KKR vs RR | IPL T20 Match 54 | 07-10-2021 19:31|1|1| Preview & Stats Added | Match Finished

• Opener Shubman Gill hit 57 from 51 balls in Sunday’s win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is our choice for KKR’s highest run scorer in this match. With the ball, Tim Southee impressed with 2-26 on Sunday and is well worth backing as KKR’s top wicket taker against Rajasthan Royals.
• Rajasthan Royals posted only 90-9 on Tuesday in spite of opener Evin Lewis hitting 24 from 19 balls. The West Indian is a strong pick for Rajasthan’s leading run scorer against KKR. Chetan Sakariya produced a rollercoaster of a performance from 3 overs against Mumbai Indians. He bowled a maiden over and took the wicket of Rohit Sharma but still went for 36 runs from 3 overs. We are backing him to be Rajasthan’s top wicket taker in this game.
• With KKR needing to avoid defeat, it could well be that Shubman Gill’s cautious approach at the top of the order is just the tonic. Gill is our prediction for the Player of The Match Award.

Clear conditions with evening highs of 33 and 32 degrees in Sharjah.

🏟️ Pitch:

 Toss Prediction: 

Rajasthan Royals need a big net-run-rate swing so we expect them to bowl first and then give themselves the chance to chase a target in the shortest possible time. Eoin Morgan is always comfortable fielding first.

 Recent Form: 

KKR:
W,    L,     W,     L,     W
✅   ❌   ✅    ❌    ✅

RR:
L,     W,     L,     L,     L
❌   ✅    ❌   ❌   ❌

 Team News: 

 KKR Team News: 

After a relatively easy win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, KKR must now keep their heads and avoid any batting collapses or nightmare bowling spells in this game. For that reason, we expect Eoin Morgan to pack his team full of experienced players for this match.

 RR Team News: 

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 KKR Predicted11 

Ventakesh Iyer

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 RR Predicted11 

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 Players H2H Battle: 

E Lewis  against S Narine
56 balls 49 runs 04 out

E Lewis  against A Russell
26 balls 32 runs 03 out

A Russell  against M Rahman
36 balls 63 runs 03 out

A Russell  against C Morris
23 balls 38 runs 03 out

S Gill  against S Gopal
26 balls 49 runs 00 out

S Samson  against K Yadav
31 balls 39 runs 00 out

S Samson  against S Mavi
16 balls 15 runs 03 out

S Samson  against S Narine
41 balls 32 runs 01 out

D Karthik  against J Unadkat
40 balls 80 runs 00 out

D Karthik  against C Morris
13 balls 15 runs 03 out

N Rana  against C Morris
14 balls 28 runs 02 out

N Rana  against S Gopal
20 balls 19 runs 01 out

D Miller  against B Cutting
20 balls 36 runs 01 out

D Miller  against S Narine
20 balls 32 runs 00 out

G Phillips against S Narine
36 balls 42 runs 01 out

G Phillips against B Cutting
17 balls 36 runs 02 out

E Morgan  against T Shamsi
35 balls 35 runs 01 out

R Tripathi  against C Morris
22 balls 29 runs 01 out

R Tripathi  against R Tewatia
29 balls 40 runs 00 out

S Al Hasan against M Rahman
17 balls 21 runs 02 out

 -Get Ground Specific Stats and Records on Guide Section- 

 Winning Chances: 

Who will win today match: KKR vs RR IPL T20 Match Fantasy Team
This should be an interesting clash with KKR likely to adopt a no frills approach to winning the game. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, must look to go big and finish the game early to stay in the tournament. We are predicting a victory for KKR.

 KKR Key Players: 

 Rahul Tripathi: 

The top order batter is KKR’s leading run scorer in the tournament with 356 runs which includes 2 half-centuries.

 Shubman Gill: 

The young Indian opener hit his first 50 of this year’s competition on Sunday. He could be coming into form at just the right time.

 Tim Southee: 

The New Zealand bowling all-rounder took 2 key wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is also capable of big hitting down the order if required.

 RR Key Players: 

 Evin Lewis: 

 Sanju Samson: 

 Chetan Sakariya: 

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 Team Forms: 

 KKR Team Form: 

• With three wins from their last five games, KKR are used to putting victories on the board. However, they have not won consecutive matches since September.

 RR Team Form: 

• Sanju Samson’s side have won only two games since the tournament restarted in the UAE. It would be a huge achievement to qualify for the play-offs from here.

 SQUAD: 

 Kolkata Knight Riders 

Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert, Andre Russell, Ben Cutting, Pawan Negi, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Rinku Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann.

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 Head to Head  -Last 3 Years: 

Matches Played:   09

KKR WON:          06

RR WON:             02

No Result:             01

 Top Run Scorer in Last 5 Matches: 

 KKR:  Rahul Tripathi 
169 Run with 42.25 Average

 RR:  Sanju Samson 
202 Runs with 50.4 Average

 Top Wicket Taker in Last 5 Matches: 

 KKR:  Sunil Narine 
07 Wkts, Average 17.86

 RR:  Mustafizur Rahman 
06 Wkts, Average 25.17

 Sharjah Cricket Stadium IPL 2020 Records: 

 12:  Total Matches 

Matches won by the team batting first: 

5

Matches won by the team batting second: 

7

Highest team score while batting first: 

Delhi Capitals – 228/4 vs KKR

Highest team score while batting second (in defeat): 

KKR – 210/8 when chasing DC’s 228

Lowest team score while batting first: 

CSK -114/9 vs MI

Lowest team score while batting second (in defeat):

KKR – 112/9 when chasing RCB’s 194

Biggest total chased: 

Rajasthan chased Punjab’s 223

Lowest Total Defended:

Delhi defended 184 vs Rajasthan

Sharjah Cricket Stadium average first innings score in IPL: 

178

Sharjah Cricket Stadium average second innings score in IPL:

163

Best bowling figures for a spinner:

Rahul Tewatia (RR) – 3/37 vs CSK

Best bowling figures for a pacer:

Trent Boult (MI) – 4/18 vs CSK

Total wickets taken by spinners: 

35 (3.0 wickets per match)

Total wickets taken by pacers: 

89 (7.4 wickets per match)

50+ scores by batsmen: 

25 in 12 matches (Average 2 fifty-plus scores per match)

Highest individual score: 

Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) – 106(50) vs RR

 Overall Score Pattern at this Stadium Domestic T20: 

 26 times:  Below Score 150 

 08 times:  Score between 150 and 169 

 12 times:  Score between 170 and 189 

 10 times:  Above Score 190 

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 Player Form Sheet: 

 Kolkata Knight Riders: 

It has been a venue that has been very hard to defend on. Apart from Kohli who chose to bat, the rest of the captains have decided to chase. Expect more of the same. It has been very difficult to score outside of the powerplay, and so expect more of the same today as well, Matthew Hayden in his pitch report.