Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all set to take on Rajasthan Royals in their next match of IPL 2024. The KKR vs RR match will take place on Tuesday, April 16 at the Eden Gardens Stadium. Shreyas Iyer leads KKR in IPL 2024.
KKR have been wonderful in the tournament so far, winning 4 games and losing 1 of 5. They have a dominant record against RR at home, winning 6 games and losing 3. Their aim will be to add another win to their kitty. Ahead of the match between KKR and RR, below we analyze KKR’s possible 11 players for the match.
KKR Playing 11 vs Rajasthan Royals – IPL 2024, match 31
Felipe Sal (WK)
KKR may not make any changes to their opening order as they have done a wonderful job so far in IPL 2024. Therefore, Phil Salt will be one of the openers and the wicketkeeper of the team. The right-handed batsman scored a half-century against SRH in the opening match.
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine will be KKR’s other opener against Rajasthan Royals. The left-handed batsman has played wonderful knocks. He scored 85 against Delhi Capitals and 47 against RCB. Narine is also a key all-rounder for the side.
Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer will occupy the one-down position. The left-handed batsman scored a half-century against Royal Challengers Bangalore (50). He has maintained a high strike rate of over 140 while batting.
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Shreyas Iyer (C)
Shreyas Iyer is the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and led the team in the KKR vs RR match of IPL 2024. Iyer has had a decent performance with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 39 against RCB and 34 against Chennai Super Kings.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Angkrish Raghuvanshi has impressed with his batting show and he may be retained in the next game as well. The right-handed batsman smashed 54 against Delhi Capitals in one game. In the absence of Nitish Rana, he has done a decent job in batting.
Andre Russell
With his excellent batting and bowling, Andre Russell has become the most prominent member of KKR in IPL 2024. He has a strike rate of over 200. He also hit SRH half a century earlier and took 5 wickets.
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Ramandeep Singh
Ramandeep Singh has been a part of all 5 KKR games in IPL 2024. He has batted in just 3 games, scoring a maximum of 35 in a game. He has a strike rate of 161+ and is perfect for the lower order.
Mitchell Starc
Although Mitchell Starc has only 5 wickets and maintained an economy of 10+ in 5 games in IPL 2024, he is a powerful pacer for the team and they will not risk benching him. The left-arm pacer will also lead the team’s pace attack in the upcoming match.
Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana has shown wonderful form this season. He took a three-wicket haul in the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rana has also bowled with a good economy of 9.30.
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Vaibhav Arora
Vaibhav Arora will be another pacer for the team in game 11. The right-arm pacer is Kolkata’s main wicket-taker. He stole a 3-wicket haul against Delhi Capitals and a 2-wicket haul against Chennai Super Kings.
Varun Chakraborty
Varun Chakaravarthy will lead KKR’s spin attack. The right-arm spinner has bowled with an economy of 9.5+ in 5 games. He earlier picked up 3 wickets against Delhi Capitals. He went wicketless against RCB and CSK but maintained brilliant economy rates in both games.
Impact players
KKR could use Rinku Singh as an impact player and play him as an extra batsman. Other members who may be part of the list are Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
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