Kolkata, May 10: Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue their winning run when they host Rajasthan Royals in match 56 of IPL 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (May 11).
Both teams will look to keep their playoff hopes alive as Nitish Rana’s KKR will look to carry on the winning momentum following victory over Punjab Kings, while Sanju Samson-led RR will look to bounce back after recent result against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

KKR are in sixth position in the IPL 2023 points table and will be desperate to enter the top four with a win against fifth-placed RR, who also will aim for the same after suffering three successive defeats.
The Knights, however, hold a slight advantage in this fixture over the years when the match is played at home or away from as they have beaten the Jaipur-based franchise in IPL on their visits to the Eden Gardens.
In the 27 meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, KKR lead 14-12 against RR in the head-to-head battles so far with one match ending in No Result. In the last 6 meetings also, it’s 4-2 in favour of KKR.
In Kolkata, KKR and RR have clashed 9 times so far, and it's advantage KKR as they have beaten RR in their home venue 6 times, while the Royals have won just 2 times with one match ending in No Result when the two side clashed in Kolkata.
| Stats | For KKR vs RR | For RR vs KKR |
| Highest Total | 210 | 217 |
| Lowest Total | 125 | 81 |
| Wins Batting 1st | 4 | 9 |
| Wins Chasing | 10 | 3 |
| Most Runs | Dinesh Karthik (272 runs) | Sanju Samson (340 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Dinesh Karthik (97*) | Shane Watson (104*) |
| Most wickets | Shivam Mavi (13) | Chris Morris & Siddharth Trivedi (9) |
| Best Bowling | Kuldeep Yadav (4/20) | Yuzvendra Chahal (5/40) |
| Stats | KKR vs RR in Kolkata | RR vs KKR in Kolkata |
| Matches | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 6 | 2 |
| Defeats | 2 | 6 |
| Highest Total | 175/6 in 2019 | 177/7 in 2019 |
| Lowest Total | 147/8 in 2008 | 81 All Out in 2011 |
Matches: 84
Batting First Won: 34
Chasing Won: 50
Highest Total: 235/4 by CSK vs KKR in 2023
Highest Run Chase: 204/2 by RR vs KKR in 2010
Lowest Total: 49 All Out by RCB vs KKR in 2017
Lowest Total Defended: 131 by KKR vs RCB in 2017
Average 1st Innings Score: 160
KKR Played: 79
KKR Won: 47
KKR Lost: 32
KKR Won Batting First: 21
KKR Won Chasing: 26
KKR Highest Total: 232
KKR Lowest Total: 108
RR Played: 10
RR Won: 2
RR Lost: 8
RR Won Batting First: 0
RR Won Chasing: 2
RR Highest Total: 188
RR Lowest Total: 81