KKR vs RR Dream11 Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 28th IPL Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sat, Apr 18, 2026Last Updated on Apr 18, 2026 12:00 PM
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Cricket Match Previews
Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)
KKR vs RR Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
Teams will be updated once the lineup announced
KKR vs RR Match Prediction, Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
KKR vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals) Match Details
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (KKR vs RR) |
| League | Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) |
| Date | Sunday, 19th April 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
KKR vs RR Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
KKR vs RR Match Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India.
KKR vs RR Pitch Report: Eden Gardens is considered to be one of the most favourable pitch suited to batters in India. The boundaries are small, the ball comes nicely onto the bat and pitch is generally flat. The pacers also get good swing from the surface.
KKR vs RR Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Kolkata, IN will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 26°C on the match day with 83% humidity and 3.4 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Eden Gardens Score Records:
| Total matches: | 20 |
| Batting first won: | 9 |
| Bowling first won: | 11 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 163 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 144 |
| Highest Total: | 207/4 |
| Lowest Total: | 70/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 199/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 186/5 |
Eden Gardens Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
57%Batting Pitch 43%
Bowling Pitch
163
T20 Average Score
KKR vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals) Playing 11 & Impact Players
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (KKR vs RR) Match Preview
KKR vs RR Match Preview: KKR is set to take on Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) on Sunday, 19 April 2026 at 03:30 PM IST at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Seifert will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Middle-Order Batters
- Cameron Green and Rovman Powell will strengthen the middle order for KKR.
- Ajinkya Rahane will lead the KKR as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi will do the Wicket Keeping for KKR.
Spin Bowlers
- Sunil Narine and Anukul Roy will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Vaibhav Arora and Kartik Tyagi will lead the pace attack of his team.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Riyan Parag and Ravindra Jadeja will strengthen the middle order for Rajasthan Royals.
- Riyan Parag will lead the Rajasthan Royals as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Dhruv Jurel will do the Wicket Keeping for Rajasthan Royals.
Spin Bowlers
- Ravi Bishnoi and Ravindra Jadeja will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger will lead the pace attack of his team.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (KKR vs RR) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
KKR vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Rajasthan Royals looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KKR will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
KKR vs RR Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) Match Expert Advice: Angkrish Raghuvanshi will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Cameron Green will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
KKR vs RR Head to Head
KKR vs RR Head to Head Records: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals have faced each other in 32 matches in T20. Out of these 32 games, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 16 whereas Rajasthan Royals have won 14 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| KKR | 16 Won |
| RR | 14 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar.
POINTS TABLE - Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab Kings | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.067 | 9 | WWNRW |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.503 | 8 | WWLWW |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.889 | 8 | LWWWW |
| 4 | Gujarat Titans | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.018 | 6 | WWWLL |
| 5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.576 | 4 | WLLWL |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.322 | 4 | LLWW |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.804 | 4 | LLWWL |
| 8 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.846 | 4 | WWLLL |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.076 | 2 | LLLLW |
| 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1.149 | 1 | LLLNRL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) Schedule
Recent Forms:
RR - L W W W WKKR - L L L N L
KKR vs RR Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Finn Allen will be the better option.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
KKR vs RR Winning Prediction
- Rajasthan Royals team has the upper hand over Kolkata Knight Riders team. So try to pick more players from Rajasthan Royals.
KKR vs RR Small League Must Picks:
KKR - Angkrish Raghuvanshi [392 points], Cameron Green [316 points]
RR - Yashasvi Jaiswal [390 points], Dhruv Jurel [420 points].
KKR vs RR Grand League Risky Picks:
KKR - Ajinkya Rahane [294 points], Sunil Narine [274 points]
RR - Jofra Archer [330 points], Ravindra Jadeja [254 points].
KKR vs RR Death Over Bowlers:
KKR - Vaibhav Arora
RR - Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Key Players
- Rovman Powell [31*, 39*, 34*]
- Sunil Narine [(24, 1W), 1W, 0W, 1W]
- Vaibhav Arora [1W, 2W, 2W, 1W]
- Ajinkya Rahane [28, 41, 8, 67]
- Cameron Green [0W, (32*, 1W), 0W, 18]
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Key Players
- Tushar Deshpande [1W, 1W, 1W, 2W ]
- Riyan Parag [1W, 3, 20, 1W, 14*]
- Ravindra Jadeja [45, (24*, 1W), 0W, 0W, 2W]
- Jofra Archer [2W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 2W]
- Ravi Bishnoi [0W, 2W, 2W, 4W, 1W]
- Yashasvi Jaiswal [1, 13, 77*, 55, 38*]
KKR vs RR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Riyan Parag [PTs: 183, CR: 8.5]
- Ravindra Jadeja [PTs: 254, CR: 8.5]
- Ajinkya Rahane [PTs: 294, CR: 8]
- Cameron Green [PTs: 316, CR: 8.5]
- Yashasvi Jaiswal [PTs: 390, CR: 9]
KKR vs RR Injury / Unavailability
KKR Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Rajasthan Royals Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
KKR vs RR Live Stream
Where can I see KKR vs RR Live Score?
You can see KKR vs RR Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
KKR vs RR match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
KKR vs RR Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch KKR vs RR match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
KKR vs RR match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (KKR vs RR) Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad: Manish Pandey, Cameron Green, Ajinkya Rahane(C), Rahul Tripathi, Navdeep Saini, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert(WK), Finn Allen(WK), Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Daksh Kamra, Rovman Powell, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prashant Solanki, Umran Malik, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(WK), Tejasvi Dahiya(WK), Sarthak Ranjan
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, Riyan Parag(C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tushar Deshpande, Dasun Shanaka, Adam Milne, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Donavon Ferreira, Ravi Singh, Shimron Hetmyer, Kuldeep Sen, Ravi Bishnoi, Dhruv Jurel(WK), Yudhvir Singh Charak, Shubham Dubey, Sushant Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Aman Rao, Kwena Maphaka, Yash Punja, Lhuan-dre Pretorius(WK), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ravi Singh(WK), Brijesh Sharma
KKR vs RR Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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