Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 56th match of the Indian Premier League 2023. The Rajasthan Royals team is in fifth place in the points table after winning 5 and losing 6 in 11 matches so far. At the same time, the Kolkata team has won 5 and lost 6 in 11 matches after they are in sixth place. There is a difference in net run rate between the two teams.
The current form is with Kolkata, who have won two out of the last three matches. Rajasthan has faced defeat in the last three matches. In such a situation, the match played on Thursday is important for both teams to reach the playoffs. Both have three matches left in the league round. Only a win in all three matches can open the doors of the playoffs.
Eden Gardens has emerged as a high-scoring ground in IPL 2023. The average first innings score here has been 205 runs. Here the spinners have been more successful than the fast bowlers and have taken 31 wickets. At the same time, 29 wickets have gone to the account of fast bowlers at an average of 10.47.
The maximum temperature of the day will be 38 degrees Celsius. By the evening, the temperature will drop, reaching 32 degrees Celsius at the time of the toss at 7 pm. Clouds will start appearing in the sky from the afternoon itself, which will remain at night and keep playing the game of hide and seek. There is no possibility of rain, but due to the cloudy sky, the effect of dew in the second innings of the match will be very less, or to say no. Due to this, the balance between the ball and bat will be seen.
Possible Playing XI Of KKR:- Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Shardul Thakur, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Suyash Sharma, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty
Possible Playing XI Of RR:- Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Joe Root, Adam Zampa / Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Sandeep Sharma
