The 31st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will be between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, the team that has shown excellent performance so far this season. This match between the two teams will be played at KKR’s home ground Eden Gardens Stadium.
So far, the Rajasthan team, captained by Sanju Samson, has tasted victory in five out of six matches, while facing defeat in one match. The Rajasthan team is in the first position on the points table of IPL 2024 with 10 points, while the KKR team is also in great form. KKR team has won 4 out of five matches while facing defeat in one match. In such a situation, now both teams will face each other at Eden Gardens. Sunil Narayan is coming to open again for KKR this season and is in great form. He has scored 167 runs this season at a strike rate of 184 and an average of 33 with one half-century. If they have to be stopped, then Trent Boult can be the most important weapon in front of them, who has dismissed them twice in two IPL innings. During this period, Narayan scores runs at an average of only 6.5 and a strike rate of 162.5.
| Series: | Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) |
| Match: | KKR vs RR 31st Match |
| Venue: | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Match Start Time: | 7:30 PM IST – Tuesday 16 April 2024 |
| TV Channel: | Star Sports |
| Live Streaming: | JioCinema app |
The pitch of Eden Gardens, Kolkata is considered favorable for spinners. However, fast bowlers can wreak havoc with the new ball. Whereas spinners can show their game after the ball becomes old. There is a very small boundary on this ground, which makes it easier for the batsmen to score runs. The outfield of this ground is also very fast. Here, once the ball hits the bat properly, it becomes a four easily.
| Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch & Weather | |
| Temperature | 38 |
| Weather Forecast | Clear sky |
| Pitch Behaviour | Batting-friendly |
| Best Suited To | pace |
| Average 1st innings score | 164 |
| Total Match: | 27 |
| KKR Won: | 14 |
| RR Won: | 13 |
| No Result: | 0 |
| Roles | Players |
| Wicket-Keepers: | S Samson (VC), P Salt |
| Batters: | Y Jaiswal, A Raghuvanshi |
| All-Rounders: | S Narine (C), A Russell, R Parag |
| Bowlers: | M Starc, V Arora, Y Chahal, T Boult |
| Captain: | S Narine |
| Vice-Captain: | S Samson |
| Roles | Players |
| Wicket-Keepers: | S Samson, P Salt |
| Batters: | Y Jaiswal, S Iyer |
| All-Rounders: | S Narine, A Russell (C), R Parag (VC) |
| Bowlers: | M Starc, V Arora, Y Chahal, K Maharaj |
| Captain: | A Russell |
| Vice-Captain: | R Parag |
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Avesh Khan
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