After
winning
the
toss
at
the
Brabourne
Stadium,
KKR
skipper
Shreyas
Iyer
elected
to
bowl
first
against
Sanju
Samson-led
Royals.
Backing
his
decision
to
bowl
first,
Iyer
said,
“The
wicket
looks
really
really
amazing
and
hard.
One
side
is
short
and
the
other
side
longer
and
that’s
another
reason
why
we
want
to
chase.
We’re
almost
halfway
through
the
tournament
and
it’s
important
to
find
our
playing
XI.
One
change:
Shivam
mavi
comes
in
for
Aman
Khan.”
IPL
SPECIAL
PAGE
Meanwhile,
RR
skipper
Samson
also
said
they
would
have
loved
to
bowl
here
as
well.
Speaking
at
the
toss,
Samson
said,
“We
would
have
loved
to
bowl
here.
But
we
should
be
ready
to
do
both.
It’s
a
different
venue.
We
haven’t
played
here.
We
have
to
understand
the
condition
and
adjust
and
play
accordingly.
Everyone
is
playing
their
game
and
contributing.
They
look
at
the
scorecard
and
play
accordingly.
You
need
to
be
smarter
in
this
competition.
Three
changes:
Trent
Boult
is
back
and
Neesham
misses
out,
Obed
McCoy
makes
his
debut
and
Kuldeep
Sen
is
out
and
Karun
Nair
comes
in
for
Rassie
van
der
Dussen.”
Both
Shreyas
Iyer-led
Knight
Riders
and
Sanju
Samson-led
Royals
head
into
the
match
on
the
back
of
losses.
While
Kolkata
was
handed
a
seven-wicket
loss
by
Sunrisers
Hyderabad,
Rajasthan
fell
to
a
37-run
loss
to
newcomers
Gujarat
Titans.
Knights
will
be
eager
to
return
to
winning
ways
having
fallen
to
two
consecutive
losses.
In
the
ongoing
season,
Knights
have
had
a
mixed
season,
with
three
wins
and
three
losses
from
six
encounters.
Meanwhile,
Rajasthan
have
won
three
matches
and
lost
two.
Royals
and
Knights
have
met
25
times
in
the
IPL
and
former
champions
KKR
have
a
slight
edge,
having
won
on
13
occasions,
while
Royals
have
won
11
games,
with
one
match
ending
with
no
result.
RR
vs
KKR
Playing
XIs:
Rajasthan
Royals
Playing
11:
Jos
Buttler,
Devdutt
Padikkal,
Sanju
Samson
(capt,
wk),
Karun
Nair,
Shimron
Hetmyer,
Riyan
Parag,
R
Ashwin,
Trent
Boult,
Prasidh
Krishna,
Yuzvendra
Chahal,
Obed
McCoy
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
Playing
11:
Aaron
Finch,
Venkatesh
Iyer,
Shreyas
Iyer
(capt),
Sheldon
Jackson
(wk),
Nitish
Rana,
Andre
Russell,
Pat
Cummins,
Sunil
Narine,
Shivam
Mavi,
Varun
Chakaravarthy,
Umesh
Yadav
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