KKR vs RR, IPL 2024, Match 31: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match 31 of Indian Premier League 2024 at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. In the ongoing tournament, both KKR and RR have started the season with a bang. RR have won five matches and lost just one match in this tournament and they are currently at the top of the points table. Thus, the Royals would like to continue their winning momentum whereas, KKR have won four matches and lost just one match in this tournament and they are currently in second place in the points table. The Knight Riders also would like to continue their winning momentum with a win in this battle between table toppers.

Speaking about the last game of the Royals, Yashasvi Jaiswal 39(28) started to smash in the powerplay as usual and played superbly. But the Royals lost his wicket at the wrong time and they also lost a bunch of wickets after that and the game changed slightly in Punjab's favour. But in the end, Shimron Hetmyer 27*(10) played a fantastic cameo, helping RR win the game at the end. Speaking about the bowlers, the Royals were in control right from the start led by Keshav Maharaj (4-0-23-2) and Trent Boult (4-0-22-1) who bowled magnificently ensuring that the Punjab Kings managed to post only 147. The Royals will hope all these players continue their good form.

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Speaking about the last game of the Knight Riders, Philip Salt 89*(47) played magnificent innings that helped the Knight Riders to chase the target within 16 overs. Shreyas Iyer 38*(38) played an excellent second-fiddle anchoring role ensuring that there is no panic in the chase. These two stitched a superb partnership of 120 runs off 75 deliveries which helped Knight Riders to chase the target easily. Speaking about the bowlers, Sunil Narine (4-0-17-1) who bowled excellently helped Knight Riders to restrict LSG to below par total of 161. Mitchell Starc (4-0-28-2) also bowled beautifully and gave excellent support to Narine. The Knight Riders will hope all these players continue their good form.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers ahead of the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals clash:

KKR vs RR Head-to-Head: KKR and RR have met each other 27 times in the tournament’s history with the Knight Riders winning on fourteen occasions and the Royals clinching eleven victories. Two games resulted in a tie.

2 - Shreyas Iyer (248) needs another two fours to reach 250 fours in IPL.

2 - Yuzvendra Chahal (198) needs another two wickets to reach 200 wickets in IPL.

7 - Sanju Samson (193) needs another seven sixes to reach 200 sixes in IPL.

95 - Shreyas Iyer needs another ninety-five runs to reach 3000 runs in IPL.

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17 - Shimron Hetmyer (3983) needs seventeen runs to reach the 4000-run landmark in the T20s.

6 - Ravichandran Ashwin (44) needs six catches to complete 50 catches in India's biggest cricket carnival.

1 - Rovman Powell needs one six to reach 250 sixes in T20s.

13 - Nitish Rana (4487) needs thirteen runs more to reach a 4500-run landmark in 20-over cricket.

15 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (3985) requires fifteen runs more to reach 4000-run landmark in T20 format.

95 - Mandeep Singh (3905) needs ninety-five more runs to reach 4000-run landmark in T20s.

1 - Manish Pandey (149) needs one catch to reach 150 catches in T20s.