By Vikhyat Jain
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will go up against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their home ground in match no. 56 of IPL 2023 on 11th May at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
With three matches remaining each for both teams, every match will be crucial as they both stand with 10 points each. While RR are in the fifth position, KKR are just a notch below them in the sixth spot. KKR have their last two games with their latest victory coming against Punjab Kings where Rinku Singh became the star of the night with his last-ball boundary to win the game for his team.
On the other hand, RR have slumped in their last six matches with only a single win out of them. The team looked solid at the start of the season but somehow managed to slip lower down the peck. Their bowling unit has underperformed and the team will hope for a better show from them against Kolkata Knight Riders. This will be the first time in IPL 2023 that KKR and RR will take the battleground against each other.
Match – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2023, Match 56
Match date – 11th May 2023
Start time – 7:30 PM IST
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
KKR boasts a strong record against the Royals as they have won twice as many games as RR have won.
On the day of the match between KKR and RR, the sky will be clear and hazy, and the night-time temperature will be around 28-29 degrees Celsius. Throughout the match, there is no chance of rain falling. Humidity will be around 80%.
Eden Gardens has always been a batting-friendly ground. In the previous matches, we witnessed at this venue this season, runs have come aplenty. It is expected once again that batters will dominate for the most part of the game although spinners might come and spoil their party.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yahasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Joe Root, Dhurv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugun Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldip Yadav
Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 1 KKR vs RR Dream11:
Wicket-keepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Shimron Hetmyer
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Ravichandran Ashwin
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakaravarthy, Murugun Ashwin
Captain first choice: Jos Buttler || Captain second choice: Jason Roy
Vice-captain first choice: Yuzvendra Chahal || Vice-captain second choice: Sanju Samson
Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 2 KKR vs RR Dream11:
Wicket-keepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer
All-rounders: Andre Russell
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sandeep Sharma
Captain first choice: Yashasvi Jaiswal || Captain second choice: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Vice-captain first choice: Andre Russell || Vice-captain second choice: Sanju Samson
While KKR are on the rise and RR are slipping away, it is expected that KKR will have a good outing against RR at their home ground and win this game.
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