Rajasthan Royals (RR) will lock horns with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 70th and the last group-stage match of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on May 19th, Sunday at The Barsapara Cricket Stadium, also known as Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium in Guwahati, Assam . The match will start at 7:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL.
In the last match on this ground, the home-side Rajasthan Royals defeated by the Punjab Kings by 5 wickets.
The playing conditions at this venue have consistently favoured batters, resulting in numerous high-scoring T20 contests. With the pitch favouring batters due to its flat surface, bowlers are anticipated to face a tough challenge, while batters are poised to thrive. Additionally, history suggests that teams batting second have held a slight advantage, especially as dew tends to settle in during the latter stages of evening matches.
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati has seen only three IPL matches to date. Of these, teams batting first have clinched victory in 66.67% matches, while teams chasing won 33.33% at this venue.
Barsapara Cricket Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
3
Matches won batting first
2
Matches won batting second
1
Average first innings total
180
Runs per over
8.58
Runs per wicket
26.82
Highest total recorded
199/4 by RR vs DC in 2023
Lowest total recorded
142/9 by DC vs RR in 2023
IPL Record at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Last 3 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
3
Matches won batting first
2
Matches won batting second
1
Average first innings score
180
Average first innings winning score
198
Average powerplay score
55
Average death-over score
49.6
The average first-inning winning score is 180 runs and the pitch is good for batting. The average powerplay run rate is 9.16 in the last three matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 9.92.
IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 1 Matches won batting first: 0 Matches won batting second: 1 Average first innings total: 144 Average second innings total: 145
Individual Player Records at Barsapara Cricket Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
Jos Buttler
98
Shikhar Dhawan
86
Shimron Hetmyer
75
Riyan Parag
75
Yashasvi Jaiswal
75
So, among the top run scorers at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in the IPL, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be playing this game.
Highest Wickets at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Yuzvendra Chahal
6
Nathan Ellis
5
Trent Boult
4
Arshdeep Singh
3
Ravichandran Ashwin
3
Among the highest wicket takers at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, we will see four players from RR in Yuzvendra Chahal, Nathan Ellis, Trent Boult, and Ravichandran Ashwin action during this game.
Best Individual Display at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL
Highest Individual Score: 86* by Shikhar Dhawan vs Rajasthan Royals on 05th April, 2023
Best Bowling Figure: 4/30 by Nathan Ellis vs Rajasthan Royals on 05th April, 2023
Team records at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL
RR vs KKR Head-to-head at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL
This will be the first match between these two teams at the venue.
Rajasthan Royals Record at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL
Matches
Won
Lost
No Result
03
01
02
0
Kolkata Knight Riders Record at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in IPL
This will be the first match for Kolkata Knight Riders at this venue in the IPL.