Nitish Rana’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are poised to host Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their next match after a thrilling last-ball win against Punjab Kings. On Thursday, May 11, the two sides will face off in match No. 56 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at Kolkata’s legendary Eden Gardens.
The two teams had opposite fortunes in their previous games, with Rajasthan being trounced by Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 7. As the season comes to a close, both teams will be looking for positive results in order to climb the table and enter the playoffs.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 56, IPL 2023
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Thursday, May 11, 7:30 PM IST
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Pitch Report: The Eden Gardens in Kolkata has a good surface for batsmen, so expect a high-scoring game there. Spinners, on the other hand, will be crucial in preventing the batting side from scoring big and achieving crucial breakthroughs in the later stages of the game. The skipper who wins the toss may choose to field first.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy
Rajasthan Royals (RR):
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal