The 70th IPL match will be between the Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Both clubs will face off in the last league stage encounter of the IPL 2024 season on Sunday, May 19 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Allow us to inform you that KKR and RR are the first two teams to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs. KKR has 19 points from 13 games, and even if they lose to RR, they will still lead the league stage. KKR maintains a strong position.
RR vs KKR IPL 2024 Squads
RR Squad IPL 2024: Sanju Samson ©, Jos Buttler, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Kunal Singh Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Donovan Ferreira, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Abid Mushtaq, Tanush Kotian
KKR Squad IPL 2024: Shreyas Iyer ©, Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh , Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Philip Salt
RR vs KKR: Probable Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson ©, Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact players: Kuldeep Sen, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Donovan Ferreira
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer ©, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora
Impact players: Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy, Suyash Sharma, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Chetan Sakaside
RR vs KKR: Match details & Live Streaming
Details Information
Date & Time May 19, 07.30 PM IST
Venue Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati
Live broadcast & Streaming: Star Sports Network & Jio Cinema
RR vs KKR IPL 2024, Key Points
RR vs KKR, Pitch Report
The surface of Barsapara Cricket Stadium is built of black soil. The pitch here is regarded ideal for batting. Usually, high scores are seen here. Bowlers do not receive much assistance on this pitch. As a result, they must exert considerable effort in order to take wickets. Spinners, on the other hand, may benefit from assistance. The average score in the first innings here is 198 runs, while the second innings averages 180 runs.
Barsapara Stadium’s special IPL statistics
So far, three IPL matches have been played at Barsapara Stadium, with two won by the team batting first and one by the side batting later. RR currently has the record for the greatest IPL score (199/4 vs DC, 2023), while DC holds the record for the lowest score (142 vs RR 2023).
A look at the performance of both the teams at Barsapara Stadium
RR has played only three matches at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, losing two and winning one. RR’s best score here was 199 runs. The KKR team will play on this ground for the first time. In such a case, they would prefer to get to know the pitch and stadium here first. This season, their team is likewise in terrific shape.
RR vs KKR Head To Head Records:
Rajasthan vs Kolkata Head To Head Record
So far, the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have faced off in 29 IPL matches. Rajasthan Royals have won 14 matches, while Kolkata Knight Riders have won the same amount. One match did not produce any results.
RR vs KKR: Winner Prediction
Given the strength and recent form of both teams, we anticipate Kolkata Knight Riders will win this match. However, this is only a prediction from our end.