The churn of the IPL mega auction is already being felt, with two of last season's top-three teams starting their campaigns on a losing note. Kolkata Knight Riders were outspun and outsmarted by Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens, while Rajasthan Royals, who are no strangers to starting their season well, were blown away by the batting might of Sunrisers Hyderabad in Uppal.
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With early cracks to fix, RR and KKR chase first points
RR struggled as a bowling group in Hyderabad, but might find Guwahati to be a more forgiving venue © BCCI
RR and KKR have historically played out very close encounters, and they now face off in Guwahati to register their first points this season. As you would expect, both of them have their share of issues to sort out.
KKR's much-hyped lower-middle order crumbled against RCB's relatively modest spin attack,
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