Hello kind folk, and a warm welcome to Match 25 of the Indian Premier League. We have some bad news staring off. It is raining in Kolkata right now and the covers are in place. A prompt start looks doubtful as of now. Barring a small patch, the entire ground has been covered and the skies look pretty grey and angry.

Nevertheless, here's more about the two teams facing off, rain relenting, today: 2015 has been a mixed bag for Kolkata Knight Riders. They have won 4 out of their 6 matches so far, but the wins haven't been convincing. Their ace spinner, Sunil Narine, has been reported for suspect action once again and he will, apparently, be missing today's match - with the team management deciding to send him once again to the bio-mechanics lab of the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai for further tests on his bowling action. While the wily West Indian mystery spinner wasn't at his best so far in the competition, his absence is bound to be a huge blow to Gautam Gambhir's team.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, started off in a superb fashion - winning their first five matches. Since then, some of their cracks have shown and they went down twice in succession in Ahmedabad, their adopted homeground. The batting rests heavily on the top-3 and Rahane, Watson and Steven Smith haven't disappointed. It is their middle order that's under the scanner though. Karun Nair and Sanju Samson haven't lived up to expectations and that has put enormous pressure on their top-order.