IPL 2019, RR vs KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets

Prasidh Krishna to bowl from the other end.

P Chawla to A Rahane, Single to end the over. 5 off the first. Tight start from Chawla. The last ball is on middle and leg, Rahane tucks it to mid-wicket and keeps the strike.

P Chawla to A Rahane, On the leg side, Rahane looks to flick it but misses. There is a stifled appeal but it is turned down.

P Chawla to A Rahane, FOUR! Rahane is off the mark in style and so are Rajasthan. Tossed up on off and middle, Rahane gets on one knee and sweeps it over mid-wicket. The ball bounces just inside the ropes and goes for a boundary.

P Chawla to A Rahane, Floated on off and middle, Ajinkya calmly taps it back to the bowler.

P Chawla to A Rahane, Wrong 'un on off, Rahane looks to push it on the off side but it goes to backward square leg off the inside edge.

P Chawla to A Rahane, Chawla starts with a very loopy delivery on off. It is a low full toss. Rahane blocks it off his front foot.

Out walk the umpires and players. The Kolkata players are out and in their fielding positions. The opening pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler is out in the middle for Rajasthan. Kolkata to start with spin. Piyush Chawla to begin proceedings with the new ball.

Kolkata XI - Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK/C), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Prasidh Krishna.

Rajasthan XI - Ajinkya Rahane (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Steven Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Prashant Chopra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Sudhesan Midhun.

Ajinkya Rahane says the break was important as they played 3 games in 5 days before the break. Reckons that the boys are in good shape and he is looking forward to the game as the squad is excited. Tells everyone that they wanted to bat first anyway and just wants the team to give their all. Feels that the bowlers need to be aggressive while bowling to Andre Russell and play with good technique. Informs that Sudhesan Midhun and Prashant Chopra come in place of Stuart Binny and Varun Aaron.

Dinesh Karthik says they will bowl first as the wicket looks good and they prefer chasing on this surface. Adds that it's important to keep the spirit and the mood in campaign on the positive side. Continues to say that it's crucial to adapt to the different grounds around the country. Informs there is one change as Harry Gurney comes in for Lockie Ferguson.

TOSS - Kolkata win the toss and opt to field!

Hello and welcome for the second game of Super Sunday. Earlier, we saw Bangalore lose their sixth game in a row this season, furthering their poor run in this campaign so far. Now, a potentially resurgent Rajasthan side go up against Dinesh Karthik's in-form Kolkata. The hosts picked up their first win of the season against Bangalore in their last game and will want to back that up with another win. The visitors, are on a roll courtesy their powerhouse all-rounder Andre Russell, who's been delivering with both bat and ball. Will be a fun contest. Let's see how it pans out. The toss and teams news coming up in a short while.