Preview:

The 31st match of IPL 2024 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. Rajasthan Royals are at the first position in the points table with five wins and 10 points from 6 matches. In the last match, the team had registered a thrilling victory against Punjab Kings by 3 wickets.

In the match, Punjab, batting first, scored 147 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. Keshav Maharaj and Yuzvendra Chahal took maximum 2-2 wickets for Rajasthan. RR had chased down the target with one ball remaining on the strength of Shimron Hetmyer’s unbeaten inning of 27 runs.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders had won against Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets in the last match. In the match, Lucknow, batting first, scored 161 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Nicholas Pooran played the highest innings of 45 runs in 32 balls for LSG.

Whereas for Kolkata, Mitchell Starc took maximum 3 wickets. KKR chased down the target with 26 balls remaining on the back of Phil Salt’s unbeaten inning of 89 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders are second in the points table with four wins and 8 points from 5 matches.

Match Details:

Pitch Report:

Both the bowler and the batsman get help on the pitch of Eden Garden. Whichever team wins the toss here will prefer to bowl first. Here spinners will get more help than fast bowlers. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 179 runs.

Head to Head Records:

Read here- KKR vs RR Head to Head Records

Probable Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Rajasthan Royals (RR):

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Keshav Maharaj, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Probable Best Batter of the Match:

In the last match against Punjab Kings, Riyan Parag was able to score 23 runs in 18 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six. Riyan Parag can bat brilliantly against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match:

Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs against Lucknow Super Giants in the last match. Mitchell Starc can bowl brilliantly against Rajasthan Royals.

Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction):

Scenario 1

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl.

Powerplay Score- 40-50

Score of first innings- 170-180

Kolkata Knight Riders won

Scenario 2

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose bowling

Powerplay Score- 45-55

Score of first innings- 175-185

Rajasthan Royals won

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