There isn’t a lot time for licking your wounds on the IPL. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders could not really thoughts that, although: each will probably be keen to push behind them rapidly their complete loss of their respective openers. They face off on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
KKR, the reigning champion, was humbled at house, the Eden Gardens, by Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the primary evening of cricket’s most glamorous league, by seven wickets. The following day, RR, the champion in Season One, was outbatted, not fully surprisingly, by Sunrisers Hyderabad, which gained by 44 runs after posting 286 for six.
That was an away recreation for the Royals at Hyderabad, and this one is being performed at their second house. It can also be house to its stand-in captain and one among India’s most improved kids, Riyan Parag.
The 23-year-old will desire a memorable recreation in entrance of his adoring followers. He is deputing for Sanju Samson, who’s being performed solely as an Impact Player in the intervening time.
The trendy batter did make an impression in opposition to SRH, scoring a 37-ball 66. RR wants Samson and Dhruv Jurel to keep on their type from Hyderabad, in addition to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Parag to discover theirs. RR’s bowling has to be tidier, too.
KKR additionally wants to provide you with a a lot improved present. Captain Ajinkya Rahane have to be hoping for higher efforts from his batting companions and for higher returns with the ball from the likes of Varun Chakravarthy.
Published – March 25, 2025 05:38 pm IST
