In the 30th Match of Tata IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals will play against Kolkata Knight Riders. The RR vs KKR Match will take place on April 18 (Friday) at Brabourne CCI, Mumbai at 07:30 PM(IST).
RR vs KKR: Match Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders lost two matches consecutively. Venkatesh Iyer is having a poor performance in IPL 2022. The KKR team doesn’t have a solid wicketkeeper-batsman. KKR will have to fix their openers. Ajinkya Rahane opened the innings which didn’t work for them. Aaron Finch replaced him, but his inconsistency was another issue. Venkatesh Iyer on the other hand is unable to fetch runs. Currently, Kolkata is placed at 6th position with 6 points in the points table of Tata IPL 2022.
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals (RR) led by Sanju Samson got defeated in its last encounter against Gujarat Titans. RR’s middle order was was poor and Gujarat’s bowlers took the advantage and defeated them by 37 runs. Rajasthan Royals is at the 4th Position on the Points table of Tata IPL 2022. RR has played 5 matches this season and won 3 matches among them and lost 2 Matches.
RR vs KKR: Match Prediction
KKR started the season on a great note but with time, their performance has dropped due to inconsistency. Their bowling attack has been at its worst in the past two games. On the other hand, RR’s batting line-up is in a good form which would be advantageous to the team. KKR’s performance has slowed down due to a lack of a solid opener and wicketkeeper-batter. RR has its own weaknesses as well but it’s a better-balanced team than KKR. RR will win the next match.
RR vs KKR: Fantasy XI
Jos Buttler from Rajasthan Royals has hammered 272 runs in this tournament so far and can come in handy once again here.
Yuzvendra Chahal from Rajasthan Royals. He has picked up 12 wickets in this tournament so far and will be among the top picks here.
Andre Russell from Kolkata Knight Riders smashed 179 runs and grabbed 5 wickets in this tournament so far.
Pat Cummins from Kolkata Knight Riders. He has marked 63 runs and took 3 wickets in this tournament so far.
Shreyas Iyer from Kolkata Knight Riders is leading the team and he has smacked 151 runs in this tournament so far and will be an essential pick for this match as well.
Shimron Hetmyer has made 197 runs in 5 matches at an average of 65.66 and a strike rate of 177.47 including one half-century.
Umesh Yadav from Kolkata Knight Riders picked 10 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 16.3, an economy of 6.79, and a strike rate of 14.4.
Nitish Rana from KKR has played 6 matches where he scored a total of 123 runs at a strike rate of 141.38.
Devdutt Padikkal from Rajasthan Royals has mustered 114 runs in 5 matches.
Parsidh Krishna from RR has picked 4 wickets in 4 matches and can have an impactful performance in the next one.
Kuldeep Sen from RR has picked 2 wickets in 2 matches and can pick the crucial wickets in the next matches.
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