KKR vs RR- Kolkata Knight Riders’ Predicted Playing XI Against Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2022 Match 47
Updated - 02 May 2022, 05:14 PM
Kolkata Knight Rider will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals in their next match of IPL 2022. The KKR vs RR clash takes place on May 2 (Monday) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. KKR is led by Shreyas Iyer in IPL 2022. In the earlier clash against RR, KKR lost by 7 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders have played 9 matches so far in IPL 2022. They have won 3 games and lost 6. They have 6 points. In their previous match, KKR lost to Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets. Ahead of KKR vs RR clash, here we take a glance at Kolkata Knight Riders’ predicted playing XI in the match.
KKR vs RR- Kolkata Knight Riders’ Predicted Playing XI Against Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2022 Match 47
Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer will be the opener for the team in the next match as well. The left-handed batsman has found it tough to score in the tournament so far. However, KKR does not have many options for the opener. Hence, Iyer is expected to play in the next match as well.
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Sam Billings
Sam Billings might replace Aaron Finch in the next match of IPL 2022. Aaron Finch has failed to come up with a good score in the last few games. In 3 matches, he has scored 68 runs with 1 fifty in one game. Hence, the team rope in Sam Billings again who accounts for 99 runs in 6 games.
Shreyas Iyer (C)
Shreyas Iyer is the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022 and will lead the team in the next game as well. The right-handed batsman played a good knock of 42 runs in the last match. In 9 games so far, Iyer has scored 290 runs and is the top run-getter for the team currently.
Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana played a beautiful knock of 57 runs in the last match and hence he might again play for the team in the next match. In 9 matches so far, he has scored 200 runs at an average of 22.22 and 2 fifties. Rana holds a good strike rate of 143+.
Baba Indrajith (WK)
Baba Indrajith might be the wicketkeeper for the team in the next match of IPL 2022. He got out for 6 in the last match. The team has already tried Sheldon Jackson as the wicketkeeper before but he was highly unsuccessful with the bat. Hence, Baba Indrajith might get more chances.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh might be another middle-order batsman for KKR in the next match of IPL 2022. The right-handed batsman has scored 58 runs in 2 games at an average of 29.0. He owns a strike rate of 131+. Rinku is expected to get more chances to play in the upcoming games.
Andre Russell
Andre Russell might be the all-rounder for the team in the next match of IPL 2022. The right-handed batsman has scored 227 runs in 9 games at an average of 37.83. He also owns a strike rate of 175+. With the ball, the right-arm medium has picked 10 wickets. Hence, Russell is one of the top performers for the team with both bat and ball and the team cannot risk benching him.
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Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav will be one of the pacers for the team in the next match. The right-arm pacer has scalped the most 14 wickets for the team. He holds an outstanding average of 18.71. Yadav has also picked wickets for the team at crucial stages and given a big challenge to opposition batsmen in many games.
Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana was given a chance to play in the last match and he executed a good job with the ball, conceding 24 runs in 3 overs with 1 wicket. After his good performance, he might get another chance to play in the next match.
Tim Southee
Tim Southee might be another pacer for the team in the next match of IPL 2022. After Pat Cummins emerged as too costly for the team with the ball, KKR instead went for Tim Southee in the recent games. In the last match, he conceded just 31 runs in his 4 overs but failed to earn a wicket. In 4 games so far, Southee has scalped 8 wickets.
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Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine might be the spinner that KKR can go with in the next match as well. Narine has done a beautiful job for the team so far. In 9 games, he has picked 7 wickets at an average of 27.28 and an economy of 5.30. He has given great support to the team in getting wickets and restricting run-flow.
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