IPL 2023 Live Score, KKR vs RR Match Today: Kolkata Knight Riders take on Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score: Kolkata Knight Riders scored 149 for eight against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match on Thursday. Asked to bat first, Venkatesh Iyer top-scored for KKR with 57 off 42 balls after openers Jason Roy (10) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (18) could not convert their starts at the Eden Gardens, both falling to seasoned left-arm pacer Trent Boult. Skipper Nitish Rana (22) too got out after getting a start. In-form leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal finished with excellent figures of 4/25, continuing his fine run of form.
Rajasthan Royals are fifth in the standings with five wins and six losses through their first eleven games. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders, who have played 11 games, are sixth in the standings with a record of five wins and six losses. Even though RR now leads KKR in terms of net run rate (NRR), the situation could swiftly change if they keep winning since a win for any team will put them in the top four.
Playing XIs: Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy; Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal. Scroll down for live action.
Live Blog
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Today: Catch all the live action between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals from the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
KKR and RR are placed identically on the points table, with Rajasthan ahead of the net run rate.
