Tata IPL 2022 – KKR vs RR, match preview, predicted lineups
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders take on each other for the second time on Monday in Tata IPL 2022 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 2nd May 2022, 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Rajasthan Royals will look to keep winning games like they have been doing throughout so far in this tournament. They are a little away from qualifying for the playoffs.
RR are currently third in the points table after 9 games with 12 points.
Rajasthan’s batting have been solid especially with Orange cap holder Jos Buttler scoring heavily at top. They need him to fire again. Bowling wise too Rajasthan have been lucky with Purple cap holder Yuzvendra Chahal amongst their ranks. If all click at the same time, Rajasthan will be unbeatable.
RR have so far won against, SRH, MI, LSG, KKR, DC & RCB. They have lost to RCB, GT & MI>
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are not having an ideal run right now and that is evident with them on a loosing streak. They need to win games to come back in contention.
KKR are currently eighth in the points table after 9 games with 6 points.
Kolkata need their batters to score runs heavily apart from consistent performance from the bowlers.
KKR have so far won against CSK, PBKS & MI. They have lost to RCB, DC (2), SRH, RR & GT.
In terms of the head to head, KKR are ahead with 13 wins compared to RR’s 12 out of the 26 played with one game being a no-result.
As for the wicket, batsman will once again be at advantage with bowlers also reaping rewards for good balls.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
RR XI : Buttler, Paddikal, Samson (C&WK), Mitchell, Hetmyer, Parag, R. Ashwin, Boult, P. Krishna, Chahal, Sen.
KKR XI : V. Iyer, Narine, S. Iyer (C), N. Rana, Jackson (WK), R. Singh, Russell, Cummins, U. Yadav, Southee, H. Rana.
Prediction
Toss will play a crucial part in deciding the outcome of this match.
