Table toppers Rajasthan Royals and second placed Kolkata Knight Riders will take each other on at the Eden Gardens in what promises to be an enthralling encounter. Both teams come to the tie on the back of a win. They have only lost one match in the IPL 2024. A win over RR will take KKR to the top of the IPL table. While RR can consolidate their top-of-the-table standing with a victory. Ahead of the match, let’s take a look at the Predicted Playing XIs of both teams ahead of the crucial tie.
Nitish Rana to return at Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s expense for KKR
KKR have hardly put a foot wrong in the tournament so far, losing to only Chennai Super Kings till now. The batting line-up of the Kolkata franchise has chased scores easily. Their openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt have played a major part. KKR have been boosted by the return of Nitish Rana from an injury. While everyone from the KKR team has been contributing to the cause of the team, young batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi may have to pave way for the more experienced Nitish Rana’s presence in the team.
KKR Predicted Playing XI
Phil Salt (WK), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
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Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin to come in for RR
Rajasthan Royals could not have asked for a better start to their IPL 2024 campaign. The Sanju Samson-led side has been cruising in the group stages, with 5 wins out of 6 matches. They overcame Punjab Kings challenge in the previous match despite missing talismanic England batter Jos Buttler. However, Buttler is likely to feature against KKR, with Keshav Maharaj likely to miss out. Ravichandran Ashwin is likely to come in too, at Tanush Kotian’s absence.
Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Nandre Burger, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
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