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The 6th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. This exciting fixture is all set to commence at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on 26th March, Wednesday at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time.

Both the sides coming into this game after getting defeated by their season opener. Despite a poor start in the first game, both the teams will be keen on registering their first win to get the much needed two points on the table.

Rajasthan Royals Preview:

Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals had a terrible day as their bowlers conceded 286 runs in the season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Their ace pacer Jofra Archer was smashed for 76 runs which became as the most expensive spell in the history of IPL.

However, Tushar Deshpande scalped 3 wickets but was also expensive with the ball. With the bat, Rajasthan Royals showcase their fighting spirit despite losing three early wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad. They lost the match by a margin of 44 runs and will be looking forward to improving their performance in the upcoming game.

Kolkata Knight Riders Preview:

The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders hosted the season opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. After being asked to bat, Kolkata Knight Riders put up a fighting total of 174 runs on the board.

Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru didn’t hesitate to respond as they made the things light by chasing down the total within 17 overs of the game. Sunil Narine once again showed his class with the ball, picking just one wicket but bowled an economical spell with the ball. Hence, it will be interesting to see how KKR is going to change their fortunes in the upcoming fixture against Rajasthan.

RR vs KKR Head-to-Head Records

Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders went face-to-face against each other on 29 occasions where both the sides secured 14 wins each with one ended up without any result.

Matches Played29
Rajasthan Royals Won14
Kolkata Knight Riders Won14
No Result1

Highest Run-Scorers Among Active Players

This is the list of highest active run-getters from the matches played between these two teams

Player NameRuns Scored
Sanju Samson400
Ajinkya Rahane (now representing KKR)338
Sunil Narine257

Highest Wicket-takers Among Active Players

This is the list of highest active wicket-takers from the matches played between these two teams

Player NameWickets
Sunil Narine14
Varun Chakravarthy9
Andre Russell7
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