KKR vs RR: IPL 2023 Stats & Records at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will lock horns in match No. 56 of the ongoing edition of the IPL 2023 on Thursday, May 11, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 

Kolkata Knight Riders will come into the contest after two consecutive wins against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings. KKR has won five games and lost six out of eleven games played. Currently, they are fifth on the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of- 0.079.  

Rinku Singh has been the go-to batter, as he has so far aggregated 337 runs in eleven games at an average of 56.16 and with an excellent strike rate of 151.12, while Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana have managed to score 314 and 326 runs, respectively. In the bowling department, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has picked 17 wickets, while Suyash Sharma managed to pick ten wickets in eight matches. 

Rajasthan Royals will come into the contest after three consecutive losses against Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. RR have won five and lost six out of eleven games played, and they are currently placed fourth in IPL 2023 points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of 0.388 

Jaiswal has been man-in-form for RR and has aggregated 477 in eleven games at an average of 43.36, while Jos Buttler managed to score 392 runs. In the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal has picked 17 wickets in 11 games. While Ravichandran Ashwin also managed to pick 14 wickets. RR would look to bounce back to winning ways when they meet KKR in their upcoming encounter 

Eden Gardens Pitch Report:

The surface at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata assists the batters, and one can expect a high-scoring contest at the venue. However, spinners will play a vital role towards the latter stages of the match to restrict the batting side from scoring big and getting cruicial breakthroughs. Either skipper winning the toss may elect to field first.

KKR vs RR Head-to-Head Records: 

Both KKR and RR have met each other 26 times in the IPL history as Kolkata has won 14, whereas RR managed ten victories 

IPL records and stats in Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata 

Spin bowlers have thoroughly enjoyed bowling at this venue as they average 27.3 as compared to pacers, who average 31.7. Spinners bowled at an economy of 7.5, and pacers have bowled at 8.1 economy. 49 out of 83 games have been won by teams chasing at this ground. Teams winning the toss have preferred batting second at this venue. A cracking contest is expected in the clash between KKR and RR. All the games played in 2023 have been won by the team batting first; this will be a day game, and teams winning the toss would prefer to bat first 

Strategy and Match-ups:  

Sanju Samson has scored 64 runs against Sunil Narine in as many as 78 balls, and he has been dismissed thrice. Shardul Thakur has picked Jos Buttler twice in 48 balls, and at the same time, he has leaked 68 runs. Another interesting battle is between Nitish Rana and Yuzvendra Chahal, Rana has been dismissed five times against Yuzvendra Chahal in the 69 balls he faced and has scored 81 runs, hence Sanju Samson might use Yuzvendra Chahal against Nitish Rana. Sanju Samson has smashed 469 runs with a strike rate of 122.45, and he smashed three fifties against Kolkata Knight Riders. 

 KKR vs RR Highest and Lowest Totals Records: 

KKR’s highest total against RR is 217, while their lowest total is 81. 

RR’s highest total against KKR is 210, while their lowest total is 85. 

Top players to watch out for 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):  

Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell 

Rajasthan Royals (RR): 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Trent Boult 

KKR vs RR Full Squads: 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Full Squad: 

Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Jason Roy, Aarya Desai. 

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Full Squad: 

Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root