Rajasthan Royals, coming off a setback, will aim to respond with intent when they meet a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. The contest brings together two teams heading in opposite directions – one that has largely impressed this season and another that has yet to find its footing.
Rajasthan had built strong momentum with four straight victories before being stopped by Sunrisers Hyderabad, while KKR’s campaign has unravelled, leaving them winless after six outings. With the window to turn things around narrowing, the pressure is mounting on the team management to make decisive changes, particularly involving captain Rahane and coach Nayar.
KKR Vs RR Head-To-Head
- Matches played: 32.
- KKR won: 16.
- RR won: 14.
- No result: 2.
KKR Vs RR IPL Results
| Winner | Margin | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 45 runs | Jaipur | 1 May 2008 |
| RR | 6 wickets | Eden Gardens | 20 May 2008 |
| KKR | 4 wickets | Durban | 20 May 2009 |
| Tie (RR Won The Eliminator) | – | Cape Town | 23 April 2009 |
| RR | 34 runs | Ahmedabad | 20 April 2010 |
| KKR | 8 wickets | Eden Gardens | 17 April 2010 |
| KKR | 9 wickets | Jaipur | 15 April 2011 |
| KKR | 8 wickets | Eden Gardens | 17 April 2011 |
| RR | 22 runs | Jaipur | 8 April 2012 |
| KKR | 5 wickets | Eden Gardens | 13 April 2012 |
| RR | 19 runs | Jaipur | 8 April 2013 |
| KKR | 8 wickets | Eden Gardens | 3 May 2013 |
| RR | 10 runs | Ahmedabad | 5 May 2014 |
| Tie (RR Won The Eliminator) | – | Abu Dhabi | 29 April 2014 |
| RR | 9 runs | Brabourne | 16 May 2015 |
| Abandoned | – | Eden Gardens | 26 April 2015 |
| KKR | 7 wickets | Jaipur | 18 April 2018 |
| KKR | 25 runs | Eden Gardens | 23 May 2018 |
| KKR | 6 wickets | Eden Gardens | 15 May 2018 |
| KKR | 8 wickets | Jaipur | 7 April 2019 |
| RR | 3 wickets | Eden Gardens | 25 April 2019 |
| KKR | 37 runs | Dubai (DICS) | 30 Sep 2020 |
| KKR | 86 runs | Sharjah | 7 Oct 2020 |
| KKR | 60 runs | Dubai (DICS) | 1 Nov 2020 |
| KKR | 7 wickets | Wankhede | 2 May 2021 |
| RR | 6 wickets | Wankhede | 24 April 2021 |
| RR | 7 runs | Brabourne | 18 April 2022 |
| RR | 9 wickets | Eden Gardens | 11 May 2023 |
| RR | 2 wickets | Eden Gardens | 16 Apr 2024 |
| No Result | – | Guwahati | 19 May 2024 |
| KKR | 8 wickets | Guwahati | 26 Mar 2025 |
| KKR | 1 run | Eden Gardens | 4 May 2025 |
KKR Vs RR Top Stats, Records And More
- Highest team total: 224/8 by RR in 20 overs on April 16, 2024, in Kolkata (chasing 224).
- Lowest total: 81-all out in 15.2 overs by RR in Guwahati on May 19, 2024 (batting first).
- Biggest win (by wickets): Both KKR and RR have once beaten each other by 9 wickets.
- Biggest win (by runs): KKR won by 86 runs after posting 171/4 and bowling out RR for 85 in 16.2 overs on October 7, 2021.
- Most runs: 413 runs in 18 matches by Sanju Samson for RR.
- Highest score: 109 by Sunil Narine for KKR on April 16, 2024.
- Most sixes: 22 in 12 innings by Andre Russell for KKR.
- Most 50+ scores: 2 each by Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Dinesh Karthik, Gautam Gambhir, Sourav Ganguly and Eoin Morgan.
- Most wickets: 14 wickets in 21 matches by Sunil Narine for KKR.
- Best bowling figures: 5/40 by Yuzvendra Chahal for RR.
- Most matches: 21 matches by Sunil Narine for KKR.
KKR Vs RR IPL Match: Pitch Report
The last match in Kolkata was abandoned due to rain. Thanks to the conditions, Punjab Kings pacers
had troubled KKR batters in the Powerplay and reduced their hosts to 25/2 in 3.4 overs itself. However, this venue has been traditionally a batting paradise.
KKR Vs RR: Kolkata Weather Forecast
KKR Vs RR Predicted XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.
Impact Subs: Varun Chakaravarthy, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Manish Pandey.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag (captain), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande.
Impact Subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Brijesh Sharma.
KKR Vs RR IPL Match
When: The contest will be held on April 19 (Sunday).
Where: It will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Start Time: The match starts from 3:30 PM IST.
KKR Vs RR Live Streaming Details
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KKR Vs RR: Full Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Tim Seifert, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Saurabh Dubey, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Navdeep Saini, Prashant Solanki, Blessing Muzarabani, Daksh Kamra, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana.
Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Sushant Mishra, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Kwena Maphaka, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao Perala.
