Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 47th Match of IPL 2022, Predicted XIs & Stats Preview

The two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the strong-looking Rajasthan Royals in a group stage match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 to be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on May 2 (Monday). Both teams have already met once in IPL 2022 with the Royals coming on top by a small margin.

While RR are placed second in the points table with six wins in nine matches, KKR have won just three matches in their nine encounters and are currently placed in the eighth spot in the points table. To note, both KKR and RR have lost their previous matches and will want to make a strong comeback by winning the next match.

Match Details
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time: May 2, 7:30 PM IST

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network for Television and Disney + Hotstar app for live streaming.

Pitch Report
The Wankhede wicket has been really good for batting and a high-scoring match can be expected in the upcoming fixture. The small boundaries will make it difficult to defend and hence, the captain winning the toss is expected to bowl first.

Probable Playing XIs for KKR vs RR
Kolkata Knight Riders
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Baba Indrajith (wk), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana

Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Daryl Mitchell, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen

Probable Top Performers for Today Match
Probable best batter of the Match: Jos Buttler
England batter Jos Buttler has been in excellent touch in IPL 2022 so far. The right-handed batter is the leading run-scorer in the tournament and played a vital knock of 67 runs against the five-time champions MI in his previous match. Buttler will want to score some vital runs for his team in the encounter again

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