KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2023: Nitish Rana’s Knights take on Sanju Samson’s Royals in a must win game
KKR and RR are placed identically on the points table, with Rajasthan ahead of the net run rate.
With Cyclone Mocha on the horizon and a chance to enter top 4, KKR host Rajasthan at home
The 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season continues to roll on with its quota of thrilling matches. After the last ball thriller on Monday, where Rinku Singh won the game for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens, the Knights once again play host to the Rajasthan Royals (RR). KKR and RR are placed identically on the points table, with Rajasthan ahead of the net run rate. As the two teams face off in a highly anticipated match, KKR will look to maintain consency, whereas the Royals will aim to avoid a fourth straight defeat. A win for either team will push them into the top four.
For KKR, it is a must-win contest in each game they play. In the last match, they showed their bouncebackability which took them to number six from eighth on the points table.
A look at the squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, N Jagadeesan, Lockie Ferguson, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Johnson Charles, David Wiese, Aarya Desai
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldip Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Adam Zampa, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, KM Asif, Kuldeep Sen, Donavon Ferreira, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore
