Sunil Narine was not included in Kolkata Knight Riders' 15-man squad for their match against Rajasthan Royals due to illness, as confirmed by KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane during the toss.
Narine's absence from the clash in Guwahati was significant, leading to English all-rounder Moeen Ali being brought into the playing eleven. This match is crucial for both teams since they both lost their previous games. Fans can expect a high-scoring encounter in Guwahati.
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Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Both teams made some changes to their squads, and Narine's absence was unexpected for this match.
In his last match against the Rajasthan Royals, Narine scored an unbeaten century. Unfortunately, he missed this game due to his illness, which was confirmed by Captain Ajinkya Rahane before the match.
"Sunil Narine misses out, he's not well. Moeen Ali comes in"
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11
Quinton de Kock(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Subs: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia.
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Rajasthan Royals Playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
Impact Subs: Kunal Singh Rathore, Shubham Dubey, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kwena Maphaka.
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