RCB Vs KKR: Kolkata Becomes 4th Team To Get Eliminated As Match Has Been Abandoned!

KKR will be knocked out.

Assuming there are no further washouts, the only scenario in which RCB could miss out on a playoff spot with 17 points is if GT and MI both finish with at least 18 points (or more, in GT’s case), leading to a three-way tie involving PBKS and DC. In that case, qualification would come down to Net Run Rate (NRR). This situation could unfold if PBKS and DC both win tomorrow, DC beats PBKS later, and MI wins both their remaining matches. While RCB currently has the best NRR among these teams, the margin isn’t significant.

However, RCB will qualify if either PBKS or DC lose tomorrow.

The rain has eased to a light drizzle, and the crowd has come alive with loud chants of "RCB!"

I just think last time (2024) we were winning games, we won a lot of games which is very important in a tournament like IPL. This time we were winning one, we were losing one. The whole tournament has been like that.

Rajat Patidar had batting sessions on two separate days leading up to the match. According to Mo Bobat, RCB's director of cricket, the brief break in the season aided the recovery of the hand injury Patidar picked up during the previous home game against CSK. Phil Salt also had extended batting sessions and came through well, having missed the last two matches due to illness.

It’s a very good feeling to be a part of this amazing tournament and quick turnaround for us after a week or so, we are here, excited to play some games. (On the break before the restart) It breaks our momentum but we are professionals and we are used to travelling from one country to another and we are used to play the next day so mentally I know how to switch on and to switch off for the last couple of days, it helps us mentally and it helps me as an individual to reflect and take a break.

But, the moment I came to practice two days ago and start hitting and making sure the body is up and running again, it has to do with a strong mindset. It’s easy when you have the mindset, you might be coming off two losses, we are made for this, we look about the future and think about the next game coming up. We have the mindset to be on the par when the team needs us, we as a team are up for the challenge.

A few games before the break, I find my mojo and I have been getting opportunities to bat a bit earlier and once I bat earlier, with the batters behind coming me, I know I can be dangerous. Yesterday in practice, I hit the ball very well, I hit two out of the park. There might be some rain around but we are prepared to play our best cricket, we need the two points and hopefully, we will come out with a win tonight.

68 meters on one side, 62 on the other and 74 meters down the ground. Early in the tournament, fast bowlers were having a field day here. But this pitch looks like a batting paradise. Very very little moisture. It looks dry in general but it is sealed and beautiful. Expect runs to flow. (The pitch report was done before it started raining and the covers came on).

Oh no!!! Rain is coming down heavily at Chinnaswamy Stadium..

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Spencer Johnson, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer, Rovman Powell, Chetan Sakariya

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Swapnil Singh, Philip Salt, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Josh Hazlewood

RCB 15 - 20 KKR. At this venue, KKR have won eight of the 12 games. Since 2023, KKR have four wins in five outings.

Quietly consistent at Chinnaswamy 😌 pic.twitter.com/X1CHWvQ9PI

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 17, 2025