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The match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata witnessed an intense battle. KKR set a challenging target of 233/6 in their 20 overs, largely fueled by an exceptional innings from Sunil Narine, who scored his first T20 hundred. Narine’s explosive batting propelled KKR to a formidable total.
In response, Rajasthan Royals began their chase with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler opening the innings. However, KKR’s bowlers struck early, with Jaiswal falling for 19 runs. Despite some aggressive batting from Buttler and Riyan Parag, RR lost wickets at regular intervals, facing pressure from KKR’s bowling attack.
At the 13th over mark, RR had reached 121/4, with Ashwin departing after being caught at deep mid-wicket off Varun Chakravarthy’s delivery. Despite some resistance from Buttler and Parag, RR struggled to maintain momentum, losing crucial wickets.
The match showcased some thrilling moments, including Narine’s exceptional century and KKR’s strong bowling performance. As the game progressed, KKR maintained control, restricting RR’s scoring opportunities and building pressure on their batting lineup.
The clash between KKR and RR provided fans with an entertaining display of cricket, highlighting the competitive spirit of the Indian Premier League. With KKR aiming for victory and RR fighting to stay in the game, the match promised an exciting conclusion at Eden Gardens Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday (April 16) in Match 31 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Samson at the toss informed that Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed out in the last game for Rajasthan against Punjab Kings, were fit and available for selection in the playing 11 and therefore they are back. While Buttler is playing as an impact player with Tanush Kotian being replaced, Ashwin as replaced Keshav Maharaj. Shreyas Iyer, the Kolkata skipper informed that they made no changes to their playing 11.
KKR vs RR IPL 2024
It is going to be one of the biggest battles of this season as two of the consistent teams of the IPL 2024 will be up against each other. Both Rajasthan and Kolkata have lost only one game each.R Ashwin
RR Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Sub options: Jos Buttler, Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Nandre Burger
KKR Playing 11: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Impact Sub Options: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora