Two matches will be played today in IPL-20125. The first match of the day will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. The match will begin at 3:30 pm at KKR's Home Ground Eden Gardens.
This will be the second time this season when the two teams will clash against each other. In the last match, Kolkata beat Rajasthan by 8 wickets in his home.
At the same time, in the second match of the day, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants will clash against each other. The match will be played in the inn at 7:30 pm.
Preview of the first match
Match Details, 53th Match KKR VS RR Date- May 4 Stadium – Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata Time: Toss – 3:00 pm, Match start – 3:30 pm
Only one win difference in Head to Head
The IPL has played 31 matches between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals so far. Kolkata won 15 matches and Rajasthan won 14 matches. While 2 matches remained uncertain. There are 11 matches between the two teams in Kolkata. Out of this, Kolkata won 6 and Rajasthan 4. One match did not result. Kolkata's last win against Rajasthan was in 2018. Three matches were then played and Rajasthan won all three. Today the team has a chance to hit fours.
Varun Chakraborty Top Wicket-Tacker from Kolkata
Yashwashi Jaiswal RR No Top Scorer
Pitch report The Eden Gardens helps the pitch to the stadium. The stadium has so far played 98 IPL matches. The first batting team has won 41 matches here, while the chase team has won 56 matches.
The highest team score at the stadium is 262/2, which was scored by Punjab Kings last year against Kolkata.
Weather conditions The weather will not be good in Kolkata on May 4. There will be a cloudy day all day on Sunday and the possibility of rain is 80%. It is likely to rain in the morning. On this day, the temperature is expected to be between 26 and 33 degrees.
Possible Playing-12 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) of both teams: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Sunil Narayan, Rahmanullah Gurbaaz (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rowman Powell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravi, Vaibhav.
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Ryan Parag (Captain), Yashwashi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hatmayer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Mahish Thixara, Akash Madwal, Tushar Singh.
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