High on confidence Rajasthan Royals will be favourites against Kolkata Knight Riders, who have been inconsistent so far this season. Kollata lead head-to-head encounters 6-5 against Rajasthan. Catch live updates of the match.
Rajasthan Royals host Kolkata Knight Riders at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. Follow live updates of the match here: (Live Scorecard | Text Commentary | Schedule | Points Table )
The last time they clashed, Rajasthan Royals edged past Kolkata Knight Riders in perhaps the most nerve-wrecking contest of this season's IPL and it promises to be another humdinger when the two teams with fluctuating fortunes square off in Ahmedabad today. Their most recent head-to-head took place on April 29 in Abu Dhabi, which was among three UAE cities which played host to the IPL's first leg. That clash turned out to be a battle of epic proportions. Both the teams ended their regulation overs on the same score, before also finishing level in the Super Over. Finally it took a boundary count to decide the match which was won by Royals in final analysis.
Pravin Tambe talks about what not to do as a spinner
Rajasthan Royals spinner Pravin Tambe said his biggest strength is bowl according to the plan. "T20 is a game where even a small mistake will cost you. So I try and see that I don't let the batsman swing the bat. If he tries to hit, then I would get his wicket. So I try to cramp the batsman; I try and work on that area. So when I pitched it in the right area and Pietersen tried to hit me, I got the wicket as he mistimed it and was caught near the ropes at long-on," he explained. (Read more )
Rajasthan Royals' triumph against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League has made it the only side to have won two tied games.
Kolkata and Rajasthan remain the only two teams to have participated in two tied games. Rajasthan won both the games through one-over eliminator. After the scores were tied even in the Super Over on April 29, Rajasthan won on the boundary count. Overall, five tied games have been recorded in the IPL history. Rajasthan remains the only team to have won two tied games. (Read more )
Teams
Rajasthan Royals: Shane Watson (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, James Faulkner, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson, Brad Hodge, Steven Smith, Abhishek Nayar, Ben Cutting, Kane Richardson, Tim Southee, Unmukt Chand, Ankush Bains, Vikramjeet Malik, Rahul Tewatia, Ankit Sharma, Amit Mishra, Deepak Hooda, Rajat Bhatia, Kevon Cooper, Iqbal Abdulla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe, Karun Nair, Dishant Yagnik.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Morne Morkel, Piyush Chawla, Manish Pandey, Veer Pratap Singh, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sayan Sekhar Mandal, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das, Suryakumar Yadav, Manvinder Bisla, Ryan ten Doeschate, Kuldeep Yadav.
Story first published on: Monday, 05 May 2014 12:42
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