In the 31st match of IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will face each other. The KKR vs RR match is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, April 16. KKR enjoys the home advantage as the match takes place at the Eden Gardens Stadium.
Directed by Shreyas Iyer, KKR have shown brilliant form in IPL 2024. They won their first three consecutive games to emerge as a strong team. However, they faced a big defeat against CSK in their fourth match.
Sanju Samson is the captain of RR in IPL 2024. So far, they are the strongest team in the tournament, winning 5 matches and losing only 1 out of 6. With 10 points, they remain at the top of the points table. Ahead of the clash between KKR and RR, below are the head-to-head stats between both sides.
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KKR vs RR Head to Head Records: IPL 2024, Match 31
| Statistics | Matches | KKR won | Earned RR | Without results |
| In general | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| In Eden Gardens, Calcutta | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| In the last 5 games | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| In IPL 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KKR vs RR Head-to-Head Records: Key Stats
If we look at the head to head records of KKR vs RR in IPL, both teams have played 28 matches. Kolkata has won 14 games, while Rajasthan has won 13 matches. A match ended without result. KKR have home advantage at the Eden Gardens Stadium, winning 6 matches and losing 3 of 10.
Head-to-head records between KKR and RR: 5 recent meetings
If we look at the last five meetings between both sides, Rajasthan Royals has an advantage over KKR. RR has won 3 games while KKR has won 2 games. Last season, both teams met once and RR took the victory.
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Head-to-head records between KKR and RR: Key moments and standout performances
As per KKR vs RR head-to-head records in IPL history, Nitish Rana is the active member with most 224 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders. Dinesh Karthik has the first knock of unbeaten 97 runs. Among the active members, Shreyas Iyer once scored 85 runs. No other current KKR player has scored a half-century against RR.
Among bowlers, Shivam Mavi has taken the most 13 wickets, followed by Sunil Narine with 12 scalps. Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi and Pat Cummins are some names from KKR who recorded four-wicket hauls against Rajasthan.
Talking about Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson is their leading run-getter against KKR with 388 runs. Shane Watson and Jos Buttler have criticized centuries. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Steve Smith and Ajinkya Rahane have scored half-centuries.
Yuzvendra Chahal has the most 9 wickets for the team. He also took 5/40 in a clash that included a hat-trick. Chris Morris and Yuzvendra Chahal also took 4-wicket hauls against KKR once.
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KKR vs RR Head-to-Head Records: Trends and Patterns
Kolkata and Rajasthan have been almost even in head-to-head matchups. Of their 14 wins, KKR won 4 games by batting first and 10 by batting second. Rajasthan has won 9 matches batting first and 4 games chasing. At Eden Gardens, KKR has had more success.
Conclusion
Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have been a part of IPL since the debut edition in 2008. Both have faced each other in numerous games and interestingly, they are almost equal in head-to-head matchups. KKR and RR also looked stronger in IPL 2024 and an exciting match is expected between them.
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