IPL 2019 Day 34: KKR vs RR Preview

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Tonight’s IPL clash sees Kolkata Knight Riders host Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens.

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KKR are living by the sword right now with them needing to win their every remaining game to move above the rest in the charts.

An inconsistent run of results has the side at 6th in the points table. With both KXIP and SRH competing for the playoff spot above them, KKR will think nothing but a victory.

RR on the other hand are still mathematically in the competition. But even if they win all their remaining games, they still aren’t guaranteed of qualifying.

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer leaving after tonight’s game means that RR’s chances of making the impossible happen now looks very bleak.

Team News:

Both Harry Gurney and Lockie Ferguson haven’t performed well so far despite giving ample number of chances to them. This might see Carlos Brathwaite come in for them.

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer play their final games for RR before heading to the world cup. 3 consecutive ducks for Turner will mean that Liam Livingstone might take his place.

Expected XI:

KKR: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Yarra Prithviraj, Prasidh Krishna.

RR: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni.

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