Updated On: 14 May, 2025 08:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Kolkata Knights Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit wants his team to hit the ground running as IPL-18 resumes on Saturday with KKR vs RCB; insists winning last two games is only option for the defending champions

KKR players celebrate their victory over RR at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 4. Pic/AFP
As the IPL-18 resumes on Saturday, May 17 with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit wants his team to re-focus their energies on ensuring a winning restart.
After 12 matches KKR are in sixth place in the 10-team table with 11 points, needing to win both their remaining matches to have any chance of making the Playoffs. RCB, on the other hand, are comfortably placed second with 16 points from 11 games.