Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. KKR have lost their previous match against Chennai Super Kings and they do not have the qualification scenario in their hand. The batting order has been a problem for Kolkata Knight Riders throughout the whole season. The top order has not performed well in the season.
In the previous match, KKR has scored 172 runs after batting first, which was a good total. However, the bowlers have not been able to defend that score quite a few times. Chennai Super Kings have won the match in the last ball.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are all in the playoff race after beating Kings XI Punjab in the previous match. Rajasthan Royals have chased down two big totals in two back to back matches. Rajasthan Royals are certainly high on confidence. They will try to beat KKR in the last match and they will hope that the other results will go in their favour.
Pitch Report:
The match will be played in Dubai. It is a night game. So, the dew factor will come into play. In the previous match, KKR has faced the problem while bowling second in the match against Chennai Super Kings. So, the toss will play an important role in this match. The toss winning captain will certainly love to chase down the total.
Head To Head Record:
Total Matches Played: 22
Kolkata Knight Riders Won: 11
Rajasthan Royals Won: 10
No Results: 1
Predicted Starting XI; Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy.
Rajasthan Royals:
Jos Buttler, Robin Uthappa, Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot, Tyagi.
Key Players; Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Shubman Gill
Eoin Morgan
Rajasthan Royals:
Ben Stokes
Sanju Samson
Captain And Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Choices: Shubman Gill, Ben Stokes
Vice-Captain Choices: Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith
Probable Winner: Rajasthan Royals
KKR’s net run rate is not looking very good at this moment. The star-studded team has failed to perform in the big stage. Lockie Ferguson will surely like to forget the previous match as soon as possible. Lockie Ferguson might be replaced with Andre Russell.
Andre Russell might not be fully fit at this moment, but the team management of Kolkata Knight Riders will surely try to bring him in this match. The match is very much important for them and they need Andre Russell badly. Kuldeep Yadav might also come in place of Rinku Singh. Kuldeep Yadav might give them an extra bowling option that might be crucial in this match.
Rajasthan Royals will like to go with an unchanged XI in this match. Ben Stokes is in great form. Jofra Archer is also doing a great job in his four overs spell. So, they are huge favourites to win this contest.
