In the 31st match of the IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be up against each other. The match is set to take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on the 16th of April 2024 at 19:30 PM. Both teams have had a similar journey in the league till now. While RR are in the 1st spot, placed in the top half of the points table, KKR are in the 2nd spot, just a position lower in the top half of the table. Both teams would be aiming to win the upcoming game.
RR has managed to win 5 of their 6 matches and have a total of 10 points and a net run rate of +0.767 to their name. KKR has 4 wins in their 5 matches and has an impressive net run rate of +1.688. With 8 points to their name, KKR are among the top four teams in the table. A lot of things have gone well for them. Batting has been their biggest strength, which is the main reason for their success so far. Even with the ball, they have been good in different phases of the game.
In their last game, KKR claimed an 8-wicket win against LSG. On the other hand, RR beat PBKS in a thriller by 3 wickets. Both teams feature some of the best players in the league. KKR has players like Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, and so on. RR has players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dhruv Jurel, and so on.
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Probable Playing XI:
Rajasthan Royals:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Tanush Kotian
- Sanju Samson (C & WK)
- Riyan Parag
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Dhruv Jurel
- Rovman Powell
- Keshav Maharaj
- Trent Boult
- Avesh Khan
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact player: Kuldeep Sen
Kolkata Knight Riders:
- Phil Salt
- Sunil Narine
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Ramandeep Singh
- Andre Russell
- Mitchell Starc
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Harshit Rana
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora
Playing Conditions:
The match between RR and KKR is set to take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Over the years, it has become a good batting surface. From 2008 to 2015, it was a spin-friendly surface. But since then, batters have enjoyed playing in the middle. Bowlers need to be accurate in their line and lengths. Batters need to make the most of the powerplay overs. Team winning the toss would not mind bowling first, as the surface is likely to get better to bat on with the progression of the innings.
Average score in IPL at Eden Gardens: 175
Interesting Stats and Trivia:
- Sanju Samson is one boundary away from scoring 300 fours for RR. He is 7 sixes away from smashing 200 sixes in the league. The star batter is the leading run scorer for RR in the IPL.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal is 50 runs away from becoming the 5th highest run scorer for RR. In the IPL 2023, he scored the second most runs for RR in a single season.
- Venkatesh Iyer is 4 sixes away from completing 50 sixes in the IPL. He became only the second KKR batter to score an IPL hundred in 2023.
- Yuzvendra Chahal is 2 wickets away from claiming 200 wickets in the history of the IPL. He is currently the leading wicket taker in the league.
- Among the bowlers with 70 or more IPL wickets, Sunil Narine’s economy of 6.73 is the best for a bowler.
- Andre Russell is the one of the two cricketers to score 2000+ runs and claim 100+ wickets in the league.
Match Details:
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal
Live broadcast: Star Sports Network
Live streaming: Jio Cinema app
Dream XI:
