IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: It is a top-of-the-table clash that wraps up the league stage of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). The Rajasthan Royals, placed second on the league table at the time of writing, host the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, the second match to be held at the venue this season. Whether this match is a dead rubber or not will depend on the result of the first match of the day today between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Punjab Kings. A victory for SRH in that match and a defeat for RR would mean that SRH will finish second, thus becoming eligible to play the first qualifier in the playoffs.
RR are currently in a four-match losing streak, and will be looking to get some momentum ahead of the playoffs. Speaking to the media, RR bowling coach Shane Bond said, “We are pretty good. Obviously, we are disappointed. It is never a great feeling when you are losing games in a row, then your mind plays back to what-ifs. What if we won against the Sunrisers? But you have to get some perspective too. When you look at the points table we are second. Even with the four losses in a row, we are second and we have qualified. It just takes one better game from us to turn things around and I think we are the capable ones. If we play our best cricket, we are hard to beat. We are always hard to beat.”
Meanwhile, for KKR it will be about being in form for the playoffs. The only match they haven’t been able to win this month is the one which was abandoned due to rain. KKR player Ramandeep Singh said, “This is not the time for rest. The team and I believe that momentum is very important, and we will take this as a playoff practice match and give our best.”
Tom Kohler-Cadmore will replace Jos Buttler as RR’s opener, having already made his debut vs PBKS. He will be hoping to showcase his power-hitting abilities to its fullest potential. Meanwhile, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is expected to feature for KKR as an opener due to Phil Salt’s absence in the playoffs.
Samson’s battle against the KKR spinners will be interesting to watch. He has only registered 66 runs off 82 balls against Sunil Narine, and has lost his wicket thrice. But he has hammered 39 off 23 balls against Varun Chakaravarthy, without losing his wicket. Meanwhile, Rovman Powell also has been dismissed six times by Narine, registering 51 runs off 73 deliveries.
All eyes will be mainly on RR, who have lost their form after a strong start to this season. In the early stages, RR were expected to finish on top, but now they must settle for second or third position.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 07:41 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Still raining in Guwahati
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Well it isn’t looking too good at the moment. The rain has, in fact, become heavier now. The covers are firmly on. We might not have toss any time soon here.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 07:29 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Update from the ground
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: A slight drizzle still hanging over the ground but it is the kind that won’t force anyone to open umbrellas or find cover.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 07:18 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: News from Hyderabad
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: SRH have beaten PBKS by four wickets and as it stands, they move to second and RR go down to third. RR have to win today to seal second place. This match is not a dead rubber.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 07:01 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Toss delayed by rain
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: The sudden appearance of the showers has its first victim of the night. Toss has been delayed due to the rain.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 06:58 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: A drizzle washes the ground!
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: The covers have been brought on to cover the pitch.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 06:52 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Pitch report
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Square boundaries 61-62m pretty much equidistant. The straight one is 73m,” says Anjum Chopra. Matthew Hayden opines, “We have got a cracking wicket here and I think it’s a different looking wicket than the one we had last game. Last year RR got 199 on this pitch and DC couldn’t chase it down. I would say batting first. It’s really hard and has a better sheen to it. Better preparation (than last game) I feel. It’s got a really nice covering of grass and the patches that don’t have the grass you can see the sheen so the ball is going to slide on. Better wicket tonight for sure.”
