IPL 2024 Clash: RR Vs KKR In Guwahati - Pitch, Weather, And How To Watch

RR vs KKR IPL 2024 Match 70: Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals and Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders will face off in their final league stage match of the IPL 2024 season at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday, May 19. The match will commence at 7:30 PM IST.

Both KKR and RR have already secured their spots in the IPL 2024 playoffs. KKR, with 19 points from 13 matches, will finish the league stage at the top even if they lose to RR. Rajasthan, on the other hand, will end with 18 points from 14 matches if they win against Kolkata. The two teams first clashed this season on April 16, where RR emerged victorious by two wickets.

"The 13th venue of the season, the most in an IPL season. This has traditionally been a very high scoring venue, with 63m and 60m side boundaries, with the straight boundary at 73m. We are playing on a black soil pitch which is firm and rolled nicely. Surely a surface on which a lot of runs can be scored," Deep Dasgupta and WV Raman said ahead of the RR vs PBKS match - the last match (also the first match) at the venue.

"The pitch has a few cracks but it generally plays much better than it looks. Last year, both games here were won by the side batting first. Teams prefer doing that because when you are chasing, you are under pressure, but in an India Australia game at this venue, Australia chased a huge score of 222 in the last over. Irrespective of when you bat, there are a lot of runs to be had here," they added.

In that match, RR opted to bat first and scored 144/9 in 20 overs. Six wickets were taken by PBKS pacers, and two by spinners. In reply, Punjab chased down the target in 18.5 overs for the loss of five wickets. RR pacers picked three wickets.

The average T20 total in the last five T20s is 182 runs. Teams winning the toss have opted to bowl first 61 percent of the time in the last five years.

Rain showers are predicted in Guwahati on Sunday, May 19. However, according to AccuWeather, precipitation levels are expected to drop below 30 percent after 3 PM IST. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST. With a humidity level of 75 percent, temperatures will hover around 29 degrees Celsius. Wind speeds at Barsapara Stadium will be close to 7-9 km/h.

How to watch RR vs KKR IPL 2024 Match 70?

RR vs KKR live streaming will be available for free via the JioCinema app and website. Star Sports network will broadcast the matches live on TV from 7:30 PM IST with coverage starting at 6:30 PM IST.

Which TV channel will show IPL 2024 matches?

TV viewers can catch RR vs KKR IPL 2024 action on Star Sports network channels – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Suvarna Plus.