Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 56th Match
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 56th Match - May 11
The 56th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders on the 11th of May, 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Top Tournament Stats - IPL 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders Form Guide:
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 5th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders is Rinku Singh with 337 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders is Varun Chakravarthy with 17 scalps under his belt.
Kolkata Knight Riders are keeping afloat in the tournament on the back of their recent win against Punjab Kings.
Punjab Kings batted first and they posted a total of 179 for 7 in 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order was brilliant as he scored 57 runs in 47 balls. The middle order collapsed like a pack of cards and Punjab Kings found themselves in big trouble. Shahrukh Khan bailed them out by playing a superb cameo of 21 not out in 8 balls to take the total to a competitive 179 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Kolkata Knight Riders lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz early on. Jason Roy continued his good form and scored 38 runs in 24 balls. Captain Nitish Rana also played well for his 51 off 38 balls. After these two got dismissed, KKR kept losing wickets quickly in the middle order and found themselves in a little bother. Andre Russell and Rinku Singh however were determined to chase the total down. Russell scored 42 off 23 while Rinku Singh provided the finishing blow as he stayed not out at 21 off 10 to take Kolkata Knight Riders home on the last ball of the match with 5 wickets in hand.
Rajasthan Royals Form Guide:
Rajasthan Royals are placed at the 4th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Rajasthan Royals is Yashasvi Jaiswal with 477 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals is Yuzvendra Chahal with 17 scalps under his belt.
Rajasthan Royals have lost their previous thriller of a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4 wickets.
Rajasthan Royals batted first and they posted a big total of 214 for 2 in 20 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal provided a thunderous start to the Royals. He smashed 35 off just 18 balls. Once Jaiswal was dismissed, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson took over. They carted the bowlers to all parts of the ground. Samson made 66 off 38 balls while Buttler scored 95 off 59 balls to take Rajasthan Royals to a mammoth 214 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma started off very well. They made 33 and 55 runs respectively. Rahul Tripathi followed up on the good start and smashed 47 off 29 balls. The real game changing innings was played by Glenn Phillips who scored 25 off just 7 balls to bring Sunrisers Hyderabad within a striking distance. The match went to the last ball where Sunrisers Hyderabad needed 5 to win off the last ball. Abdul Samad gave a simple catch to Jos Buttler but it was adjudged a no ball. Samad made amends and smashed the last ball for a six, sending Sunrisers Hyderabad fans in frenzy as they won the match by 4 wickets.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, K.C Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joe Root, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Jason Holder
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T), Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shakib Al Hasan, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N. Jagadeesan
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Kolkata Knight Riders
Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Jason Roy (Kolkata Knight Riders), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)
Most Sixes – Jason Roy (Kolkata Knight Riders), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)
Player of the Match- Jason Roy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first - Kolkata Knight Riders 175+, Rajasthan Royals 165+
Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders
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*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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