Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to make it two wins on the trot at home and get to the top of the points table when they host table-toppers Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday (April 16).
Shreyas Iyer-led KKR head into the match on the back of a comprehensive 8-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in their most recent outing, while Sanju Samson’s RR are fresh from a 3-wicket win over Punjab Kings.

KKR, who opened their campaign with good batting performances in wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, faced their first defeat of the season at the hands of Chennai Super Kings before responding with a win over LSG.
RR, on the other hand, had registered wins over LSG, DC, MI and RCB before suffering a stunning loss to Gujarat Titans. The inaugural champions, however, responded quickly with a victory over PBKS.
Now the top two sides will lock horns for the 28th time in IPL history and for the tenth time at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Here is a look at the KKR vs RR head to head numbers:
In the 27 RR vs KKR head to head meetings in IPL, KKR has a slight edge having won 14 times against RR, who have won 13 times versus the Kolkata-based side.
In the last 5 meetings, however, it’s 3-2 in favour of RR, who won in the most recent meeting against KKR. Here is a look at RR vs KKR stats, numbers and performances:
| Stats | For KKR vs RR | For RR vs KKR |
| Wins Batting 1st | 4 | 9 |
| Wins Chasing | 10 | 4 |
| Highest Total | 210 | 217 |
| Lowest Total | 125 | 81 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 163 | 177 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 169 | 144 |
| Most Runs | Dinesh Karthik (272 runs) | Sanju Samson (388 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Dinesh Karthik (97*) | Shane Watson (104*) |
| Most Sixes | Andre Russell (16 sixes) | Sanju Samson (15 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Gautam Gambhir (28 fours) | Ajinkya Rahane (35 fours) |
| Most Fifties | Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Eoin Morgan & Dinesh Karthik (2 fifties each) | Sanju Samson (2 fifties) |
| Most Hundreds | - | Jos Buttler & Shane Watson (1 hundred each) |
| Most wickets | Shivam Mavi (13 wickets) | Yuzvendra Chahal, Chris Morris & Siddharth Trivedi (9 wickets each) |
| Best Bowling | Kuldeep Yadav (4/20) | Yuzvendra Chahal (5/40) |
As mentioned earlier, this will be the tenth time, Kolkata Knight Riders host Rajasthan Royals in their home venue. In the 9 previous meetings, KKR holds a 6-3 record at home against RR.
The last time KKR and RR met at the venue, the visitors sealed a 9-wicket win riding on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten 98 off 47 balls as Royals chased down 150 in 13.1 overs after Yuzvendra Chahal starred with the ball to restrict the hosts to 149/8. Here is a look at the stats from their previous meetings in Kolkata:
| Stats | KKR vs RR in Eden Gardens | RR vs KKR in Eden Gardens |
| Matches | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 6 | 3 |
| Defeats | 3 | 6 |
| Wins Batting 1st | 1 | 0 |
| Wins Chasing | 5 | 3 |
| Highest Total | 175/6 in 2019 | 177/7 in 2019 |
| Lowest Total | 147/8 in 2008 | 81 All Out in 2011 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 145/4 in 2018 | 177/7 in 2019 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 169/7 in 2018 | NA |
Apart from facing each RR, KKR have faced many other opponents at their home ground, where they possess a decent record. RR also have face different opposition apart from KKR at the venue in Kolkata.
The Kolkata-based side have already tasted victory on their home turf this season following wins against SRH and LSG. Shreyas & Co will look to make the Eden Gardens a fortress by adding another win. Here is a look at both teams’ record at the venue: