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KKR vs RR Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 56th Match of IPL 2023
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KKR vs RR Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders will host Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on May 10th, 2023.
The exciting thing about Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals is tha they will going to face off each other only once in the league stage.
Kolkata Knight Riders are slowly getting back in the winnings ways, but it might be too late to back in the race to qualify for the playoffs. It was a last-ball thriller match in their previous game against the Punjab Kings. Kolkata Knight Riders won that match by 5 wickets.
Varun Chakarvarthy and Harshit Rana helped the team to restrict the Punjab Kings to a total score of 179 on a batting-friendly surface in 20 overs. They both took 5 wickets together, and it was an amazing match for the new pace bowler Harshit Rana.
When the Kolkata team came for the chase, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, and Andre Russell contributed well to give Rinku Singh a platform to show his finishing skill, which he did as he scored a four in the last ball of the match when they needed 2 runs in the last ball. Nitish Rana was the star performer of the match as he scored an important half-century and took 1 wicket of Shikhar Dhawan.
Rajasthan Royals lost their third consecutive match, which will hurt them in the last phase of the qualification, and there is a chance that they might not qualify if other teams below them perform better.
The last match for them was a curse when Sandeep Sharma bowled a no ball in the last ball when Sunrisers Hyderabad needed 5 runs, but after that, no ball, Abdul Samad hit a six on the free hit last ball he got to take the important 2 points for his team.
The no-ball by Sandeep Sharma came into a big controversy when fans all over India tweeted it with a fixing. The anti-betting squad will look into the case, but IPL boards cleared out that it was not a fixed match.
Rajasthan Royals are in danger, and Sanju Samson’s captaincy is not threatened after losing the three previous games. They need to win their next match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, who are in good form in their last 3-4 matches.
Sanju Samson was not disappointed about the Sandeep Sharma no-ball, as he said in the post-match presentation.
I knew any opponent can win it and they were batting well too, but I was confident with Sandeep (defending the final over). He has won us a game from a similar situation (against CSK). He did it again today but that no-ball ruined our result.
Nothing much, it’s a no ball, just have to bowl it again as simple as that, you don’t think about it too much. Sandeep knows what to do. Maybe there might be a small change in mindset for a few seconds when you feel that the job is done, everyone was celebrating but I think that’s the nature of this game, you can’t step the line at that point of time.
Sanju Samson said in the Post Match presentation.
Rajasthan Royals needs to get back in the winnings zone after losing three straight losses even though they had two of the matches in their hand.
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KKR vs RR: Head-to-Head Record
Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals played 27 matches against each other, in which Kolkata Knight Riders won 14 matches, and Rajasthan Royals won just 12 matches. It is a close head-to-head record, and no team is the favorite, but right now, Kolkata Knight Riders have the winnings momentum with them, and on the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are in bad form in the IPL 2023 as they lost their last three games.
The last match they played against each other was in the 2022 season, and in that match, Kolkata Knight Riders grabbed the win against the Rajasthan Royals side by 7 wickets. Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh were the star performers in that match, scoring quick-fire 40s to chase down 158 runs.
In the last 5 matches against each other, Kolkata Knight Riders won the 3 out of 5 games, and in the next match, they are in the winnings form, but the Rajasthan Roaysl team has all the potential to win the match against them if their bowling department starts performing well.
KKR vs RR: Pitch Report of Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Stats in the table from the last 15 IPL matches played at Eden Garden, Kolkata
| Match Played | 15 |
| Batting first won | 9 |
| Batting second won | 6 |
| Average 1st innings score | 183 |
| Pace bowlers took | 112 wickets |
| Spiner bowlers took | 69 wickets |
In the last match, the pitch favored spinners and pace bowlers more as pace bowlers took 3 wickets and Spin bowlers 8 wickets. Both teams scored a total of 360 runs in the last match, which is a good total on any surface. There was a bit of due on the pitch, which made it hard for the spinners to grip the ball and became an important factor for any team.
