New Delhi: Calcata Knight Riders Skipper Ajinkya Rahane won throwing and on Sunday decided to bat against Rajasthan Royals in their conflict IPL 2025 in Eden Gardens in Calcutta. Rahane made two changes in XI playing and brought Moeen Ali and Ramandeep Singh.
“First we’re going to bat, it looks a bit dry. I’m not sure if it slows down in the second shift. We want to put it on the album and defend it. You have to keep it simple. It’s all that one game is needed at once.
“I really work hard on my game, playing home cricket helped me a lot. I try to enjoy my game. Moeen and Ramandeep are back to the side,” he added.
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Rajasthan Royals, who was already outside the playoffs, made three changes in their line-up.
“I was happy to lose throwing, I wasn’t sure. It’s very challenging, you must be in the field.
“Three changes in our team. Nitish Rana has Niggle, goes out. Hasaranga returns to Kumara Kartikeya. Kunal Rathhore and Yudhvir are inside,” he added.
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Gaming Xis:
Rajasthan Royals (playing XI): Yashsvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav SuryavANSHI, Riyan Parag (C), Kunal Singh Rathhore, Dhruv Jurel (W), Shimron Hetmyer, Waninda Hasarang, Jofra Archer, Malesh Hekshan, Askash Madhwal
Kolkata Knight Riders (XI playing): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angrish Raghuvanki, Moen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rink Singh, Varun, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Araora
Here are substitutes of impact for both teams:
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: kumar karttikeya, shubham dubey, tushar deshpande, kwena maphak, Ashok Sharma
Calcata riders Knight Impact Subs: Manish Pandey, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia
