The Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will face to each other in the Eliminator which is the second of the VIVO IPL 2018 Playoff matches at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
It is worth mention here that the two teams have to play their best cricket because there will beno chance for losing team as the winner will progress in the competition and taking a step closer to the grand Final.
KKR finished the league season of IPL 11 having third position as they won 8 of their 14 group-stage matches, including three wins in their last three matches to make entry in the playoffs. In their last league Clash of the 11th season, they crushed table-toppers SRH in Perl city Hyderabad.
While The Rajasthan Royals just managed to creep into the top four. At one stage – after their ninth match on May 6, RR had only 3 wins placing at the bottom of the table. Then Jos Buttler made tremendous contribution for winning three consecutive matches. RR in their last league match, the Rajasthan Royals defeated Kohali –led Royal Challengers Bangalore by 30 runs to stay alive in the race to the playoffs without having sans Buttler, Ben Stokes and mentor Shane Warne in the bunker.
