Rajasthan Royals, currently in second place, will take on the top-ranked Kolkata Knight Riders. The match will be held in Guwahati at 1930 IST (1400 GMT).

Team News and Impact Player Strategy

Tom Kohler-Cadmore is set to open in place of Buttler, as he did in their last game against Punjab Kings, where Dhruv Jurel was subbed out for Donovan Ferreira after slipping to 102 for 6. This Sunday, however, Shimron Hetmyer, who missed the previous match, is fit, forcing RR to adjust their combination. If the match turns into a high-scoring affair, RR might consider adding a sixth bowling option against KKR's strong batting lineup.

Probable XII: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2. Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 3. Sanju Samson (capt & wk), 4. Riyan Parag, 5. Dhruv Jurel, 6. Shimron Hetmyer/Rovman Powell, 7. R Ashwin, 8. Trent Boult, 9. Avesh Khan, 10. Sandeep Sharma, 11. Yuzvendra Chahal, 12. Nandre Burger/Donovan Ferreira/Keshav Maharaj

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is likely to replace Salt as the opener, a change anticipated for their rained-out match against GT. Their impact bowler could be Vaibhav Arora or Suyash Sharma, depending on whether the pitch favors pace or spin, replacing a batter like Venkatesh Iyer.

Likely XII: 1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2. Sunil Narine, 3. Nitish Rana, 4. Shreyas Iyer (capt), 5. Venkatesh Iyer, 6. Andre Russell, 7. Rinku Singh, 8. Ramandeep Singh, 9. Mitchell Starc, 10. Varun Chakravarthy, 11. Harshit Rana, 12. Vaibhav Arora/Suyash Sharma