The 11th match of the IPL 2009 is between Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals at Capetown on, April 23, 2009 Start time 16.45pm (14.45GMT) )
Rajasthan Royals go into this match seeking a quick turnaround while Shah Rukh khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders will look to build on their win in game no 2. The defending champions will always attract eyeballs. The batting looks thin without Shane Watson and Younis Khan, putting immense pressure on Graeme Smith at the top of the order. Kolkata haven’t done anything special yet, barring Chris Gayle’s explosive cameo
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Team news For Rajastan Warne, Mascarenhas, Smith and Tyron Henderson should continue to be the four foreign players. Niraj Patel is the man most likely to be under pressure. Young Abhishek Raut from Maharashtra could be one candidate to take his place. Rajasthan Royals: (probable) 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Swapnil Asnodkar, 3 Yusuf Pathan, 4 Tyron Henderson, 5 Dimitri Mascarenhas, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Abhishek Raut, 8 Shane Warne (capt.), 9 Mahesh Rawat (wk), 10 Munaf Patel, 11 Kamran Khan. Kolkata Knight Riders: (probable) 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Brendon McCullum (capt/wk), 3 Brad Hodge, 4 Sourav Ganguly, 5 Aakash Chopra/Wriddhiman Saha, 6 Yashpal Singh, 7 Laxmi Shukla, 8 Ishant Sharma, 9 Murali Kartik, 10 Ashok Dinda, 11 Ajantha Mendis. Head-to-head record Rajasthan won both games against Kolkata last year, one home and one away. The first in Rajasthan was a 45-run victory and the second, toward the end of the tournament, was by six wickets. Quotes
“We will try our best as humbly as possible. We will try and entertain everyone. We love you and we are going to try our best. Whichever the part of the country you are in, make sure you are proud of Kolkata Knight Riders.” Kolkata owner Shah Rukh Khan calls it as he sees it.
