Rajasthan Royals will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the 47th match of IPL 2022 that will be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 02 May and will start at 7:30 PM IST. Read here complete information about this KKR vs RR match including preview, prediction, playing 11, Dream11 Team, etc.
KKR vs RR Match Details
| Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Information | |
|---|---|
| Date | 02 May 2022 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT, 07:30 PM LOCAL |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
Although we have not witnessed big scores like near 200 in the last few matches at Wankhede still the pitch is good for batting and we will see scorers around 190. There are small boundaries at the stadium so defending the totals is not easy here. So the team winning the toss look for batting second.
KKR Team Preview
KKR will play RR for the second time in IPL 2022. KKR lost the match by 7 wickets when both teams met last time on 18 Apr. After CSK & MI, KKR became the lowest performer team in IPL this season and they have also lost their last match also in which they faced DC
KKR Key Players
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer’s knock of 42 runs against DC in the last match was a bit of a sign of his coming back into form, But he needs something special innings for which he is known for. Everyone knows he is a top-class batsman and can cause damage to RR bowlers.
Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch is known for batting fearlessly but he has not done this so far for the team. He will have a great chance in this match against RR to show the quality of batting he has. He needs to capitalize on the chances that he has taken start on a few occasions.
Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav took 3 wickets in the last match also and so far has taken 14 wickets in the tournament with a decent economy of 7.27. He will be a handy option again with the ball for KKR in this upcoming match against DC.
RR Team Preview
Mumbi Indians won their first match of the tournament by breaking the winning streak of Rajasthan Royals in the last match. RR was able to make only 158 runs which were easily chased by MI by loss of just 5 wickets.
RR Key Players
Jos Buttler
RR team has become more of a one-man team in IPL 2022 and that is Jos Buttler. He is performing in almost all games and hit 67 runs in the last game also. As he didn’t get support from other batsmen, the team was not able to post a big total on the board. Jos Buttler is absolutely fluent this season and will look to add more runs under his belt in this match also.
Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal would love to get some runs under these conditions. He has aggressive instincts and will look to attack bowlers from the start. His innings will be key for RR in this match.
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal has had a very successful IPL 2022 season and he is comfortably sitting at the top of the list of highest wicket-takers with 19 wickets to his name. He finished with 1 wicket for 33 runs in the last match but looks to pick more wickets in this match.
KKR Playing 11
Aaron Finch, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Baba Indrajith (wk), Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Harshit Rana
RR Playing 11
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
KKR vs RR Head to Head Stats in IPL T20
| Matches Played | KKR Won | RR Won | Tie | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
KKR vs RR Winner Prediction
Rajasthan Royals is the 2nd team in the points table and Kolkata is at the 8th position. Performance-wise both teams are unmatchable this season. RR also has the confidence of beating KKR earlier in this season.
RR is favorite to win this match against KKR.
KKR vs RR Dream11 Team
Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson can play match-winning innings for their team. Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana are also players who can give excellent performance with the bat and help the team to win. Ravichandran Ashwin, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell can prove their all-rounder abilities by making good runs and taking wickets. Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen can be very impressed with the ball.
- Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson
- Batsmen: Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana
- All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
- Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
Dream11 Team Captain and Vice-Captain
Dream11 Captain – Jos Buttler
Dream11 Vice-Captain – Shreyas Iyer