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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League 2024 - Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 70 - May 19
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2024) Match 70 RR vs KKR, which will be played on the 19th of May.
Match 70- RR vs KKR (Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati)
Current Form KKR:
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 9 wins to their credit.
They have qualified for the Playoffs.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition is Sunil Narine with 461 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition is Varun Chakravarthy with 19 scalps under his belt.
The previous outing of Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Titans was washed off. However, Kolkata Knight Riders have won their previous fixture against Mumbai Indians by 18 runs.
The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 157 for 7 in 16 overs. Phil Salt, Sunil Narine and Shreyas Iyer failed at the top of the order. Venkatesh Iyer played a magnificent knock of 42 runs in 21 balls. Nitish Rana, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh also made healthy contributions with the bat and got their team to a competitive total of 157 in 16 overs of play.
During the chase, Mumbai Indians lost Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma quite early. Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan tried their best to take MI over the line but they too got out at a wrong time and their team fell short by 18 runs in the end.
Current Form RR:
Rajasthan Royals are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 8 wins to their credit.
They have qualified for the Playoffs.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals in the competition is Riyan Parag with 531 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals in the competition is Yuzvendra Chahal with 17 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have lost their previous match Punjab Kings by 5 wickets.
Rajasthan Royals batted first and they were restricted to 144 for 9 in 20 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler Cadmore got out early on. It was Riyan Parag in the middle order who shone bright yet again and scored 48 runs in 34 balls. Ashwin also contributed with an innings of 28 runs. The rest of the batters failed as Rajasthan Royals were restricted to a low total of 144.
During the chase, Punjab Kings got off to a terrible start, losing 4 wickets for just 48 runs. Just when things were looking tough for Punjab Kings, their captain Sam Curran stepped up, scored 63 runs off 41 balls and took his team home with 5 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger. Players injured/withdrawn: Prasidh Krishna
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain. Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Rajasthan Royals
Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals), Philip Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Most Sixes – Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals), Philip Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Player of the Match- Philip Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 170+, Rajasthan Royals 160+
Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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