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Sun, 19 May 2024 06:44 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Nothing to separate the two sides on the head to head
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: These two sides have faced each other 28 times in the IPL and won exactly 14 matches each.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 06:34 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Who replaces Jos Buttler for RR
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Tom Kohler-Cadmore had taken the opening slot left behind by England’s T20 captain Jos Buttler in their defeat to RR. He had scored only 18 in 23 balls but RR are sure to give him another chance today.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 06:19 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: News from Hyderabad
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Whisper it softly but SRH seem to be making a mockery of this chase. We might just have a match of consequence in Guwahati. Travis Head fell for a golden duck to Arshdeep Singh but Abhishek Sharma has scored 53 in 23 balls. Rahul Tripathi scored 33 in 18 balls before falling to Harshal Patel in the fifth over. SRH are 110/2 in 9 overs, need 105 to win from 66 balls.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 06:05 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: RR’s epic chase in the last match between these two
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine’s belligerent 109 off 56 balls had helped KKR put up a score of 223/6 in 20 overs. For much of RR’s chase, it looked like KKR had the match in the bag. That was until Riyan Parag smashed 34 runs in 14 balls of the middle overs in a 50-run stand with Jos Buttler that came in 22 balls. RR then suffered a bit of a collapse but were resurrected by a 57-run stand between Buttler and Powell off just 27 balls for the seventh wicket. Buttler kept smashing them as RR lost wickets and eventually stayed unbeaten oin 107 off 60 balls as his side won it off the last ball of the match.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 05:43 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rovman Powell vs Andre Russell and Sunil Narine
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rovman Powell has contrasting records against his compatriot Andre Russell and T&T spinner Narine. Powell has been dismissed six times by Narine for 51 runs off 73 balls, but attacked Russell for 23 off just 12 balls and no dismissals.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 05:30 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: The last match between these two sides
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: It was an absolute thriller, and KKR snatched a win from a seemingly impossible position.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 05:14 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Meanwhile in Hyderabad…
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Well there is a very real chance of this match becoming a dead rubber folks. Punjab Kings have set Sunrisers Hyderabad a target of 215 to chase after finishing their innings on 214/5. Opener Prabhsimran Singh top scored with 71 in 45 balls while his partner at the top of the order Atharva Taide scored 46 in 27 balls. Rilee Rossouw scored 49 in 24 while Jitesh Sharma, captain of the side in place of Sam Curran and Shikhar Dhawan, smashed a four and two sixes to finish off the innings and stay unbeaten on 32 off 15. Remember, if SRH lose this match, RR finish second in the league table regardless of what happens today in Guwahati.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 04:58 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: The last match in Guwahati…
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: The first and only game thus far at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati was earlier this week when RR hosted PBKS. RR crumbled to 145 for 9 and lost by five wickets. It had hosted three matches last IPL, and the average first-innings score since then is just 180. The temperature will range from 24 degrees to 31 degrees Celsius with lots of humidity and some rain and scattered thunderstorms expected in the evening.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 04:36 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine against RR spinners
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Narine has a terrific record against the RR spinners: 94 off 39 against Ashwin and 49 off 20 while facing Chahal.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 04:20 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Samson vs KKR’s premier spinners
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: RR captain Sanju Samson has contrasting records against Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy. He has scored 66 runs off 82 balls with three wickets against Narine but smashed 39 off 23 without any dismissals against Varun Chakravarthy.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 04:06 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: No Phil Salt for KKR
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt’s sheer belligerence at the top of the order along with Sunil Narine has been central to KKR’s success this season. However, you won’t see him today as he has left the IPL along with the rest of his England teammates. Rahmanullah Gurbaz should be a straight swap for him.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 03:48 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer’s batting form
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer has had a good season as captain but not so much with the bat. Iyer’s strike-rate (135.36), boundary% (17.9) and balls/maximum (21.2) lies significantly behind the other frontline batters in the side.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 03:32 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: RR’s alarming drop-off
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rajasthan Royals were looking nigh invincible for much of this season. That is until it became all but clear, and later mathematically clear, that they have sealed a place in the playoffs.
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Sun, 19 May 2024 03:16 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders full squad
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Dushmantha Chameera, Srikar Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Allah Ghazanfar
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Sun, 19 May 2024 03:10 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rajasthan Royals full squad
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Shimron Hetmyer, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey, Kunal Singh Rathore, Navdeep Saini
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Sun, 19 May 2024 02:40 PM
IPL 2024, RR vs KKR Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of match No. 70 of IPL 2024 where Rajasthan Royals host Kolkata Knight Riders at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Stay tuned for more updates!