IPL 2025: 3 Key battles to watch out for in the KKR vs RR Match 53

With the onset of the reverse leg of the tournament, the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals will head against each other in the coming match. They fought against each other in their previous game, and Kolkata emerged victorious. The clash between them would be interesting, and the following player battles will make this match even more interesting. 

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Riyan Parag vs Sunil Narine

Parag has been leading the side in the absence of Samson, but he has not had a good run so far. He has also not contributed with the bat significantly as such. Sunil Narine, on the other hand, as usual, is having another decent year with the bat as well as the ball.

Parag has faced 13 balls from Narine so far, and he has been able to score just 13 runs off them. Scoring with a strike rate of 100, he has smashed just one boundary and lost his wicket once as well. Narine has had a clear edge over him so far.

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Andre Russell vs Jofra Archer

For their respective teams, Andre Russell and Jofra Archer are both resounding winners. Both are fully capable of destroying the opposing team's batting and bowling units by themselves.

Between these two, neither of them has been able to have the advantage over the other so far. Facing 23 deliveries from Jofra, he has smashed 34 runs off him, including two boundaries and three sixes. Archer has not been able to get his wicket, but has not let him score much either.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Varun Chakravarthy

Both Jaiswal and Chakravarthy are recent discoveries on their teams. With his bowling for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Chakravarthy has been shocking the opposition, while Jaiswal has been an absolute star at bat, playing at the top of the order for the Rajasthan Royals.

Although Jaiswal is an excellent player of spin, he hasn't been able to conquer Chakravarthy yet. Out of 13 deliveries he has faced, he has scored 15 runs, including three boundaries. He hasn't been able to score many runs, but he has never given him his wicket.

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