Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders take on Rajasthan Royals in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
The match is scheduled to start at 7.30pm local time (3pm BST) on Thursday, May 11.
The match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders come into the game having won their last match against Punjab Kings by five wickets, with Nitish Rana scoring 51 and Andre Russell scoring 42. However, Rajasthan Royals have lost their last three, including their most recent game against Sunrisers Hyderabad despite Jos Buttler making 95.
Rajasthan will want to pick themselves up after a crushing spell of form.
Rinku Singh [AFP via Getty Images]
Shardul Thakur is expected to be fit for KKR.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler vs the KKR powerplay attack.
The Rajastan opening pair have the capacity to rip an opposition to pieces. Get one or both early and a serious dent is made in the Royals lineup.
Matches played: 27
Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 14
Rajasthan Royals wins: 12
No result: 1
Warm and clear in Kolkata, with temperatures around 31 degrees Celsius come the start of play.
Yuzvendra Chahal [AFP via Getty Images]
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (injured), Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N Jadadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan (unavailable), Jason Roy (replacement signing), Johnson Charles (replacement signing)
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, M Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Rajasthan Royals: Yaishasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Kuldip Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
The bookmakers can barely split these two. The best available price on a Kolkata Knight Riders win is 19/20, while Rajasthan Royals are available at 10/11 in places.
Rajasthan Royals to haul themselves out of their rut.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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