Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2023
Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals go head to head in Match 56 of the 2023 Indian Premier League on Thursday evening at Eden Gardens. Both teams have won five games and lost six although the Royals are above the Knight Riders on net-run-rate. Read on as we preview this match. The game gets underway in Kolkata at 19:30 local time.
Kolkata Knight Riders are suddenly picking up victories and they will fancy their chances against an out-of-form Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens.
Although the results have not been there for Rajasthan Royals, they hit 214 runs and took six wickets in their last game. It looked like they were turning their form around and they will be confident against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket and the Star Sports Network.
IPL 2023 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go and Jio Cinema App.
KKR vs RR Match Toss Prediction
Kolkata Knight Riders won the game when batting second in Match 53 at Eden Gardens. We predict that both captains will choose to field first in this fixture if they win the toss.
KKR vs RR Pitch Report
Although we saw over 360 runs at Eden Gardens on Monday, that was due to a mixture of strong hitting and poor bowling. We expect a par score to be around 170 in this match.
The last two matches on this ground were successfully chased and this match will be played on the same pitch as the last one. The team batting second has won 59% of the 84 IPL matches so far on this ground.
Kolkata Weather Report
The temperature will remain above 30 degrees from start to finish of this game. Cloudy conditions are forecast along with the humidity level rising to above 70%.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Indian Premier League 2023
KKR Team News & Playing 11
KKR Team News
With Kolkata enjoying their best run of form of the competition, it was no surprise to see Nitish Rana lead the same XI in Monday’s game as they had used in the previous match. With this game taking place at the same venue, we are anticipating no changes to the team.
KKR Key Players
- Jason Roy - The English opener is one of the most attacking openers on show in this year’s tournament. He hit eight fours in his innings against Punjab Kings.
- Nitish Rana - The Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper hit a half-century on Monday and has contributed 326 runs across the competition.
- Varun Chakravarthy - The spinner has improved a great deal from last year’s IPL and dismissed Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma and Rishi Dhawan in the last match.
- Rinku Singh - Rinku is currently the leading run scorer of the KKR side. He has smashed 337 runs in 11 matches at an impressive average of 56.16.
KKR Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Narayan Jagadeesan, Lockie Ferguson, Kulwant Khejroliya
Suyash Sharma impressed against Punjab Kings taking 1-26 from four overs and he is likely to be in the team during their fielding innings. Aunukul Roy has taken three wickets from his last two games and hit 13 not out in his last appearance.
KKR Team Form
Kolkata Knight Riders have won three of their last four matches in the 2023 IPL with narrow victories in their two last games.
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KKR Predicted Playing 11
Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Nitish Rana (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
RR Team News & Playing 11
RR Team News
Looking to end a run of two successive defeats, former England Test captain Joe Root finally made his first Rajasthan Royals appearance and his first IPL appearance in Sunday’s loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Trent Boult missed out with a niggle but should be back for this game.
RR Key Players
- Yashasvi Jaiswal - With one hundred and three half-centuries, the left-handed opener has been very impressive with a strike-rate of 160.60 in the tournament.
- Jos Buttler - The right-handed English opener returned to form in the defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad and has hit four half-centuries in this campaign so far.
- Yuzvendra Chahal - Only five players have taken more wickets than the spinner in this campaign. He is the only player to have taken 2x four wicket hauls in the IPL 2023.
- Ravichandran Ashwin - Ashwin has bowled well in this season. In 11 matches, he has picked 14 wickets and has a good economy of 7.39.
RR Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Obed McCoy, Jason Holder, Riyan Parag, Adam Zampa, Devdutt Padikkal
22 year old left-hander Devdutt Padikkal has a top score of 124 not out in T20 cricket. All-rounder Riyan Parag has best T20 figures of 3-30.
RR Team Form
From challenging at the top of the table, Rajasthan Royals are now looking to avoid their fourth successive defeat in this game.
RR Predicted Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult
KKR vs RR Head to Head
The teams have been well matched across the years of the IPL and Kolkata Knight Riders lead the head to head by only two matches. This is the first time that they have met in this year’s tournament.
KKR vs RR Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
KKR Won |
RR Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
27 |
14 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
KKR vs RR Betting Odds
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals are priced at 1.83 to win this match with the bookies. We are backing Rajasthan Royals to get the victory.
Who will win Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals T20 Match?
It is no surprise to see the bookies unable to split the teams as there are plenty of match-winners for both. Overall, we think Rajasthan Royals have the more complete team and they are our top team ahead of the game.
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🏆 KKR vs RR Prediction
Plenty of neutrals are looking forward to this game as Kolkata Knight Riders have found form over recent weeks whereas Rajasthan Royals have forgotten how to get over the winning line during the same period. We are expecting both teams to hit over 170 and for this to be a very close contest. We predict that both teams will appear to be on top at different times but the batting power of Rajasthan Royals makes us believe that they will win.
May 11, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Eden Gardens - Kolkata, India
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