KKR predicho x vs RCB: IP inicial de IP 2055 significa redención para Vekatesh iyer?

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 resumes after a one-week suspension, and it’s now or never for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Coming off a demoralising defeat to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last outing, KKR find themselves on a knife-edge. With just a handful of games left in the league stage, another loss could effectively end their playoff hopes. Ajinkya Rahane’s side must regroup quickly as they face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a must-win clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Manish Pandey vs Venkatesh Iyer – a selection dilemma for KKR

In their previous game, KKR dropped the out-of-form Venkatesh Iyer in favour of veteran Manish Pandey — a move that brought immediate returns. Pandey’s unbeaten 36 provided much-needed stability in the middle order.

However, Venkatesh, who was bought for a massive Rs 23.75 crore and named vice-captain, remains in contention. Both trained extensively in the nets on Friday, and the decision could once again go down to matchups — or faith in redemption.

Anukul Roy could return to the XI, offering left-arm spin against RCB’s right-hand dominant top order. With Moeen Ali and Rovman Powell out of IPL 2025, Ramandeep Singh is expected to retain his spot. KKR’s spinners — Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy — will once again be key, especially against the likes of Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, both of whom have middling records against spin.

KKR Predicted XI vs RCB

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz ✈️
• Sunil Narine ✈️
• Ajinkya Rahane
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi
• Manish Pandey/Venkatesh Iyer
• Rinku Singh
• Andre Russell ✈️
• Ramandeep Singh
• Anukul Roy
• Harshit Rana
• Varun Chakaravarthy
• Impact Sub: Vaibhav Arora