KKR vs RR, IPL 2023: Head to Head Record, Stats, and Pitch History at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

On 10 May 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the ongoing IPL. The 56th match of the tournament will take place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. KKR are currently in the sixth position with 10 points in 11 games. While RR are in the fifth position with 10 points in 11 games.  

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KKR vs RR IPL 2023: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Pitch Report

The pitch at Eden Gardens has always been batting-friendly. However, bowlers get some assistance with the new ball. Spinners also get some help as the match progresses. The outfield is quick and the boundaries are small. Hence, these teams can produce another high-scoring game for fans. The average first innings score at this venue in IPL is 164. But, this season it has increased to 211.   

KKR vs RR Records and Stats

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A total of 82 IPL matches have been played so far at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In those games, the teams batting first have won 34 games while the chasing teams have won 47 matches. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have scored the highest runs at this venue (235 vs KKR). While Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have scored the lowest runs (49 vs KKR).  

Head-to-Head Record

A total of 27 IPL matches have been played between KKR and RR over all these years. In those games, KKR have won 14 games while RR have won 12 times. In the last five meetings, KKR have won thrice while RR have won twice. 

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Teams record at the venue

At Eden Gardens, eight matches have been played between KKR and RR so far in IPL. In those games, KKR have won six games while RR have registered victories in two matches. 

All-time top-performers in KKR vs RR

In the batting department, Sanju Samson tops the chart in this rivalry. He has scored 340 runs and followed by him, Ajinkya Rahane has 338 runs and Shane Watson has 304 runs. In the bowling department, Shivam Mavi has taken the most wickets (13). Followed by him, Sunil Narine has 12 wickets and Shakib Al Hasan has 10 wickets. 

Highest and lowest totals

Against RR, KKR’s highest score is 210 while the lowest is 125.

Against KKR, RR’s highest score is 217 while the lowest is 81.     

Players to watch out for

KKR: Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, and Rinku Singh.     

RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson.   

Full KKR vs RR squads for both teams

KKR Squad: Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Jason Roy, and Aarya Desai. 

RR Squad: Sanju Samson (Captain & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, and Joe Root.