News Update
Tezzbuzz|20-05-2024
Lucknow: The 70th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is being played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Guwahati. In this match, Kolkata has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Let us tell you that in the beginning of the season, R had played well and won 8 out of 9 matches but they had to face defeat in the last 4 matches. So if Rajasthan wants to finish its position in the top-2, then they will have to win this match.
Till now, Kolkata is at the first position in the points table of this season and despite the defeat in this match, they will remain at the same number. Kolkata has consistently shown good play throughout this season and now it will be interesting to see who will win this match.
In the history of IPL, till now these two teams have been giving equal competition to each other. A total of 29 matches have been played between these two teams in the tournament so far, in which Rajasthan has won 14 matches. Whereas KKR has also won 14 times, while there has been no result in one match.
Please note that due to continuous rain, this match has been reduced to 7 overs each. Kolkata has made one change in its team, while Rajasthan has also made a change in its playing eleven.
Playing XI of Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper/captain), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Nandre Berger.
Impact Player: Shubham Dubey, Keshav Maharaj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Donavan Ferreira.
Playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora, Nitish Rana, Manish Pandey, KS Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford.