The stage is set for a thrilling encounter between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. Kolkata’s captain, Ajinkya Rahane, has won the toss and opted to bowl first. In a significant move, Moeen Ali is making his debut for the Knight Riders, replacing Sunil Narine due to injury.
Rajasthan has also made a change to their playing 11, bringing in Wanindu Hasaranga. This will be Hasaranga’s first IPL match for the Royals. The Knight Riders are looking to bounce back from their defeat against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, while the Royals aim to recover from their loss to the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Here are the playing 11 for both teams:
- Quinton de Kock
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Rinku Singh
- Moeen Ali
- Andre Russell
- Ramandeep Singh
- Spencer Johnson
- Vaibhav Arora
- Harshit Rana
- Varun Chakravarthy
And for the Rajasthan Royals:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Sanju Samson
- Nitish Rana
- Riyan Parag
- Dhruv Jurel
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Jofra Archer
- Mahesh Theekshana
- Tushar Deshpande
- Sandeep Sharma
Both teams are struggling at the bottom of the points table, with the Knight Riders at 9th and the Royals at 10th. A win today would be a much-needed boost for either team. Will the Knight Riders’ new lineup pay off, or will the Royals’ changes bring them their first win of the season? The game is on.