In today's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match, table-topper Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Kolkata is ranked second as well. Eden Gardens Stadium, the home field of Kolkata, will host the game starting at 7:30 p.m. The throw is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
This will be Rajasthan's seventh match and Kolkata's sixth. With four wins from five games, Kolkata has eight points, good for second place in the standings. With five wins out of six, Rajasthan leads with ten points.
In a head-to-head match, there is only one win differential.
The Indian Premier League has seen 28 games between the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Rajasthan won 13 games, while Kolkata won 14. In contrast, one match was still undecided. The two teams competed in ten games in Kolkata. Rajasthan won three and Kolkata won six. There was no outcome in one match.
The team's leading scorer is Phil Salt.
This season, Kolkata had a fantastic start. The group won its opening three games. The team triumphed over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening game, Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second, and Delhi Capitals in the third. He suffered a defeat to the Chennai Super Kings in the fourth game. In their most recent game, the club triumphed over the Lucknow Super Giants at home.
batsman and wicketkeeper With 191 runs, Phil Salt leads the squad in scoring. Top scorer Sunil Narine is ranked second. With six wickets in just three matches, Vaibhav Arora leads all wicket-takers.
The leading run scorer for the Rajasthan team, Parag, is playing fantastically right now. The group won four games in a row. defeated the Delhi Capitals in the second game, the Mumbai Indians in the third, the Lucknow Super Giants in the first, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fourth. In the fifth match, the Gujarat Titans defeated the team by three wickets. However, in the sixth game, Rajasthan rallied and triumphed over the Punjab Kings.
Riyan Parag, a middle-order batsman, leads the team in scoring and ranks second overall for the season. In six games, Parag has amassed 284 runs. With 11 wickets in 6 matches, Yuzvendra Chahal leads the competition in wicket-taking.
Report on Pitch
The Eden Gardens Stadium's pitch benefits the batsmen. But near the end of the game, the spinners also start to play a role. This stadium has hosted 88 IPL matches thus far. In this instance, the first-batting teams have won 36 games, while the second-batting teams have won 52.
This stadium's highest team score, achieved by Chennai Super Kings versus Kolkata in the previous year, is 235/4.
Weather: On April 16, the weather in Kolkata will be quite hot. The day of the match will have bright sunlight here. Between 27 and 39 degrees Celsius are predicted to be the range of temperatures. This morning may be rather humid here. Rain is not expected to affect the match.
Potential starting lineups for both teams
The following players represent the Kolkata Knight Riders: Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, and Phil Salt, the wicketkeeper.
Player with Impact: Rinku Singh.
Tanush Kotian/Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Keshav Maharaj, Kuldeep Sen, Avesh Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, and Sanju Samson (wk & captain) are the Rajasthan Royals.
Player with Impact: Navdeep Saini.
