Rajasthan Royals will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the 70th match of IPL 2024. Both KKR and Rajasthan teams have qualified for the playoffs. KKR’s team is currently in the first position on the points table with 19 points, while Rajasthan’s team is in the second position with 16 points with a loss in four matches. In such a situation, let us know the nature of the pitch of the match between Rajasthan Royals vs KKR.
Rajasthan Royals’ highest score so far is 224 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders’ highest score so far is 223 runs against Rajasthan Royals. These two teams last played against each other on April 16 this year.
Rajasthan Royals won that match by 2 wickets. In that match, RR’s Jos Buttler played an inning of 107 runs in 60 balls and was adjudged Player of the Match. RR won this match by 2 wickets.
| Series: | Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) |
| Match: | RR vs KKR 70th Match |
| Venue: | Barasapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Match Start Time: | 7:30 PM IST – Sunday 19th May 2024 |
| TV Channel: | Star Sports |
| Live Streaming: | JioCinema app |
The pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium is recognized as a batting paradise. This is the reason why the batsmen here are seen playing their shots freely without any hindrance. However, this wicket also provides some help to the bowlers.
In the last match played on this ground, RR was able to score only 144 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Punjab Kings, chasing the target, won the match by scoring 145 runs for 5 wickets in 18.5 overs. In that match, Sam Curran had scored an unbeaten 63 runs on 41 balls.
According to weather.com, the temperature in Barsapara on May 19 will be around 24 degrees and the humidity level will be around 92%. Due to this, the heat will be felt more. There is a 77 percent chance of rain. There is a possibility of sporadic thunderstorms in the evening, which is likely to affect the match.
| Barasapara Cricket Stadium Pitch & Weather | |
| Temperature | 22 |
| Weather Forecast | cloudy |
| Pitch Behaviour | Batting-Friendly |
| Best Suited To | pace |
| Average 1st innings score | 176 |
| Total Match: | 28 |
| RR Won: | 14 |
| KKR Won: | 14 |
| NovResult: | 0 |
| Roles | Players |
| Wicket-Keepers: | Sanju Samson(C) |
| Batters: | Shreyas Iyer(VC), Shimron Hetmyer, Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| All-Rounders: | Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Riyan Parag |
| Bowlers: | Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Captain: | Sanju Samson |
| Vice-Captain: | Shreyash Iyer |
| Roles | Players |
| Wicket-Keepers: | Sanju Samson |
| Batters: | Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| All-Rounders: | Andre Russell(VC), Sunil Narine(C), Riyan Parag |
| Bowlers: | Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Captain: | Sunil Narine |
| Vice-Captain: | Andre Russell |
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
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