Match preview: KKR vs RR- In the 56th match of the IPL 2023, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The Eden Gardens in Kolkata will serve as the venue for this match. With five victories and six defeats in 11 matches, the Rajasthan Royals are fifth in the points table. In their previous match against Sunrisers, they lost by four wickets in a close game that was decided by the last ball. They had the game under control until Sandeep Sharma’s final ball no-ball proved costly. The Rajasthan Royals are in a situation where they cannot afford to lose any more games after a strong start to the season that saw them lose four of their previous five games.

Match preview: KKR vs RR

With five wins and six losses in 11 matches, the Kolkata Knight Riders are sixth in the table. To keep their hopes of qualifying alive, they have won their previous matches against Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. They intend to make use of the conditions because they will be playing at home. They have found a strategy that seems to be working well for them and have won three of their previous five matches. However, the winner of this match will advance into the top four of the points table, making it a crucial match for both teams. These different sides have met each other multiple times and Kolkata Knight Riders enjoy a benefit winning 14 of those match while Rajasthan have won 12. This match looks like it will be exciting.

Probably Playing XI of KKR and RR

Kolkata Knight Riders: RK Singh, JJ Roy, N Rana(C), AD Russell, SP Narine, VR Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk), Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, H Rana

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, JE Root, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, SV Samson(C), Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldip Yadav

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Pitch report

The surface will be well-balanced, assisting pacers well at first, and batting will become easier as the game progresses. The typical first innings score at this scene is 164 and groups batting second have won greater part of the matches. Due to the dew factor, chasing will be preferred by both teams.