Jaipur: Fresh from their maiden victory in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to carry the momentum into the game against Kolkata Knight Riders at home here, Sunday.
KKR on the other hand remain high on confidence after winning three of their opening four games this season.
Here are some stats and figures ahead of the game in the Pink City.
Head To Head
Matches played: 18
RR wins: 9
KKR wins: 9
Batting stats
Highest score in this fixture: RR 199/6 (20 overs) in Mumbai, 16th May 2015.
Highest individual score: 104* by Shane Watson in Mumbai, 16th May 2015.
Most runs: 304 runs by Shane Watson.
Biggest win by runs: RR’s 45-run win in Jaipur, 1st May 2008.
Bowling stats
Most wickets: Siddarth Trivedi and Shakib Al Hasan with 9 wickets each.
Best bowling figures: 4/20 by Kuldeep Yadav in Kolkata, 15th May 2018.
Biggest win by wickets: KKR’s 9-wicket win in Jaipur, 15th April 2011.
Predicted XI
RR: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper), Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson / Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Varun Aaron, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni.
KKR: Chris Lynn, Suni Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik (Captain) (Wicketkeeper), Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson.
Live streaming
TV: The Star Network
Stream: Hotstar
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