Match Preview The 6th match of the blockbuster 18th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to go under on March 26 between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati . Rajasthan Royals This will be the second match for Riyan Parag as the Rajasthan Royals' captain this season, he will be doing in one more match before Sanju Samson returns as the skipper. Rajasthan Royals displayed a poor performance in their opening match against Sunrisers Hyderabad and suffered a 44-run defeat in that match. SRH batters spared no RR bowler and smacked down 286 runs on the board with the help of Ishan Kishan's century and a half-century from Travis Head. Later they had a poor start but Dhruv Jurel (70) and Sanju Samson (66) tried their best to win but they fell short in a high-scoring pressure game. However, they will need to see what they can do in their second match and make a return to their form in from of their home crowd. Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders started their IPL 2025 on a losing note under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane. They posted 174 for 8 in their first innings with the help of Ajinkya Rahane's half-century and handy contributions from Sunil Narine and Angrish Raghuvanshi but that was not enough to defend against a star-dusted batting lineup of RCB, they chased down while 7 wickets in their hand. Only Sunil Narine bowled an economical spell, the rest of the bowlers were struggling to take even a single wicket. They will need to sort their combinations and make an ideal playing XI for this match. Match Details RR vs KKR Match Details Venue Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Date and Time 26 March, 7:30 PM IST Live Broadcast Details Star Sports Live Streaming Details JioHotstar (app and website) Pitch Report The Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati typically offers good support for batting, although pacers might find some assistance with the new ball. As the match progresses, the surface is expected to become more favourable for batters. Dew is unlikely to be a major factor here. The average first innings score at this venue is 182. Head-to-Head Record H2H Records - RR vs KKR in IPL Total Matches 29 Won by Rajasthan Royals 14 Won by Kolkata Knight Riders 14 Tied 0 No Result 1 Probable Playing XI Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag (C), Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi. (Impact Subs - Sandeep Sharma, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka ) Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Quinton De Kock (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy. (Impact Subs - Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey , Anukul Roy ) Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the 4 IPL matches at this venue, the toss-winning teams had decided to bowl on all 3 occasions whereas the teams have decided to bat on just 1 occassion. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch Out of 4 IPL matches played at this venue, the batting first teams have registered 2 wins to their name while the fielding first sides have registered 1 victory. But chasing at this ground would be a good option as the pitch gets easier for the batsman in the 2nd innings. It will be fair to say that fielding first teams have more advantage as compared to batting first. Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Rajasthan Royals (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 55-60 KKR Total: 180-200 Match Winner: Rajasthan Royals Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 55-60 RR Total: 180-200 Match Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders Who will win the match between RR vs KKR? The Head-to-Head stats between the two teams are equally balanced. But looking at the first game of both the team it will be fair to say that KKR can emerge victorious in their first game.