KKR vs RR: Who are impact players nominated by Kolkata Knight Riders & Rajasthan Royals for match 28 of IPL 2026
The KKR vs RR match is underway on April 19 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are set to clash in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Sunday, April 19. The afternoon clash got underway at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
KKR will aim for their first win of the season. The Ajinkya Rahane & Co. have been the worst performers so far, losing five games out of six with one no-result match. They languish at the last spot in the points table.
KKR have been hampered by the absence of their key pacers. Harshit Rana and Akash Deep were ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury. Moreover, Matheesha Pathirana also missed the first six games for them.
Speaking about the RR, they have been one of the strongest sides in IPL 2026 so far, winning four games out of five. With eight points, they take third place in the points table.
In their previous game, the Riyan Parag & Co. suffered a big defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), where they suffered a big batting collapse at the start. However, they look quite stronger than KKR in both departments.
Who are the impact players in the KKR vs RR match of IPL 2026?
In match 28 of IPL 2026, RR won the toss and opted to bat first. Both sides have named five players as impact substitutes for the game.
KKR Impact Players: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini
RR Impact Players: Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Luhan-Dre Pretorious, Yash Raj Punia
KKR vs RR’s playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Tim Seifert(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarth.
Rajasthan Royals: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi
Where is the KKR vs RR Match 28 of IPL 2026 taking place?
The match is underway on April 19 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Who is captaining KKR in IPL 2026?
Ajinkya Rahane is the captain of KKR.
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