Live Blog: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
It cannot get bigger for the two groups as the winner will get a shot on the final and the loser will likely be eliminated from the league.
TOSS | Rajasthan Royals win the toss and opt to bowl in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens
Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Javon Searles, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Tripathi, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Ben Laughlin
Both groups have fielded unchanged beginning XIs
Pitch Report
"It is quite dry underneath but it's got a good covering of grass. There seemed a bit of moisture from the covers. I reckon it will be a good batting surface and both teams will score a lot of runs" - Michael Clarke
PREVIEW
With odds stacked in opposition to them, former champions Rajasthan Royals will look to move complete throttle once they lock horns with two-time winners and overwhelming favourites Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator today.
The Knight Riders have outplayed Rajasthan both in the home and away games this season.
After a seven-wicket win at Jaipur last month, Kolkata notched up a comprehensive six-wicket win over their competitors every week ago at Eden Gardens en path to sealing their play-off berth.
With 3 wins at the trot, Kolkata Knight Riders are on a roll as they clinched the last-four berth for the sixth time.
Champions of the inaugural edition in 2008, Rajasthan, alternatively, were heavily reliant at the alignment in their stars for their passage into the play-offs.
Minus their two best English star performers -- Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes who were referred to as for nationwide duty -- Rajasthan were written off by way of many, however they managed to disenchanted Royal Challengers Bangalore of their final league game on May 19 to keep their slim hopes alive.
It cannot get bigger for the two groups as the winner will get a shot on the final and the loser will likely be eliminated from the league.
TOSS | Rajasthan Royals win the toss and opt to bowl in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens
Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Javon Searles, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Tripathi, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Krishnappa Gowtham, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Ben Laughlin
Both groups have fielded unchanged beginning XIs
Pitch Report
"It is quite dry underneath but it's got a good covering of grass. There seemed a bit of moisture from the covers. I reckon it will be a good batting surface and both teams will score a lot of runs" - Michael Clarke
PREVIEW
With odds stacked in opposition to them, former champions Rajasthan Royals will look to move complete throttle once they lock horns with two-time winners and overwhelming favourites Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator today.
The Knight Riders have outplayed Rajasthan both in the home and away games this season.
After a seven-wicket win at Jaipur last month, Kolkata notched up a comprehensive six-wicket win over their competitors every week ago at Eden Gardens en path to sealing their play-off berth.
With 3 wins at the trot, Kolkata Knight Riders are on a roll as they clinched the last-four berth for the sixth time.
Champions of the inaugural edition in 2008, Rajasthan, alternatively, were heavily reliant at the alignment in their stars for their passage into the play-offs.
Minus their two best English star performers -- Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes who were referred to as for nationwide duty -- Rajasthan were written off by way of many, however they managed to disenchanted Royal Challengers Bangalore of their final league game on May 19 to keep their slim hopes alive.
IPL Live: Royals opt to bowl against Knight Riders
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Reviewed by Kailash
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May 23, 2018
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