RCB vs KKR Weather Report: Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off against Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders in the 58th match of the IPL 2025 on May 17 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have almost secured a spot in the playoffs, and one win could propel them into the top two spots. They have 8 wins out of 11 games with 16 points and have three games remaining in the group stages.
On the other hand, Kolkata has only five wins out of 12 games and must win both games to keep its playoff chances alive. With Kolkata securing the 6th spot, Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured the second spot in the IPL 2025 points table.
RCB vs KKR Weather Report
According to weather report, Bengaluru will be expecting rain during the match day which will continue to get heavier as the day progresses.
The precipitation chances will vary between 20 and 50%. With heavy rain expected, there is chances for match being abandoned.
| Date | Time | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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17-05-2025
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2:00 PM | 30°C | Cloudy | 55% | 20°C | 93% |
| 3:00 PM | 30°C | Thunderstorms | 54% | 20°C | 100% | |
| 4:00 PM | 29°C | Thunderstorms | 69% | 23°C | 100% | |
| 5:00 PM | 28°C | Cloudy | 70% | 22°C | 100% | |
| 6:00 PM | 28°C | Cloudy | 66% | 21°C | 100% | |
| 7:00 PM | 28°C | Cloudy | 62% | 20°C | 100% | |
| 8:00 PM | 26°C | Thunderstorms | 76% | 22°C | 100% | |
| 9:00 PM | 25°C | Thunderstorms | 78% | 21°C | 100% | |
| 10:00 PM | 24°C | Cloudy | 81% | 21°C | 100% | |
| 11:00 PM | 24°C | Cloudy | 79% | 2°C | 100% |
RCB vs KKR Pitch Report
The pitch at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium has been a batting friendly wicket, where batters can use advantage of bounce and pace of the wicket and play their shots right from start of the innings.
The difference in the behaviour of the pitch has a lot to do with the colour of the soil, which used to prepare the surface for a particular game. Both teams need to consider is the dew, which might play a vital role in the game.
RCB vs KKR Head to Head Stats
Bengaluru and Kolkata has met on 36 occasions where RCB have only 15 wins while KKR has registered 21 victories.
RCB vs KKR head-to-head record in IPL
- Matches played: 36
- RCB won: 15
- KKR won: 21
RCB vs KKR head-to-head record at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL
- Matches played: 13
- RCB won: 4
- KKR won: 9
RCB record at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL
- Played: 105
- Won: 50
- Lost: 50
- Tied: 1
- No Result: 4
RCB vs KKR Probable Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Jacob Bethell / Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi / Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora
