KKR vs RR, IPL 2019 Build-up: Rajasthan Royals win toss, elect to bowl

KKR vs RR, IPL 2019 Build-up: Kolkata Knight Riders clash with Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match on Thurday.

By: Sports Desk
Updated: April 25, 2019 07:31 PM IST
KKR vs RR, IPL 2019 Build-up: Kolkata Knight Riders clash with Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.

KKR vs RR, IPL 2019 Build-up: Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered five defeats on the trot, exposing their over-reliance on Andre Russell, and skipper Dinesh Karthik has copped criticism for not promoting the big-hitting West Indian up the order. Chosen ahead of the young Rishabh Pant in the World Cup squad in a debatable decision, the Tamil Nadu veteran, who was KKR’s leading run-getter last season, is struggling for runs with an average of 16.71 from nine outings.

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Clinging to one spot below KKR at seventh in the eight-team standings, Rajasthan Royals’ fate too hangs by the thread. Ajinkya Rahane roared back to form with an elegant century but his efforts went in vain as RR lost to Delhi Capitals in their last match.

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KKR vs RR Predicted Playing 11, IPL 2019

19:31 (IST)25 Apr 2019
TOSS!

Rajasthan Royals win toss, elect to bowl

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19:07 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Teams have arrived
19:02 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Nets with Nitish Rana

We are building up to the match.

18:49 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Brathwaite vs Stokes

If he gets the opportunity tonight, Carlos Brathwaite would like to 'get one up' on Ben Stokes once again.

18:23 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Archer plays big role
18:23 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Archer plays big role
18:06 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Pre-match talk

"We haven't been able to capitalise on important moments in the game, that's why we have found ourselves on the losing side." - Stuart Binny on Rajasthan Royals' disappointing campaign so far.

"The mood in the camp is (still) good. As professionals, we cannot let results alter our demeanour or the mindset." - Carlos Brathwaite on KKR's morale after five consecutive defeats.

16:48 (IST)25 Apr 2019
IPL 2019, KKR vs RR Predicted Playing XI

Predicted Playing XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Yarra Prithviraj, Prasidh Krishna

Predicted Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni

16:10 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Rajasthan land in the city of joy
15:27 (IST)25 Apr 2019
RR Predicted XI

RR Predicted XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (WK), Steve Smith (C), Ashton Turner, Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Jofra Archer

14:58 (IST)25 Apr 2019
KKR Predicted XI

KKR predicted XI: Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Carlos Brathwaite, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Harry Gurney and Prasidh Krishna

14:07 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Purple Cap

Shreyas Gopal and Jofra Archer of Rajasthan Royals feature in the Purple Cap list. None of the KKR players have a spot in the top ten wicketakers list.

PURPLE CAP LIST

13:30 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Orange Cap

Kolkata Knight Rider's Andre Russell features in the Orange Cap list, having scored 392 in 10 matches this season.

ORANGE CAP LIST

13:06 (IST)25 Apr 2019
IPL Table

Kolkata Knight Riders tand on the sixth position in the IPL 2019 Points table. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals sit at the bottom of the table as RCB won the match last night and earned eight points. 

IPL POINTS TABLE

12:02 (IST)25 Apr 2019
Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders started this season of Indian Premier League 2019 on a high. The side led by Dinesh Karthik has lost their previous five games and now need to win every match to rekindle hopes of making it through the play-offs. Up against them will be another side, who are at the bottom half of the table and need to pull off win in every games to make it through to top four - Rajasthan Royals.

KKR vs RR PREVIEW

11:25 (IST)25 Apr 2019
KKR vs RR

Hello and welcome to our buildup for the IPL match in the evening between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Stay tuned for the Predictable playing xi and other news that comes up ahead of the match

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (capt), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Harry Gurney, Matt Kelly, KC Cariappa and Yarra Prithviraj.

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Shubham Ranjane, Ashton Turner, Steve Smith, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Sudhesan Midhun, Jaydev Unadkat, Ish Sodhi, Prashant Chopra, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Aryaman Birla, Riyan Parag, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Liam Livingstone, Varun Aaron, Jos Buttler, Shahshank Singh, Manan Vohra, Rahul Tripathi.

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