RR vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2024: Match Abadoned Due To Rain, RCB To Face This Team In Eliminator
RR vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2024: The match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders was abandoned due to rain at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:May 19, 2024 11:14 pm IST
RR vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2024: The match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders was abandoned due to rain at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first after the toss took place with a delay of around 3 hours and 30 minutes, thus forcing the match to be reduced to 7-overs-a-side. The rain returned soon after that and forced the match to be called off. The no-result meant that RR finished at the third spot in the points table, setting up an Eliminator clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024 playoffs. On the other hand, it is SunRisers Hyderabad that will face KKR in Qualifier 1. (Scorecard | IPL 2024 Points Table | Playoffs Schedule)
Here are the Highlights of RR vs KKR IPL 2024 match -
- 22:55 (IST)RR v KKR Live: Match abandoned!Here is the inevitable folks! The match has been abandoned due to rain in Guwahati. This means that RR finish at the third spot in the points table and they face RCB in the Eliminator game of IPL 2024. On the other hand, KKR will take on SRH in Qualifier 1. Read in detail
- 22:42 (IST)RR v KKR Live Updates: No! No! No!Just when everything looked really good for the first time ever in the night. The rain has returned to marr the joy of the fans. The covers are back in place. And rain at this point means that this game in on the verge of being abandoned. Umpire are on the ground with umbrellas and we will soon have an announcement, it seems.
- 22:18 (IST)IPL 2024 Live: Inspection doneThere is no rain at the moment. The covers from the pitch has also been removed and the super soppers as well as the ground staff are working in full throttle to dry the ground. The umpires have done the inspection and they have decided to come out again for another inspection at 10:25 PM.
- 21:52 (IST)RR v KKR Live Updates: Video from Barsapara Cricket Stadium -
Good night to everyone except RR fans. pic.twitter.com/I2VsyoKR0D
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) May 19, 2024 - 21:19 (IST)IPL 2024 Live: A look at scenarios -It is worth noting that if this RR vs KKR match ends in a no result tonight. RR will end at the third spot in the points table. This means that RR will be facing RCB in the Eliminator game of IPL 2024 playoffs while KKR will take on SRH in Qualifier 1.
- 20:32 (IST)RR v KKR Live Updates: It's still drizzlingThe rain is not as heavier as it was but it is still drizzling at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Since the side covers have been removed, the super soppers are in action but the current conditions still give a gloomy picture.
- 19:51 (IST)RR v KKR Live: Rain has gotten heavierRain has gotten heavier in Guwahati only to increase the trouble for Rajasthan Royals. The covers are still on as the rain is not stopping anytime soon. This is not at a good sign for RR as they need this game to take place to keep their dreams of top-2 finish alive.
- 19:28 (IST)RR v KKR Live: What if rain plays spoilsport?SRH have defeated PBKS by 4 wickets to reach to the second spot in the points table. SRH now have 17 points. If rain plays spoilsport in tonight's game between RR and KKR, the Sanju Samson-led side will fail to finish in the top two spot. Though a washout will see RR moving to 17 points, their net run rate is weaker than SRH's. This means that RR need to win this game tonight for a top-2 finish.
- 19:05 (IST)RR v KKR Live: Toss delayed due to rainThe toss for the game has been delayed due to rain in Guwahati. The pitch has been put under cover.
Another day, another rain delay
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 19, 2024
Toss is delayed in the clash of the table-toppers and Rajasthan fans will have their
Remember, if the game is abandoned, Hyderabad will secure the 2nd spot!
| #RRvKKR | LIVE NOW | #IPLOnStar | #Race2PlayoffsOnStar pic.twitter.com/0xRNxiqxG4 - 18:49 (IST)RR v KKR Live: KKR aim to stay on winning trackSince their win in the return leg clash against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens on May 11, KKR have not played any match with the washout in Ahmedabad. Travelling to Ahmedabad and then back home in Kolkata for a day's practice and again heading to Guwahati for the final league clash could be quite frustrating and break their rhythm of four-match winning streak. It remains to be seen if the Gautam Gambhir-mentored side manage to hold on to the winning momentum without appearing to be rusty.
- 18:26 (IST)RR v KKR Live: KKR to finish at table topKKR (19 points), on the other hand, have already assured themselves a table top position after a washout against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad in the previous round handed them one point. They will be high on confidence but at the same time they may have to guard against complacency.
- 18:16 (IST)RR v KKR Live: Squads -Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), KS Bharat (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson and Allah Ghazanfar.Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Abid Mushtaq, Avesh Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Singh Rathore, Nandre Burger, Navdeep Saini, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tanush Kotian.
- 18:00 (IST)RR v KKR Live: Poor batting form of RRRR's batting flair has eluded them as they have not managed to cross the 150-mark in their last two matches, and with their star England opener Jos Buttler returning home for national duty, the Royals have big shoes to fill. Their top three batters Yashasvi Jaiswal, skipper Sanju Samson and local hero Riyan Parag will have to shoulder additional responsibilities if they are to snap the losing streak and head to the playoffs finishing in top-two, that will give them two cracks to reach the final.
- 17:39 (IST)Welcome guys!Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL game at Guwahati on Sunday. Having secured the playoff berth with 16 points, Royals have started floundering at the business end of the tournament losing four matches on the trot.