While Kolkata Knight Riders lost to SRH in their previous encounter which led to their 5th consecutive loss of the season, Rajasthan Royals suffered a loss to DC in their previous outing.

Rajasthan Royals are expected to put up a good match as they fight for survival in the hopes of not finishing the league as the bottom-ranked team this year. The team's performance has improved with the change in captaincy under new captain Steve Smith and Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to end tonight’s game with the result tilting in their favour. Similarly. KKR skipper Dinesh Kartik also has a point to prove to his critics and justify his World Cup selection over Delhi Capitals player Rishabh Pant.