Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) decided not to include their pace spearhead Harshit Rana in the playing XI for the match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) today (May 4) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025).

Rana has been a lynchpin in the KKR pace attack and the three-time winners will need his services to stay in hunt for a playoffs spot.

Despite not being in the starting XI, KKR has included Harshit Rana in the impact substitutes. This is because they will bat first and keeping Rana as IP will allow them to play an extra batter in Angkrish Raghuvanshi.

KKR vs RR Playing XIs and Impact Players

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora

Kolkata Knight Riders Subs: Manish Pandey, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XII): Yashasvvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag (C), Kunal Singh Rathore, Dhruv Jurel (W), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Mahesh Theyhana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma

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