Ratnagiri Jets vs Kolhapur Tuskers, MRPL, Today Match Prediction

RTGJ vs KTS Match Prediction & Analysis

Ratnagiri Jets square off against Kolhapur Tuskers in the 5th match of Maharashtra Premier League 2025 on Saturday, 7th June. The match is slated to be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and the schedule start time is 2:00 PM IST. 

Ratnagiri Jets are coming off a loss against the Puneri Bappa by 7 wickets (DLS method) in a rain effected game on Friday. While on the other hand the Kolhapur Tuskers who finished third last season with five wins and five losses and lost in the qualifier 2 against the Eagle Nashik Titans will play their first match of the season. 

Head to Head Record - Ratnagiri Jets and Kolhapur Tuskers squared off four times in the Maharashtra Premier League and both teams won two matches apiece. The last time these two teams squared off was in the Kolhapur Tuskers defeated the Ratnagiri Jets by two runs. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

RTGJ

L

RTGJ

69/5 in 8.0 8.62

MRPL

Puneri Bappa beat Ratnagiri Jets by 8 wickets (D/L) method 06 Jun 2025

PUBPA

71/2 in 7.0 10.14

KTS

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Ratnagiri Jets Preview

The Ratnagiri Jets haven't had the perfect start to their title defense, suffering an eight-wicket loss at the hands of last season's runners-up, the Eagle Nashik Titans. In a high-scoring match where they failed to defend a score of 195 runs, their bowling struggled. In their last match, the Jets once again faltered, this time with the bat, in a rain-affected game.

In a shortened game, which was reduced to eight overs, the Jets, batting first, managed to score 69/5 on the back of a quickfire cameo from wicket-keeper batter Nikhil Naik, who scored 31 runs in 13 balls. The rest of the batting lineup collapsed and couldn't make an impact.

Puneri Bappa then chased down the target in 6.5 overs, despite Vijay Pawale's outstanding spell of 2/11. This was too little, too late, as the Bappa openers added 51 runs in 5 overs for the first wicket and closed out the game.

The Jets need to regroup and analyze their strategies to understand where they have gone wrong. They have largely lost both matches because of their poor bowling performance, while their batting lineup has stepped up in both matches.

Ratnagiri Jets Predicted Playing XI:

Dhiraj Phatangare, Preetam Patil , Azim Kazi, Divyang Hinganekar, Kiran Chormale, Abhishek Pawar, Nikhil Naik, Kunal Thorat, Pradeep Dadhe, Satyajeet Bachhav, Vijay Pawle

Ratnagiri Jets Actual Playing XI:

Dhiraj Phatangare, Preetam Patil , Azim Kazi, Divyang Hinganekar, Kiran Chormale, Prathamesh Gawade, Sahil Churi, Abhishek Pawar, Nikhil Naik, Pradeep Dadhe, Satyajeet Bachhav, Vijay Pawle

Kolhapur Tuskers Preview

The Kolhapur Tuskers, one of the most consistent teams in the Maharashtra Premier League, reached the finals in the 2022 season and were eliminated in Qualifier 2 last season. They are the dark horses in this league, and having missed out on the trophy on both occasions, the Tuskers will be aiming to start this new season on a high.

The Tuskers will be led by Rahul Tripathi, who has had a quiet IPL season this time around and will be looking to turn things around in this tournament. Last season, Tripathi scored 383 runs in 10 matches and was the second-highest run-scorer, while his teammate Ankit Bawne topped the charts with 415 runs in 12 matches. Both these batters are highly experienced, and we can expect them to have a good start to the season.

In the bowling department, Shreyas Chavan, with 20 wickets in 12 matches, was the leading wicket-taker and the trump card bowler for the Tuskers. Nihal Tusamad and Shrikanth Munde are two key players who have been mighty impactful and delivered match-winning spells for the Tuskers.

Kolhapur Tuskers Predicted Playing XI:

Ankit Bawne, Rahul Tripathi (C), Sachin Dhas, Siddharth Mhatre, Shrikanth Munde, Rajneesh Gurbani, Digvijay Jadhav (wk), Shreyas Chavan, Nihal Tusamad, Shubham Mane, Atharv Dakway,

Kolhapur Tuskers Actual Playing XI:

Ankit Bawne, Rahul Tripathi, Sachin Das , Siddharth Mhatre , Vishant More, Anand Thenge, Atman Pore, Rajneesh Gurbani, Shreyash Chavan, Atharva Dakway, Shrikant Mundhe

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday, 7th June is expected to be around 29°C and there are going to be light thunder stroms and rain during the match hours. 

RTGJ vs KTS Pitch Report

The pitch at MCA Stadium in Pune favours the batters and it has been a high venue this season where the batters have made most of the conditions. While it does offer some assistance to the spinners where they have to be street smart with their line & lengths. The average 1st score this season is 192 runs. We predict another high scoring game between the two most destructive batting lineups in the tournament. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first won two of the three matches played in the Maharashtra Premier League this season at MCA Stadium in Pune. Both bowling lineups are not in the best of forms and the captain winning the toss will look to bowl first.