The Eden Gardens pitch in Kolkata has a neutral surface and has recently favored batsmen and Spinners. In the 2019 IPL season, Kolkata Knight Riders’ score versus Mumbai Indians was the highest on this particular pitch. The surface will be ideal for batsmen, and there will be dew in the batting second, making chasing easier and defending harder for bowlers who struggle to grasp the ball. The scoring on this ground is also good, as seen in the last match when Chennai Super Kings posted the highest team total of 235 runs in the Indian Premier League 2023.
Team Preview of Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders won their last match when the team needed 30 runs in 2 overs, and it was Andre Russell who hit three sixes in the 2nd last over, which was bowled by the most expensive player Sam Curran. However, Arshdeep did everything he could to defend the 6 runs in 6 balls, but in the last ball of the match, he gave away a full toss to Rinku Singh, who flicked the ball to the boundary.
Kolkata Knight Riders grabbed their 2nd win in a row and are now in the 5th place in the points table with 10 points in hand. If they win all three matches and any other team from the top 4 loses them some points, then Kolkata Knight Riders can qualify for the Eliminator spot.
Their next match is against the 4th-spot team Rajasthan Royals, who also have the same points, and if they win against them, then they will go in the 3rd position in the points table, which will give them a huge boost to be in contention for the playoffs.
Nitish Rana is performing well for the team and looking in great touch as he is the 2nd highest run scorer for the team with 326 runs, and his best buddy Rinku Singh is in the first position scoring 337 runs. Varun Chakravarthy took 17 wickets till now. Nitish Rana is happy at the moment with the team but looking for Andre Russel’s big innings, and he was not happy with how the bowler’s bowling in the death over.
10 matches have gone, we were all waiting for that one Russell innings to come. He was one innings away, I kept backing him saying you have done a lot, and you will 100% win us a game. This pitch was a feel of home advantage as well. Our bowlers bowled badly at the death, I was angry that we conceded that many because this was a 160-165 run wicket. (On Rinku) I just keep telling him, believe in yourself because what you have achieved is something not many people ever will.
Nitish Rana said in the post match presentation
Jason Roy will be the key player for the Kolkata side as he gave them some stability in the opening, which was a big issue for the team because, most of the time, both openers used to get out under 20 runs.
The pace bowling unit is still an issue with the Kolkata Knight Riders team because they are giving away many runs, and because of that, Nitish Rana has to bowl 1-2 overs by himself. However, the next match is on the Eden Garden pitch, on which Kolkata Knight Riders are more comfortable in, and taking out the results from that.
Team Preview of Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals need to get themself together as a team because, after an amazing opening phase of the Indian Premier League season 2023, they just dropped many crucial points in the recent matches, which is now become a real threat to their qualification.
Rajasthan Royals have a good record against the Kolkata Knight Riders, but their form dipped in the recent matches as they lost three matches in a row. Sanju Samson has a great record against the Kolkata Knight Riders. In the last head-to-head match against the Kolkata team, Sanju scored a half-century and was their best performer. He also played a 66-run knock in his previous match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Jos Buttler will be the key player in the encounter as in his previous match, and he had a great outing against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored 95 runs in just 59 balls, and he had scored a century against the Kolkata Knight Riders side when both teams played against each other on April 18th, 2022.
The bowlers were a total flop in the last match against the Sunrisers, as they could not defend a huge total of 214. Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin gave the Rajasthan side comfort when they took 5 wickets together, but the other bowlers were not able to perform well, and the last ball no-ball thing was the bizarre incident by Sandeep Sharma.
The Rajasthan team needs to make some changes in the bowling lineup if they want a better result in their rest 3 league stage matches because it is a do-or-die match for them also now.
KKR vs RR Probable Playing XIs:
Probable Lineup of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy
Probable Lineup of Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldip Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Players who can come to the match of KKR vs RR
The Kolkata Knight Riders, Jason Roy, will be an impact player for Suyash Sharma, and Rajasthan Royals can use Devdutt Padikkal as an impact player in place of Adam Zampa.
