Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals are two strong contenders for the Indian Premier League trophy. The two teams are playing well from the beginning of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League. The two teams will play the second match of the doubleheader. The victory is very important for both teams. The winning team will surely be having a chance to take up the fourth spot on the points table for the playoffs. Kolkata Knight Riders lost their previous game and Rajasthan Royals won their previous game. RR will be riding high with the success now.
Overall, the two teams played 22 games in the Indian Premier League. Rajasthan Royals won 10 games and Kolkata Knight Riders won 11 games, on the whole. There is no result in one game. In the current season, the two teams played 13 games each. The two teams will play their last league game this season. The two teams won 6 out of 13 games that they played.
Teams wise, KKR is strong when compared to RR. RR batsmen are inconsistent. But, they won their last game and it filled a lot of confidence in the team. Nitesh Rana, Subhamn Gil, Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, and Rahul Tripathi are playing well. Ferguson, Narine, Varun Chakravarthy are bowling well too. For RR, there is Samson, Uthappa, Smith, and Stokes playing well. Butler, Shreyas Gopal, and Tyagi should work on their drawbacks.
The match takes place at the Dubai International Stadium. The match starts at 7.30 PM IST.