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RR vs KKR Match 70: This blog includes all the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders’ records for Barsapara Cricket Stadium including head-to-head, pitch reports, and stadium records.
The Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) will host the Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday 19th May at Baraspara Stadium.
It will be the last Group Stage match in IPL 2024, where Rajasthan will look forward to breaking the losing streak and entering the Playoff with the winning side. On the other hand, Kolkata has already assured their top spot in the IPL 2024 points table. So far, Shreyas Iyer has led KKR successfully in 9 games out of 13 and has 18 points in the IPL Points standings.
Speaking of their host RR, Sanju Samson and his company are in the 2nd spot with 16 points from 8 victories out of 13 games this season. In the previous match, Rajasthan lost against Punjab at their second home ground Barsapara Stadium. On the other hand, the Kolkata vs GT match was abandoned due to rain.
Royals and Knight Riders will lock horns on Sunday 19th May at Barsapara Cricket Stadium starting at 7:30 PM IST.
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Let’s check out all RR vs KKR IPL records at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati including Head to Head, Pitch Report, and Stadium IPL records in the IPL 2024 season.
IPL 2024: RR vs KKR Head-to-Head In IPL
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have faced each other 28 times during the IPL tournament history. Both teams have an equal ratio of winning and losing of 14-14 games out of 28 in the tournament history.
The table below has all the RR vs KKR IPL Head-to-Head records and stats in the IPL.
| Total Matches | RR Won | KKR Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 14 | 14 | – | – |
| Stats | For RR vs KKR | For KKR vs RR |
| Wins Batting 1st | 9 | 4 |
| Wins Chasing | 5 | 10 |
| Highest Total | 224 | 223 |
| Lowest Total | 81 | 125 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 224 | 163 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 144 | 169 |
| Most Runs | Sanju Samson (400 runs) | Dinesh Karthik (272 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Jos Buttler (107*) | Sunil Narine (109) |
| Most Sixes | Jos Buttler (17 sixes) | Andre Russell (16 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Jos Buttler (39 fours) | Sunil Narine (32 fours) |
| Most Fifties | Sanju Samson (2 fifties) | Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Eoin Morgan & Dinesh Karthik (2 fifties each) |
| Most Hundreds | Jos Buttler (2 hundreds) | Sunil Narine (1 hundred) |
| Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (10 wickets) | Sunil Narine (14 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Yuzvendra Chahal (5/40) | Kuldeep Yadav (4/20) |
IPL 2024: RR vs KKR IPL Head-to-Head at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders haven’t played any IPL match at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati yet. In the upcoming IPL Match 70, RR and KKR will lock horns for the first time at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
The table below has all the stats of RR vs KKR IPL head-to-head records at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati-
| Matches | RR Won | KKR Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stats Available | ||||
Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders Records in Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati
Rajsthan Royals played only 3 games at their other home Barsapara Stadium in the IPL tournament yet. Out of 3, RR won only 1 game against DC in the IPL 2023 and registered the highest team totals for the Barsapara’s pitch.
Then we have Kolkata Knight Riders who haven’t played any IPL match at Barsapara Stadium. The KKR will play their first Barsapara experience against RR on 19th May in the ongoing IPL season.
The table shows all the teams’ records in Barsapara Stadium ahead of RR vs KKR in IPL 2024.
| Barsapara Cricket Stadium Records | ||
| Stats | RR | KKR |
| Played | 3 | No Stats Available |
| won | 1 | |
| lost | 2 | |
| Tied | – | |
| Won batting first | 1 | |
| Won Chasing | – | |
| Highest score | 199/4 vs DC in IPL 2023 | |
| lowest total | 144/9 vs PBKS in IPL 2024 | |
IPL 2024:Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Pitch Report Ahead of RR vs KKR
Ahead of IPL Match 70 RR vs KKR, Rajasthan Royals’ second home Baraspara Cricket Stadium will be the next venue in the IPL 2024.
The Baraspara Stadium is known for its high-scoring team totals despite the 70-meter square boundaries. The Stadium’s pitch is made of shiny black soil. Mostly the team who won the toss chose to bat first. However, the dew factor will play a crucial role in the upcoming RR vs KKR match 70.
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati IPL Records & Stats
Barspara Cricket Stadium was established in 2012 and originally named as Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium. It is also known as the Assam Cricket Association Stadium. The Barspara Stadium has a 40,000 seating capacity which can be expandable upto 55,000 spectators. It is owned and governed by the Assam Cricket Association and serves as a home ground for the Assam Cricket team and a second home for the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals. This stadium has witnessed 2 One Day Internationals, 4 T20 Internationals, and 3 Indian Premier League matches so far.
Let’s take a look at Barspara Cricket Stadium’s overall IPL records for the upcoming Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 70 in the running IPL season.
The table below shows all of Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati IPL records and stats-
| Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati IPL Stats and Records | |||
| Location | Guwahati | ||
| Also Known as | Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, Assam Cricket Association Stadium | ||
| First Match | RR vs KKR 5th April 2023 | ||
| Last IPL Match | RR vs PBKS 15th May 2024 | ||
| Total Matches | 3 | ||
| Batting 1st won | 2 | ||
| Batting 2nd won | 1 | ||
| No Result | 0 | ||
| Highest Total | 199/4 by RR vs DC in 2023 | ||
| Lowest Total | 142/9 by DC vs RR in 2023 | ||
| Average 1st Innings Score | 180 | ||
RR vs KKR Key Players
RR X-Factors
Rajsthan Royals struggling in the absence of their star opener Jos Buttler. However, captain Sanju Samson and top batter Riyan Parag both are still holding the RR batting flag in the IPL’s thunderstorm. In the previous fixture against, Punjab Kings, even R Ashwin bagged 28 off 19 balls, which is proof there’s hope. Speaking of the bowling side, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, and Trent Boult are still threatening the opponent’s batter. Chahal and Avesh scalped 2-2 wickets whereas Boult took one wicket in a match against PBKS at Barspara.
KKR X-Factors
Kolkata Knight Riders are blessed with some of the most destructive batters including skipper Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, and Nitish Rana. These players have been handling the team’s batting line for the past few matches and will look forward to maintaining that in the last IPL’s Group Stage game against RR. Among the bowlers, KKR has Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, and Andre Russell. Not to forget, KKR star allrounder Sunil Narine has been topping the charts in both IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap for this season.
