Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2022 – Cricket Match Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

In the 30th match of the IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium. Both teams have had a hot and cold season so far. 

RR vs KKR: Match Details

• Date – Monday, April 18, 2022
• Time – 7:30 PM IST
• Venue – Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

RR vs KKR Match Preview:

Rajasthan's batting is around four batters - Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikall, and Shimron Hetmyer. Buttler and Hetmyer have been the most consistent of the four. But that's it, that's the batting of the Royals and if any two get set, they won't require the rest of the batters. 

RR missed Trent Boult in the last game and will hope to welcome him back in this game. Yuzvendra Chahal has been consistently picking wickets this season and turning the games for RR. 

Kolkata's batting is a concern. None of the batters have looked threatening. They are banking on individual brilliance to put on a score. Shreyas Iyer will need to step up his game. 

The bowling is doing decently. Sunil Narine has been the key bowler for KKR this season. Kolkata will hope that Umesh gets the new ball to swing for early wickets to fall. 

Who Will Win Today's IPL Match? RR vs KKR

Both RR and KKR have plenty of loopholes in the playing XI. Rajasthan look slight favorites only because of their top-order consistency this season. 

RR vs KKR Head-to-Head:

• Total – 24
• Rajasthan Royals – 11
• Kolkata Knight Riders – 13

RR vs KKR Team News: 

• Rajasthan Royals - Trent Boult missed the last game due to a niggle. He is expected to be available for this game. 
• Kolkata Knight Riders - Rasikh Salam has been ruled out of the tournament, and Harshit Rana has been called up as his replacement. 

RR vs KKR Probable Playing XI:

• Rajasthan Royals - Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, James Neesham/ Trent Boult, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
• Kolkata Knight Riders - Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Aman Hakim Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy

Also Read: IPL 2022 - Scorecard

RR vs KKR Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson
• Batters - Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana
• All-rounders - Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
• Bowlers - Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Pat Cummins