IPL 2024:RR vs KKR Match 70-Top 3 Players battles to watch out for

The table toppers KKR and the ‘number 2’ RR will lock horns in the 70th and last match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024. Both teams will be eyeing ending the league stage campaign on a winning note with a win in this last league fixture of the tournament. The match will be played at the Barsapra Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

There will also be a tough contest between the top performers of both teams, be it with the bat or the ball.

With that said, here we’ll have a look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in the RR vs KKR, the 70th fixture of the current season of the Indian Premier League.

Here’s a look at the 3 key player battles to watch for in RR vs KKR match:

Sunil Narine vs Sandeep Sharma

Sunil Narine is currently the leading run-scorer for KKR in the ongoing IPL 2024; he has scored 461 runs in 12 innings with an average of 38.41 and a strike rate of 182.93, hitting a century and 3 half-centuries. While he will be waiting to face the senior RR pacer Sandeep Sharma in the game against RR.

Narine and Sharma have faced each other in three seasons, including IPL 2017, 2018, and 2023 as the former has dominated the RR pacer, scoring 44 runs off just 22 balls against him, with a strike rate of 200.00, hitting 7 fours and 2 sixes. Sandeep hasn’t dismissed Narine in the IPL so he will be looking ahead to make a comeback and clear off the books with star KKR all-rounder.

Shreyas Iyer vs Yuzvendra Chahal

KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer has also impressed with his batting performances in the ongoing IPL 2024 so far. On the other hand, Yuzvendra Chahal is also among the leading wicket-takers for the Rajasthan Royals in the current season.

Both the stars have a good record of playing against each other across all IPL seasons from IPL 2017 to 2024, except for IPL 2023 when Iyer missed the season due to injury. Iyer has struggled a bit against Chahal as he has scored 94 runs off 69 balls, with a below-par strike rate of 136.2, hitting 3 fours and 8 sixes while getting dismissed on two occasions.

Riyan Parag vs Harshit Rana

Another interesting player to watch out for in the RR vs KKR match will be between the star of the tournament for RR, Riyan Parag and KKR’s one of the most performing bowlers, Harshit Rana. Both the top performers have faced each other on one occasion and that was during the first of two matches between RR and KKR in IPL 2024.

Parag managed to have a good start against Rana in that face-off, scoring 16 runs off just 8 balls, hitting 2 fours and a six, and having an amazing strike rate of 200.00. However, Harshit Rana finally dismissed Parag in the same face-off and cleared off his books. So, the fans will be looking ahead to watch who will have the last laugh in today’s game.