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

The two teams have arrived here at the Eden Gardens for Match 43 of #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/Arx1teSkc0

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 25 April 2019

We are building up to the match.

Training in the kNIGHT with @NitishRana_27 ?#KKRvRR #VIVOIPL #KKRHaiTaiyaar pic.twitter.com/ooVCAQnAeA

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 25 April 2019

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

Winning against all adversities is the true mark of champions and that's exactly what our players will look at doing tonight! ??

Here's a look at our final preparations ahead of tonight's cracker!#HallaBol #RR #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/cElLtE54Tk

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) 25 April 2019

Winning against all adversities is the true mark of champions and that's exactly what our players will look at doing tonight! ??

Here's a look at our final preparations ahead of tonight's cracker!#HallaBol #RR #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/cElLtE54Tk

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) 25 April 2019

"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.

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

"No plan to eat sweets, just to win the match"

The boys landed in the city of joy with one objective - get back to winning ways! ?#HallaBol #KKRvRR #RR pic.twitter.com/r0JNdudcWa

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) 25 April 2019

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

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

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

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

ORANGE CAP LIST

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

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

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