Indian T20 League 2024: Rajasthan vs Kolkata, Match 70 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Rajasthan (RJS) will face Kolkata (KOL) in the 70th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Sunday (May 19) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Both teams have qualified for the playoffs. Kolkata have won nine out of 13 games and are in first place. Rajasthan have eight wins to their name in 13 outings.

Rajasthan lost their previous game against Punjab. Punjab chased down the target of 145 runs in 18.5 overs with five wickets in hand. Kolkata’s last game against Gujarat was abandoned due to rain. 

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RJS vs KOL Head-to-Head Record: 

Rajasthan and Kolkata have faced each other on 28 occasions in the Indian T20 League. Both teams have won 14 matches each. Rajasthan have won three out of the last five matches against Kolkata. 

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Rajasthan vs Kolkata, Match 70: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

RJS vs CHE Probable Playing XIs

Rajasthan:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal 

Kolkata:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy 

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Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Report 

The surface at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium is likely to remain balanced throughout this match. The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at this venue has been 157 runs. The pacers are likely to dominate in this match. The team winning the toss might look to bowl. 

RJS vs CHE Key Player Battles

Sunil Narine vs Rajasthan 

He has scored 257 runs in 19 matches against Rajasthan and has taken 14 wickets at an economy of 7.13. He has the batting average of 66 against Ravichandran Ashwin. He has the economy rate of five in overs 7-11. 

Varun Chakaravarthy vs Rajasthan’s batters 

He has taken nine wickets in seven innings at an average of 20.55. He has dismissed Shimron Hetmyer twice times in seven deliveries. 

Sanju Samson vs Kolkata’s bowlers 

He has scored 529 runs in 20 innings against Kolkata at an average of 29.38 and a strike rate of 125.95. He has the batting average of 65 against off-spinners. His strike rate in the last three overs has been 208. 

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Yuzvendra Chahal vs Kolkata’s batters 

He has picked up 29 wickets against Kolkata in 22 games at an average of 22.65. He takes a wicket every 16 balls against right-handed batters. He takes a wicket every nine balls in overs 17-20.