RR vs KKR, IPL 2025: Player battles that could decide the game

The IPL 2025 season is already heating up after all the teams have played their first matches. On the other hand, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Mayank Markande, and Anrich Nortje will be the key players to watch for in the Knight Riders' bowling attack. Sanju Samson Vs Sunil Narine: Innings – 13, Runs – 66, Balls – 82, Outs – 3, Average – 22.0, Strike Rate – 80 Sanju Samson vs Varun Chakaravarthy: Innings – 4, Runs – 54, Outs – 0, Strike Rate - 235 Shimron Hetmyer vs Sunil Narine: Innings – 15, Runs – 71, Balls – 80, Outs – 1, Average – 71.0, Strike Rate – 89 Shimron Hetmyer vs Anrich Nortje: Innings – 6, Runs – 40, Balls – 24, Outs – 0, Strike Rate – 167 Shimron Hetmyer vs Moeen Ali: Innings – 7, Runs – 34, Balls – 32, Outs – 1, Average – 34.0, Strike Rate – 106 Shimron Hetmyer vs Varun Chakaravarthy: Innings – 3, Runs – 6, outs – 2, Average – 3.0, Strike Rate- 86 Nitish Rana vs Mayank Markande: Innings – 7, Runs – 41, Balls – 35, Outs – 1, Average – 41.0, Strike Rate – 117 Wanindu Hasaranga vs Andre Russell: Innings – 6, Runs – 31, Balls – 25, Outs – 2, Average – 15.5, Strike Rate – 124 KKR Batters v RR Bowlers in the T20s Quinton de Kock has been a consistent performer against Jofra Archer, scoring 100 runs in 9 innings at an impressive strike rate of 192. Sunil Narine has had a tough time against Maheesh Theekshana, scoring just 8 runs in 3 innings, and also struggled against Wanindu Hasaranga with only 7 runs in 2 innings. Quinton de Kock vs Jofra Archer: Innings – 9, Runs – 100, Balls – 52, Outs – 3, Average – 33.3, Strike Rate – 192 Quinton de Kock vs Wanindu Hasaranga: Innings – 5, Runs – 52, Balls – 42, Outs – 2, Average – 26.0, Strike Rate – 124 Quinton De Kock vs Sandeep Sharma: Innings – 6, Runs – 43, outs – 2, Average – 21.5, Strike Rate - 123 Sunil Narine vs Maheesh Theekshana: Innings – 3, Runs – 8, Balls – 7, Outs – 2, Average – 4.0, Strike Rate – 114 Sunil Narine vs Wanindu Hasaranga: Innings – 2, Runs – 7, outs – 2, Average – 3.5, Strike Rate - 140 Andre Russell vs Fazalhaq Farooqi: Innings – 6, Runs – 47, Balls – 26, Outs – 1, Average – 47.0, Strike Rate – 181 Moeen Ali vs Jofra Archer: Innings – 4, Runs – 32, Balls – 17, Outs – 1, Average – 32.0, Strike Rate – 188 Rinku Singh vs Tushar Deshpande: Innings – 4, Runs – 34, outs – 1, Average – 34.0, Strike Rate – 213