In the last game of the IPL 2024 league stages, Rajasthan Royals host Kolkata Knight Riders at their new home in Guwahati. Both the teams have qualified for the IPL 2024 playoffs and this game would be a dress rehearsal for the big games to come. KKR have ensured a finish in the top position in the league table irrespective of any situation and will play the Qualifier 1 at Ahmedabad. Their opposition is yet to be confirmed as Rajasthan Royals have lost their last four games and are now struggling to ensure a top two finish which looked like a cakewalk for them just some time back. Both the teams will also look to settle their new combination as well as star England cricketers Phil Salt and Jos Buttler have left for their national duties.┬аBCCI Approaches Gautam Gambhir to Replace Rahul Dravid as India's Head Coach: Report.

KKR last played a game against MI on May 11 at the Eden Gardens, which they won despite it being a rain-curtailed encounter. Their next match against GT was washed out and so their entering the match against RR with a good rest behind them as they will get only a day between the RR match and the first Qualifier. Their focus will be on giving Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who is likely to replace Phil Salt give some much needed gametime alongside Nitish Rana, who is making a comeback from injury and Rinku Singh, who has faced very less balls throughout the season.

For RR, the goal is to get their winning momentum back. They have used an unsettled batting order in the last few games tinkering it too much by promoting Ravichandran Ashwin too much or using Dhruv Jurel down the order dropping Shimron Hetmyer. Two of their overseas cricketers, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Donavon Ferreira are yet to show their mettle as Riyan Parag remains the only ray of hope in the batting alongside Sanju Samson. They will want Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring some important runs for the team which will help the batting unit.

RR vs KKR┬аHead-to-Head Record in IPL

Both teams have been against each other a total of 29 times in which KKR has won 14 matches. Meanwhile, RR has won 14 matches as well. One of the matches between these franchises has ended up in a no-result contest.

RR vs KKR┬аMatch Number┬а70 TATA IPL 2024 Key Players

Varun Chakaravarthy
Sunil Narine
Venkatesh Iyer
Riyan Parag
Sanju Samson
Trent Boult

RR vs KKR┬аMatch Number┬а70 TATA IPL 2024┬аKey Battles

The┬аRR vs KKR encounter offers fans with plenty of interesting player battles. The contest between┬аRavichandran Ashwin and Sunil Narine is something fans would look forward to. Also, how┬аRiyan Parag┬аfares against┬аVarun Chakaravarthy would be interesting to see.┬аSunRisersтАЩ Hyderabad Captain Pat Cummins Spotted Playing Cricket With Local Zila-Parishad High School Kids (Watch Video).

RR vs KKR┬аMatch Number┬а70 TATA IPL 2024 Venue and Match Timing

The┬аRR vs KKR match in IPL 2024 will be played at the Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 70th Match Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday, May 19. The┬аRR vs KKR contest, which is match┬а70 of IPL 2024, will start at 7:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time), with the toss being held at 7:00 pm IST.

RR vs KKR┬аMatch Number┬а70 TATA IPL 2024 Live Telecast and Online Streaming

Star Sports Network has the broadcasting rights of TATA IPL 2024 in India. Fans can tune into Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada TV channels to catch the live telecast of the┬аRR vs KKR match┬а70 on TV in India. JioCinema, the OTT platform of Viacom 18, has the TATA IPL 2024 online streaming rights in India. Fans can turn to the JioCinema app or website to catch the RR vs KKR IPL 2024 match┬а70 free┬аlive streaming in India.┬аVarun Chakaravarthy Visits Belur Math and Dakshineswar Kali Temple With His Family to Seek Blessings Ahead of IPL 2024 Playoffs (See Pic).

RR vs KKR┬аMatch Number┬а70┬аTATA IPL 2024 Likely Playing XI:

Rajasthan Royals: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C & Wk), Riyan Parag, Rovman Powell, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma.

Kolkata Knight Riders:┬аRahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

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