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The Kolkata Knight Riders, a team that had been unbeatable in the previous seasons of IPL are all set to face the strong-looking Rajasthan Royals in the 47th match of Indian Premier League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on May 2 (Monday). Both the teams have already confronted each other in IPL 2022 and RR aced it with a slight margin.
Currently, RR are placed in the second position in the points table by marking six victories in their last nine matches. Whereas, KKR have won three matches out of nine challenges, and placed in the eighth position in the points table. Both the teams have lost their previous matches and are looking forward to winning today’s match and improving their spots on the points table.
Shreyas Iyer of KKR has been the top run-scorer for the team by achieving 290 runs with a strike rate of 137. Till now, he has smashed 30 fours and 7 sixes, whereas Andre Russell has scored 227 runs with a strike rate of 175 and KKR fans are expecting an outstanding manoeuvre from both the players. Umesh Yadav has gathered 14 wickets in his pocket with an economy rate of 7.27.
On the hand, Jos Buttler of RR has been the top batter by achieving 566 runs with a strike rate of 155. He has thrilled the fields with his unstoppable 47 fours and 36 sixes. The second best for the team has been Shimron Hetmyer who secured 244 runs with a strike rate of 168. Yuzvendra Chahal has grabbed 19 wickets and gave an economy rate of 7.22.
KKR vs RR Match 47 of the IPL 2022: Weather Report:
Today, the sky is expected to be clear and hazy, and the temperature will be around 28-29 degrees Celsius during the night. There is no chance of precipitation and humidity will be around 80%.
KKR vs RR Pitch Report for Match 47 of the IPL 2022:
The Wankhede Stadium wicket is believed to be suitable for batting and a high-scoring match can be expected. It is challenging to defend the small boundaries and therefore, the captain succeeding in the toss is anticipated to bowl first.
KKR vs RR Full Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders for 2022 IPL
Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson(w), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Aman Hakim Khan, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Tim Southee, Sam Billings, Mohammad Nabi, Chamika Karunaratne, Ajinkya Rahane, Baba Indrajith, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Shivam Mavi, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Harshit Rana
Rajasthan Royals Squad for 2022 IPL
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Karun Nair, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Daryl Mitchell, Obed McCoy, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anunay Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Shubham Garhwal
KKR vs RR Probable Playing 11 Today
KKR Probable Playing 11s
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Aman Khan, Varun Chakravarthy
RR Probable Playing 11s
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna
RR vs KKR Match Details
Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 47, Tata IPL 2022
Date and Time: May 2, 2022, Monday; at 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
KKR vs RR Head to Head Records
| Stats | Matches | RR Won | KKR Won | NR |
| Overall | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| In IPL 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
KKR vs RR Suggested Playing XI – 1 (IPL 2022)
Jos Buttler (c), Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell (vc), Pat Cummins, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Kuldeep Sen
KKR vs RR Suggested Playing XI – 2 (IPL 2022)
Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer ( C ), Nitish Rana, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell , Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal (vc), Kuldeep Sen
KKR vs RR IPL Match 47 Prediction
Considering the team combination and previous performances, Rajasthan Royals is expected to win this match.
