RR vs KXIP: The 40th match in the Indian Premier League is between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab. The match was scheduled at 8 PM IST on May 8. The venue of the match is at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Kings XI Punjab is a more powerful team with strong players. Rajasthan Royals are in the tough situation to enter the playoffs.
In the points table of IPL 2018, Kings XI Punjab is at the third place with 12 points and the team Rajasthan Royals is at the last place with six points. This will be the tenth match for both the teams. The pitch condition is good for batting. Hence it is predicted that Kings XI Punjab will win this match against Rajasthan Royals.
RR vs KXIP Live Updates
- RR Won by 15 Runs
- KXIP 143/7 (20.0 Ovs)
- RR 158/8 (20.0 Ovs)
- RR won the toss and opt to bat
Rajasthan Royals started their batting well. But once the first wicket fall, they continuously lost important wickets. After 20 overs, they have scored, 158 runs with the loss of eight wickets and set the target as 159 runs for Kings XI Punjab.
Kings XI Punjab started their batting style well. But Gayle got out followed by most of the batsmen were out. Only KL Rahul stood on the strike till last. He scores 95 runs in 70 balls. However, the team lost the match. RR won the match by 15 runs.
RR vs KXIP Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Jos Buttler(w), Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Mahipal Lomror, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jaydev Unadkat, Ish Sodhi, Anureet Singh
Kings XI Punjab Playing XI: Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Akshdeep Nath, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
RR vs KXIP Live Streaming
The live match of IPL 2018 Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of RR vs KXIP is also available on Hotstar and JioTV.