Hello and welcome back to SlogVlog! It’s another double-header in the IPL, and the first match today is between a struggling KKR and RR at Eden Gardens. KKR will be looking to get their first win, while RR aim to retain their spot at the top of the points table.
Expected Playing 11:
KKR:
- Ajinkhya Rahane (C)
- Finn Allen
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK)
- Cameron Green
- Rinku Singh
- Rovman Powell
- Anukul Roy
- Ramandeep Singh
- Sunil Narine
- Vaibhav Arora
- Kartik Tyagi
Impact Player- Varun Chakravarthy
RR:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- Riyan Parag (C)
- Dhruv Jurel (WK)
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Donnovan Ferreira
- Jofra Archer
- Nandre Burger
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Tushar Deshpande
Impact Player- Sandeep Sharma
Head to Head:
| Matches- | 32 |
| KKR Won- | 16 |
| RR Won- | 14 |
| No Result- | 2 |
Pitch and Weather Conditions:
The last two afternoon games on this particular surface, pitch no. 4, were won by the team batting first. But KKR and RR might not be swayed just by that, because in the first of those, KKR almost chased down 239 against Lucknow Super Giants, and in the second, Italy gave England a massive scare chasing 203 at the 2026 T20 World Cup.
-ESPN CricInfo
Prediction:
Well, all of RR’s weaknesses were exposed in their game against SRH six days ago. But they are still one of the strongest teams in the IPL this year. KKR, on the other hand, have been playing a poor level of cricket. This is nowhere close to the KKR we saw two years ago when they won the trophy. RR have a much higher chance of winning this clash.
If KKR want to beat a team like RR, both their departments need to perform. If their bowling gets past RR’s top order, then they have a very good chance of restricting or defending against them. But their batting also needs to step up. Quality players like Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane need to show that they still have it. However, for now, the vote goes in favour of RR.
If you want to see Ravindra Jadeja and Sunil Narine in action today, then tune into JioHotstar at 3:30 PM IST.
Until Next Time!
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