 200 for the team in T20 cricket (including CLT20 games). In 187 games thus far, the West Indian cricketer has taken 199 wickets at an economy rate of 6.65 and an average of 23.94. Against RCB, he recorded 1-27 statistics.
The IPL record for most wickets taken by a single team is already held by Narine (181). On the list of bowlers with the most IPL wickets, he is tied for fourth place overall. Ravichandran Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar each have 181 scalps.
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal is 21 runs away from 3,000 T20 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal, the opener for the Rajasthan Royals, needs 21 more runs to surpass the 3,000-run milestone in T20 cricket. In 105 games thus far, the 23-year-old has amassed 2,979 runs with a strike rate of 149.92 and an average of 31.35. Three hundreds and seventeen half-centuries, with a best of 124, have been hit by him. Additionally, the southpaw needs two more fours to reach 200 IPL fours. In 54 games thus far, Jaiswal has hit 198 fours.
3. Andre Russell 5 runs away from completing 2500 runs for KKR in T20s
Andre Russell, the star all-around player for the Kolkata Knight Riders, needs five more runs to reach 2,500 for the team in Twenty20 cricket. The 36-year-old has amassed 2,495 runs in 127 games over more than ten years, averaging 29.35 at a strike rate of 175.82, with a top of 88*.
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 24, 2025Russell got out for 4 in KKR’s IPL 2025 opening match against RCB after being bowled by Suyash Sharma.
4. Shimron Hetmyer needs 53 runs to reach impressive T20 milestone
During the final stage of IPL matches Hetmyer proves crucial to the Rajasthan Royal batting performance. Rajasthan suffered a heavy defeat against SRH in their first IPL 2025 match because Hetmyer hit 42 runs from his 23 balls.
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 25, 2025Hetmyer requires 53 more runs to become the fifth player with more than five thousand T20 runs. Among his 257 matches he has accumulated 4,947 runs using his bat with a strike rate of 136.65 from his 124 half centuries. Shimron Hetmyer has scored 1,285 runs at a striking pace of 153.89 by playing 73 IPL matches.
5. Rinku Singh 4 sixes away from 50 IPL sixes
Rinku Singh, a finisher for KKR, needs four sixes to reach 50 in the IPL. In 47 games (41 innings), the aggressive left-handed batter has hit 68 fours and 46 sixes thus far. In Kolkata’s opening match of the 2025 IPL against RCB, Rinku was out for 12 off 10 balls. He has amassed 905 runs at an average of 30.16 and a strike rate of 142.96 over his whole IPL career.
