Preview: Kolkata (KOL) will host Rajasthan (RAJ) in the 31st match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Tuesday, April 16, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This will be a fight of the table toppers, as the two teams are ranked first and second respectively.Rajasthan has won five of the five matches, while Kolkata has won four. In their previous encounter, Kolkata defeated Lucknow by eight wickets. Rajasthan won their previous encounter against Punjab by three wickets.
DC’s victory over LSG in their prior encounter proved crucial for them. Jake Fraser McGurk’s debut and Kuldeep Yadav’s return were both very important. The pair was crucial to DC’s victory in the match. But, GT defeated the top-seeded Rajasthan Royals in their most recent match. They are still the only side in the league to have defeated RR.
Indian Premier League 2024, 31st T20 match, IPL 2024, KKR vs RR
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time: Tuesday, Apr 16, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: Another high-scoring contest is expected at Eden Gardens. In the last ten T20 encounters at this location, the average first innings total was 191 runs. The teams who bat first and second have won an equal amount of matches. The team that wins the toss may opt to chase.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Rajasthan Royals (RR):
Jonny Bairstow, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada
