Indian Premier League 2023 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals 56 – IPL 2023 | |
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Date | May 8th, 2023 |
Time | 7:30 PM IST, 2:00 PM GMT, 7:30 PM Local Time |
Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
This is a must win game for both teams. KKR and RR are locked in a battle for the playoffs as both teams have 10 points in 11 games. The winner of the coming game will move to 12 points and even though it won’t guarantee a place in the playoffs, the team will be alive in the tournament.
The same, however, cannot be said about the losing team who will be almost out of the tournament after losing the game because even if they do win their remaining two games, they will reach a max of 14 points which won’t be enough to take them through.
The pitch will assist the spinners as the ball will grip and turn. Runs with the new ball, in powerplay will be crucial as the game will get slow once the spinners come into bowl.
The weather will be clear, with the temperature ranging between 39 and 27 degrees. There will also be some cloud cover, which may help the pacers.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldip Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
Trent Boult missed RR’s last game due to a minor injury so he should be back in the team. KKR, on the other hand, should stick with the same combination.
The two teams have been fierce competitors against each other. There is not much to choose between the two teams; both have plenty of wins and losses against each other.
Matches Played | KKR | RR | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Jos Buttler (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
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Batters | Nitish Rana, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jason Roy(VC) |
All-rounders | Andre Russell, R Ashwin, Sunil Narine |
Bowlers | Trent Boult, Yuzi Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy |
Jason Roy has been playing as an impact player for Kolkata. He has looked in great form and even though he hasn’t played a real big knock, a massive innings doesn’t look too far away.
Buttler will be disappointed with how things have gone for him after a good start. However, he is a big player and cannot be counted out. Buttler on his day can single-handedly win RR a game. He is good against spinners so there will be no respite for KKR.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is another batter who has been mighty impressive for KKR. Gurbaz has given KKR some fiery starts in the tournament and played some match-winning knocks. A similar kind of show will be expected of him against a quality RR attack.
Yuzvendra Chahal has been brilliant for RR. He has taken 17 wickets in 11 matches and is in the hunt for the purple cap. Given that the pitch will assist the spinners, Chahal will be the main man with the ball for Rajasthan Royals.
Varun Chakravarthy has redeemed himself in IPL 2023 after an ordinary show in the last few years. Varun, just like Chahal, has taken 17 wickets in 11 matches and has played a crucial role in KKR’s victories.
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