Today’s IPL Match RR vs KKR: Rajasthan Royals will be looking to address their alarming run of form when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Barsapara Stadium on Sunday evening.
Before taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 2, Rajasthan Royals were sitting at the top of table boasting the best record in the league having won 8 times in 9 matches. Since that match, which resulted in a one-run defeat, RR have lost the last four matches. This alarming form has come at the worst possible time for Sanju Samson and co, as playoffs are just about to start. Either the 2008 winners find a solution to all their problems, or the season could end in a big disappointment.
For Kolkata Knight Riders, this season could be the best ever since 2014 when they lifted their 2nd and last IPL trophy. They have improved significantly from last season and it is down to many reasons. Gautam Gambhir’s arrival can be attributed to KKR performing at such as high level, while Sunil Narine and Andre Russell’s return to form has helped the team heavily.
Today’s IPL Match RR vs KKR – Key Players
Batters:
Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal for Rajasthan Royals
Sunil Narine, Venkatesy Iyer and Shreyas Iyer for Kolkata Knight Riders
Bowlers:
Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult and Avesh Khan for Rajasthan Royals
Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine and Harshit Rana for Kolkata Knight Riders
RR vs KKR Head To Head Record
Both teams have faced each other 29 times in IPL match before the upcoming match, and there’s no separating the two teams as RR and KKR have won 14 times against each other. One other game ended in no result.
RR vs KKR Pitch Report
In the last game played at Barsapara Stadium, Rajasthan Royals batters struggled to score freely and could manage only 144/9 in 20 overs. Punjab Kings chased that target down in 18.5 overs, winning the match by 5 wickets. But the pitch is not that difficult to bat. In fact, it’s a batting friendly pitch with little assistance to the bowlers. RR were too passive in their shot selection against PBKS, and that’s what cost them the match.
Playing XI Of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
- Openers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine
- No-3 and no-4: Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer
- Middle-order: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh
- Lower-order and Bowlers: Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
- Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora
Playing XI of Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
- Openers: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
- No-3 and no-4: Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag
- Middle-order: Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Dubey, Rovmen Powell
- Lower-order and Bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
- Impact Player: Nandre Burger