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Eden Gardens, Kolkata, recently completed its 100 matches mark in IPL history. This ground is bigger sideways and shorter in the straight which allows bowlers with pace and bounce to use the surface for their advantage.
This ground has hosted a total of 100 matches so far where chasing sides have been in a better position, winning 56 matches. The batting first teams have won 41 matches at this venue. The highest score of this ground is scored by the home team, Kolkata Knight Riders scoring 261/6.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals both have been good rivals in the IPL history having played 31 matches so far. In the KKR vs RR head to head record, Kolkata Knight Riders have won one match extra than Rajasthan Royals. This lead was taken by Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match of this season between these two teams.
In the last match between KKR and RR, Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets at Rajasthan Royals home, now Rajasthan seeking a redemption in this match.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Players: Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh
Injury Update: None
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Impact Players: Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Kunal Singh Rathore, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka
Injury Updates: None
Rahane has scored just 1 run in 9 balls. He has been out once. Archer bowled 8 dot balls to him. No fours or sixes. Rahane’s strike rate is just 11.1 against Jofra Archer. Archer has always dominated Rahane with sheer pace and bounce.
Parag has scored 7 runs off 4 balls and got out once. He faced 2 dot balls and hit 1 six. No fours. While Parag has hit a sixer to Varun Chakravarthy and holds a strike-rate of 175 against him, he has also given away his wickets to him in this season itself.
Narine has made 12 runs in 14 balls and got out 4 times. Faced 10 dot balls. He hit 1 four and 1 six. These stats should be used by the Rajasthan Royals management early in the innings which can massively help them in this match. RR can bring Hasaranga against Narine early in the powerplay in this match.
Sunil Narine is doing great with both bat and ball this season. He was off during the first half of the season but he has taken the responsibilities of bowling and batting in his own hands now. He has scored 178 runs and taken 10 wickets in 9 matches. His best with the bat was 44 runs against Chennai Super Kings in a recent match. His best bowling of 3 wickets for 13 runs came against Delhi Capitals in the last match.
Ajinkya Rahane has played steady knocks for KKR this season. He has scored 297 runs in 10 matches. He is the top run scorer for KKR in this season and is leading from the front. Ajinkya Rahane holds an average of over 37 this season. His top score is 61 and he has hit three fifties. In his recent match, he made 26 runs and scored a fifty against GT.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is one of the top batters for Rajasthan this season. He has made 439 runs in 11 matches with five fifties. He is also very slow in finding the form this season but in the recent games he has scored five fifty plus scores including three 70s. His highest score is 75 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Jaiswal scored 70* against Gujarat Titans to win the match for his team and make a comeback. He has a strike rate of over 150 runs which makes him more special.
Jofra Archer has taken 10 wickets in 11 matches for RR. He is not only contributing with the bat, but he is also supporting his team with his batting ability as we saw in the last match against Mumbai Indians. Jofra Archer scored 30 runs in the last match. He will be important with his bouncers at Eden Gardens. His best this season is 3 for 25 runs. Jofra Archer picked 2 wickets against DC and 1 each against LSG and RCB.
Maheesh Theekshana has taken 10 wickets in 10 matches for RR. His best this season was 2 wickets for 35 runs. In recent matches, he picked 1 wicket against MI and 2 against GT. He has great matchups against the KKR batters like Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi has scored 241 runs in 9 matches this season. His average is above 40 which shows good consistency. He scored 44 in the last match and also played useful knocks like 37 and 27*. He is a young and talented batter who plays with confidence. Angkrish is becoming a strong part of KKR's top order.
Rovman Powell is playing for KKR in IPL 2025 but he is listed at a lower order of Kolkata Knight Riders which has reduced his chances to perform in this match. He is a very destructive player but he is not used as one by KKR. His chance to bat will be very less, so you can avoid him in your team.
Fazalhaq Farooqi is out of form this season and is ineffective too. His pace has reduced over the time which has affected his swing bowling in the powerplay. Farooqi not only is ineffective during the first six over mark but he is also going for plenty during the back end of the inning. If he plays, you can avoid him in your dream11 team.
Keeper: Druv Jurel, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-rounders: Riyan Parag, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Jofra Archer
Keeper: Druv Jurel, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Nitish Rana, Ajinkya Rahane, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Harshit Rana
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