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IPL Cricket Score, KKR vs RR Indian Premier League 2024: Today, the 31st match of IPL 2024 is being played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens. Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Kolkata has set a target of 224 runs for Rajasthan.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Rajasthan’s third wicket fell
Rajasthan suffered the third blow in the form of Riyan Parag. He was made a victim by Harshit Rana. The batsman scored 34 runs in this match at a strike rate of 242.85. During this, he hit four fours and two sixes. There was a 50-run partnership between Butler and Riyan for the third wicket. Dhruv Jurel has come out to bat at number five.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Powerplay ends, team scores 76/2
The powerplay of Rajasthan’s innings is over. The team’s score is 76/2. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 19 and Sanju Samson scored 12 runs and returned to the pavilion. Jos Buttler on 21 and Riyan Parag on 22 were at the crease. The team needs 141 runs in 81 balls to win.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Rajasthan’s second wicket fell
Rajasthan got the second blow on the score of 47 runs. Harshit Rana made captain Sanju Samson a victim. He scored 12 runs in eight balls. Riyan Parag has come out to bat at number four.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Rajasthan’s first wicket fell
The first blow to Rajasthan was in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal. He was caught by Vaibhav Arora at the hands of Venkatesh Iyer on the fifth ball of the second over. The opener managed to score 19 runs with the help of three fours and a six. Sanju Samson has come out to bat at number three. After two overs, the team’s score is 23/1.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Kolkata gave Rajasthan a target of 224 runs
Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata scored 223 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs thanks to Sunil Narine’s stormy innings against Rajasthan. KKR’s start in this match was not something special. Phil Salt, who came to open, returned to the pavilion after scoring just 10 runs. He was targeted by Avesh Khan on the third ball of the fourth over. After this, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who came to bat at number three, shared an 85-run partnership with Naren for the second wicket. The young batsman scored 30 runs against Rajasthan with the help of five fours. In this match, Shreyas Iyer scored 11, Andre Russell scored 13 and Venkatesh Iyer scored eight runs.
Sunil Narine performed strongly in this match. He scored the first century of his career. This is the first century of his IPL and international career. The star all-rounder scored 109 runs in 56 balls with the help of 13 fours and six sixes. He was bowled by Trent Bolt in the 18th over. In this match, Rinku Singh scored 20 and Ramandeep Singh remained unbeaten on one run. For Rajasthan, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Sen took two wickets each, while Trent Boult and Yuswendra Chahal got one success each.
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Rajasthan Royals win the toss and elect to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders
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Trent Bolt gave Kolkata the fifth blow. He made Sunil Narine a victim. He returned to the pavilion after playing a century innings. During this, Naren faced 56 balls and scored 109 runs. During this, 13 fours and six sixes came out of his bat. Venkatesh Iyer has come to bat at number seven.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Russell returns to pavilion after scoring 13 runs
Kolkata suffered the fourth blow in the form of Andre Russell. He scored 13 runs. He was caught by Avesh Khan at the hands of Dhruv Jurel. Rinku Singh has come out to bat at number six. At the same time, Sunil Narine is playing unbeaten on 104 runs. After 17 overs, the team’s score is 191/4.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Sunil Narine hits century
Sunil Narine scored the first century of his IPL career in 49 balls. This is also the first century of his T20 career. After 16 overs, the team’s score is 184/3.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Sunil Narine hits fifty
Sunil Narine has scored the 16th half-century of his T20 career. He faced just 30 balls and hit a fifty with the help of five fours and three sixes. After 10 overs, the team’s score is 100/1.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Ends in Powerplay, Score 56/1
The powerplay is over, after six overs, the team’s score is 56/1. The first blow to the team was in the form of Phil Salt who could score only 10 runs. Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi are at the crease.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Team score 20/3 after three overs
Phil Salt and Sunil Narine seem to be trying to give Kolkata a good start in this match. After three overs, the team’s score between the two is 20/0.
KKR vs RR Live Score: The playing 11 of both teams is as follows
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal Impact Sub: Jos Buttler, Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Nandre Berger.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana. Impact Sub: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Vaibhav Arora.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Rajasthan won the toss and chose to bowl
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders. Sanju Samson said that Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin have returned in this match. At the same time, Kolkata will be seen playing in this match without change. Four foreign players have been included in Kolkata’s playing 11. These include Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Mitchell Starc. At the same time, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Trent Boult will be seen playing as foreign players from Rajasthan.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Team News
At the same time, both teams have come face-to-face 10 times at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Out of this, six matches have been won by KKR and three matches by RR. One match has been inconclusive. In the last five matches between the two teams, Rajasthan has won three and Kolkata has won two matches. Talking about team news, Kolkata team vice-captain Nitish Rana has already been declared fit some time ago, but has not played for the last two matches. Apart from this, there is no possibility of much change in KKR’s team.
At the same time, R Ashwin, Jos Buttler, Sandeep Sharma and Nandre Berger did not play in the last match for Rajasthan. Of these, Ashwin’s return is certain. He spent a long time batting in the nets. At the same time, there are question marks on Jos Buttler’s fitness. If he doesn’t play, Tom Kohler Cadmore might also get a chance. Or Dhruv Jurel can be given the opening with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
KKR vs RR Live Score: Kolkata vs Rajasthan Head to Head
Rajasthan have won five out of six matches so far and have lost only against Gujarat Titans. At the same time, the Kolkata team has won four out of five matches and only had to face defeat against Chennai Super Kings. In terms of the two teams’ head-to-head record, a total of 28 games have been played between Rajasthan and Kolkata thus far.. Of this, KKR has won 14 and Rajasthan has won 13 matches. One match has been inconclusive. That is, there has been a fierce competition between the two teams so far. Fans will be expecting the same in this match too.
