IPL 2026 KKR vs RR Playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders will square off against Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals on April 19 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Rajasthan Royals have four wins out of five games, while Kolkata Knight Riders are in search of their first win in the ongoing season.

With Rajasthan Royals sitting in the third position, Kolkata Knight Riders sinks in the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat. Speaking at the toss, RR captain Riyan Parag said, “We’re going to be batting first. Looks like a pretty dry wicket. The grass was cut yesterday, hoping for some turn in the first inning, but then a little bit more around the second innings, so that’s right.”

“Last year we fell short, but the amount of turn Varun and Narine extracted last year as well, we feel if we get a little bit of the same, we’ve got really quality spinners, so trying to set up the tone, start up early up, and then hopefully defend that.”

“Win or lose, our strategies remain the same. Our discussions remain the same. We always try and look at the mistakes we’ve made and try and look at what we’ve done better and what we can do better. So I feel last match was a learning.”

“This match, hopefully, we don’t repeat the same things and come out on top. Hetmyer comes back in, Lhuan steps out. Tushar gets a rest and Brijesh Sharma comes in,” concluded Riyan Parag.

Meanwhile, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said, “We were looking to bat as well. As I said in the last game as well, batsmen should bat with freedom. The kind of situation we are in at the moment right now, we want all the batters to bat freely, have that fearless approach.”

“The bowling unit has been doing well. They started to do really well. The last three games, especially the middle overs and end overs they bowled really well. That was the reason we thought batting first. But happy to lose the toss.”

“We believe the past is dead, future, we don’t know what is rolling up. And now what we have at the moment is this moment. So giving our best, playing with freedom, and the focusing on controllables.”

“Sometimes when you lose games, you try to think too many things. I feel the boys, the preparation has been fantastic. They’re in good mindspace. Results can go either way. So it’s all about being in this moment and playing with freedom. Same team,” concluded Rahane.

IPL 2026 KKR vs RR Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Tim Seifert(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi