🏏IPL 2022 Match 47 :Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals. 🏏

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🏏IPL 2022 Match 47 :Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals. 🏏

The 47th match of the Tata IPL 2022 will see Kolkata Knight Riders facing off against Rajasthan Royals today.

Kolkata Knight Riders will be squaring off against Rajasthan Royals for the second time.

Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the eighth position on the points' table of this season of the Tata IPL whereas Rajasthan Royals is currently placed at the second spot on the points table.

Kolkata Knight Riders played nine matches in this season of the Tata IPL where they managed to win three matches, while Rajasthan Royals also played nine matches in this season where they won six games.

Kolkata Knight Riders played their last game against Delhi Capitals where Delhi Capitals beat them by 4 wickets.

Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana smashed 42 runs and 57 runs respectively for Kolkata Knight Riders in that game.

On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals played their last game against Mumbai Indians, where Mumbai Indians beat them by 5 wickets. Jos Buttler managed to score 67 runs for Rajasthan Royals in that game.

The last time they played against each other in this season, Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs.

Is it already too late for Kolkata Knight Riders? With five consecutive losses, they are now eighth on the table with just three wins.

What's worse is KKR are yet to find a settled unit with niggles and form concerns hampering their line-up. One more defeat and they'll equal their 2019 record of six successive losses.

IPL 2022 Match 47 Probable XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Baba Indrajith (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Harshit Rana, Tim Southee

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

Match 47 Weather Report:

The temperature is expected to hover around 33-35°C on the matchday with 38% humidity and 18-21 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

KKR vs RR Tata IPL 2022 Match 47 Pitch Report:

The deck at Wankhede Stadium has always been good for batting. There is an even bounce on the track, and the shorter boundaries make the job even easier for the batters. There will be a massive dew factor and both teams would want to bowl first after winning the toss. With the super-fast outfield, high-scoring games are always on the cards at Wankhede Stadium.

Average 1st innings score:

The average first innings score on this wicket is 184 runs.

Record of chasing teams:

The team batting second has great records here. They have maintained a winning percentage of 60 on this ground.

Shreyas Iyer is a right-handed batsman from Kolkata Knight Riders. He hammered 85 runs in the last head-to-head game against Rajasthan Royals and can come in handy once again here.

Andre Russell is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler from Kolkata Knight Riders. He took 1 wicket in the last match against Rajasthan Royals. He will be an essential pick for this match.

Jos Buttler is a right-handed batsman from Rajasthan Royals. He stacked 103 runs in the last head-to-head game against Kolkata Knight Riders and will be hoping to replicate a similar performance here.

Sanju Samson is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman from Rajasthan Royals. He smashed 38 runs in the last head-to match against Kolkata Knight Riders. He will be a pretty safe pick for this match.

Shimron Hetmyer is a left-handed batsman from Rajasthan Royals. He smacked 26 runs in the last head-to-head game against Kolkata Knight Riders and can come in handy once again here.

Considering the team combination, Rajasthan Royals is expected to win this match.

The poor form of Varun Chakravarthy saw him dropped after eight matches and it remains to be seen if the think tank is brave enough to drop Venkatesh Iyer, who is averaging a dismal 16.50 after nine matches with 132 runs.

However, dropping one player doesn't solve KKR's issues either. Both the batting unit and the bowling unit have struggled for consistency and that's led to the string of losses.

Shreyas Iyer spoke about showing belief on the park that they can still make it to the qualifiers. Given how things have panned out, one more loss and it'll be tough for the players to resurrect their campaign once again.

RR for the win 🥳

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Wankhede is proving to be a strange dilemma for the captains.

The last two matches there have been won by teams chasing but the five matches before that were won by teams batting first.

Iyer, in the last match, felt the ball was sticking on the wicket in the first innings and it became easier to bat in the second innings. Teams could once again look to chase.

RR find themselves within touching distance of a top-two finish.

Their loss against Mumbai Indians came at a wrong time but there are no indications that larger issues are plaguing the side.

The bowling unit has come together to become a force while Jos Buttler's consistency and contributions from other batters have helped them bag six wins from nine matches.

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Yuzvendra Chahal is averaging 13.68 this season and has been striking at an exceptional 11.3.

In their previous encounter, McCullum lamented that his batters didn't quite play smart cricket against the legspinner and made silly mistakes.

The matchup that works against Chahal is one with Andre Russell.

The batter strikes them at 216.22, averages 80 against Chahal and has made 80 runs in the 37 balls he's faced from Chahal. But will things get to a point where Russell will be allowed to play freely given KKR's batting concerns?

Head to Head: KKR 13 - 12 RR

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