KKR vs RR Head to Head

Out of 28 encounters so far, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 14 while Rajasthan Royals have won 13 and one match was without any result.

As one of the three IPL teams with the most titles won, KKR is among the best-performing teams in the IPL. Under Gautam Gambhir's captainship, KKR won the league title in both 2012 and 2014. Even though KKR had a challenging start to the season, they competed in the 2021 IPL final. However, they were beaten by the Chennai Super Kings and ended as runner-up. KKR has made four appearances in the IPL playoffs, excluding the three finals. The current captain of the KKR is Shreyas Iyer, and the must-watch player is Rinku Singh, who has recently gained a reputation as a T20 finisher.

The Rajasthan team had an incredible start to their career in 2008 when they won the first-ever IPL title under the captaincy of the legend Shane Warne. Following this, the franchise suffered many challenges as a result of being banned from the IPL twice, in 2010 and again in 2015 as a result of the Lodha Committee inquiry. The team strengthened its lineup for the 2022 mega auction by adding top players including Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, and Yuzvendra Chahal. The team consequently had an incredible season and played the IPL final against Gujrat Titans. The Hardik Pandya-led Gujrat Titans, making their debut, defeated RR to seal their first IPL title

Sanju Samson is set to lead the team in the 2024 IPL. Yashaswi Jaiswal is the star find for the RR as the player has been in lethal form across all formats recently.

KKR vs RR Head-to-Head Stats

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Head-to-Head

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Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have been rivals to one another ever since the IPL began in 2008. They have always been at par with each other, so much so that they have produced two super over matches, one in 2009 IPL and one in 2014 IPL, out of their 28 encounters so far. Both of them ended in Rajasthan Royal’s victory.

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KKR vs RR head-to-head in KKR’s Home Ground, Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Out of the 10 head-to-head matches between KKR and RR till now, KKR have used their home ground advantage to seal 6 victories and dominate RR, who have managed to seal just 3 victories. One match yielded no results

KKR vs RR head-to-head in RR’s Home Ground, Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur

Out of the 6 matches played between KKR and RR so far in the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, RR could not use their home ground advantage to the fullest and have an equal win record against KKR. Both KKR and RR have won 3 matches each.

KKR vs RR head-to-head in Neutral Venues

RR has slightly dominated KKR in matches played at neutral venues across India as well as Overseas Stadiums. Out of the 12 matches played at neutral venues, RR has won 7 and KKR have managed to seal 5 victories.

KKR vs RR head-to-head Interesting Facts

• They faced each other for the first time on the 1st of May 2008 at Jaipur. That match was won by the Royals by 45 runs. Royals went on to win the inaugural season of IPL.

• All the top scores of this rivalry are RR Batsmen. Sanju Samson, the captain of RR, has scored the most runs in the KKR vs RR head-to-head, with 388 runs to his name. He is followed by his teammate Ajinkya Rahane with 338 runs and Shane Watson trails with 304 runs.

• All the top wicket-takers in the KKR vs RR head-to-head are from the KKR bowling unit. Shivam Mavi leads in wickets taken with 13 wickets. He is followed by Sunil Narine with 12 wickets and Shakib AL Hasan with 10 wickets.

• KKR's highest score against RR was 210 runs, while their lowest was 125. In contrast, Rajasthan's highest and lowest totals against KKR are 217 and 87 runs respectively.

• Jos Buttler and Shane Watson from RR have slammed a century each against KKR till now.

• Yuzvendra Chahal has a five-wicket haul to his name against KKR, which is a rare feat in T20 cricket.