IPL 2025: RR vs KKR, Match 6 – Stats preview of players’ records and approaching milestones

The Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders will play their sixth match of the current IPL 2025 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, which serves as RR’s second home. The game is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 26. In this pivotal match, both sides will be looking to win their first tournament match after losing their initial games.

Regarding Rajasthan’s opening encounter with Sunrisers Hyderabad, RR lost badly by 44 runs. RR’s bowling attack was completely destroyed by SRH, who scored an incredible 286/6, the second-highest total in IPL history. Jofra Archer, the lead pacer, contributed to RR’s humiliating defeat by giving up 76 runs in four overs without getting a wicket.

In the meantime, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kolkata by seven wickets at home in their season opener. KKR only achieved 174/8 in batting-friendly circumstances, with captain Ajinkya Rahane being the lone warrior with a half-century. The rest of the batting lineup fell short. In just 16.2 overs and with only three wickets lost, RCB easily chased the goal. KKR will now be keen to recover and defeat the Rajasthan Royals in the tournament’s sixth game for the first time.

Here are the upcoming milestones for players of both teams:

RR Players’ Upcoming Milestones: 

• Jofra Archer: Needs 2 wickets to complete 50 wickets in IPL.
• Tushar Deshpande: Needs 5 wickets to complete 50 wickets in IPL.
• Shimron Hetmyer: Need 53 runs to complete 5,000 T20 runs.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal: Need 21 runs to complete 3,000 T20 runs.
• Prasidh Krishna: Need 83 runs to complete 500 IPL runs.
• Sanju Samson: Need 15 runs to complete 4,500 IPL runs

KKR Players’ Upcoming Milestones: 

• Ajinkya Rahane: Needs 92 runs to reach 7,000 runs in T20s.
• Venkatesh Iyer: Needs 98 runs to reach 3,000 runs in T20s.
• Venkatesh Iyer: Just 2 catches away from reaching 50 catches in T20s.
• Sunil Narine: Need 80 runs to reach 4,500 runs in T20s.
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi: Need 7 runs to complete 200 IPL runs.
• Andre Russell: Need 12 runs to complete 2,500 IPL runs.
• Rinku Singh: Need 95 runs to complete 1,000 IPL runs.