IPL 2026, Match 28 - KKR vs RR: Toss Update, Playing XI

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (KKR vs RR) match has been scheduled for the 28th game of the IPL 2026. Eden Gardens in Kolkata is hosting this fixture on Sunday afternoon (April 19), as it is the fourth game for this venue in the ongoing IPL season. While KKR are playing their seventh match of the season, RR are playing their sixth game of the tournament.

The 10th-placed Kolkata Knight Riders are struggling deeply as they are the only team yet to win in the ongoing IPL season. After six games, they have earned only one point with no result against Punjab Kings at home, while losing their other five games. In this season, KKR have lost against Mumbai Indians, SunRisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings, and Gujarat Titans.

Meanwhile, the third-placed Rajasthan Royals are totally in opposite form as they have eight points after five games, recording four wins and one loss. After beating Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RR lost their last game against SunRisers Hyderabad.

IPL 2026, Match 28 - KKR vs RR: Toss Update

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and chose to bat first, as he felt a drier pitch after cutting the grass. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane would also choose to bat first.

IPL 2026, Match 28 - KKR vs RR: Playing XIs

KKR playing XI

Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Tim Seifert (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora

KKR Impact sub(s): Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Tejasvi Singh, Navdeep Saini

RR playing XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma

RR Impact subs: Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Yash Punja