On IPL’s birthday, the Knights will once again walk down the galleries of Brabourne to face the champions of IPL 01, Rajasthan Royals. Both KKR and RR had a flying start to IPL 15 and are currently placed at 6th and 5th positions respectively. While the Knights saw a lump in their form in the last 2 games and will be desperate to avoid a hat-trick of losses.
Samson and his brigade too are coming after a hard-fought defeat against Gujarat Titans. Jos Buttler has been in phenomenal for them with the bat, leading the charts as the highest run-scorer with the orange cap on his head. While the spin duo of Chahal-Ashwin has posed a deadly threat in the middle overs.
KKR will hope for skipper Shreyas Iyer to lead the way with the bat and want senior players like Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, and Pat Cummins to punch back in crunch situations. Perhaps their most valuable buy of all time, Sunil Narine has continued to be the trump card for Kolkata in IPL 15.
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Match 30th: RR vs KKR Playing 11 announced
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Karun Nair, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
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RR vs KKR: Toss Updates and Playing XI:
Shreyas Iyer won the toss to opt for fielding first on the batting paradise of Brabourne Stadium. Shivam Mavi replaced youngster Aman Khan to be the only change for the Knights tonight. Samson too shared that he as well was eager to chase on this track and in a surprising move has made 3 big changes in the playing XI. Kiwi speedster Trent Boult has come in to bolster the pace battery alongside Karun Nair and Obed McCoy. Rassie Van der Dussen, Kuldeep Sen and Jimmy Neesham.
