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.
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KKR vs RR T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2021
Match 54 of the Indian Premier League sees Kolkata Knight Riders take on Rajasthan Royals at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in Thursday’s late game. A win for KKR will secure their place in the play-offs whereas a win for Rajasthan Royals will open the door for other teams to potentially snatch 4th place. Read on as we preview this game. The match in Sharjah begins at 19:30 local time.
It is a simple equation for Kolkata Knight Riders who know that a win in this game will make it virtually impossible for Mumbai Indians to overhaul their net-run-rate. They have won two of their last three games in the 2021 IPL.
Rajasthan Royals made life very difficult for themselves by posting only 90-9 against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. As a result, they must win this game by a large margin to give themselves any chance of progression.
KKR vs RR T20 Match Live streaming
TV channels: The match can be watched live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA
Live Streaming:Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
KKR vs RR Match 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.
KKR vs RR Match Pitch Report
Making a half-century has proved to be very difficult for even some of the most form batsmen in the tournament in Sharjah. Expect a tacky pitch.
Weather Report
Clear conditions with evening highs of 33 and 32 degrees in Sharjah.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2021.
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.
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.
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.
KKR Predicted Playing 11
Ventakesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi
KKR vs RR Dream11 Team Prediction, Captain, Vice Captain
Wicket-keeper
Sanju Samson (10) will be our wicket-keeper. He has produced countless scores with the bat and been a reliable presence behind the stumps this year.
Batsmen
Evin Lewis (9.5), Nitish Rana (9) and Shubman Gill (8.5) are our batsmen. Lewis and Gill both impressed in their last matches.
All-rounders
Sunil Narine (9.5), Shakib Al Hasan (9) and Rahul Tewatia (8.5) will be our all-rounders. Shakib affected the run-out of Kane Williamson on Sunday.
Bowlers
Varun Chakravarthy (9), Mustafizur Rahman (9), Tim Southee (8.5) and Chetan Sakariya (8.5) will be our bowlers. Southee put in an excellent performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Captain/Vice-captain
Shubman Gill will be captain, Sanju Samson his deputy
KKR vs RR Dream11 Team Prediction
Batsmen:Evin Lewis, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill (c)
All Rounder:Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Rahul Tewatia
Wicket Keeper:Sanju Samson (vc)
Bowler:Varun Chakravarthy, Mustafizur Rahman, Tim Southee, Chetan Sakariya
KKR vs RR Match Prediction
RR Team News & Playing 11
RR Team News
It has been an up and down IPL 2021 for Rajasthan Royals and unless they can pull off a big win in this match and other results go in their favour, they will be eliminated from the tournament. They have no choice but to come out and play a very attacking brand of cricket in this match.
RR Key Players
Evin Lewis - The West Indian opener has got his side off to a good start in every game bar one in the UAE. He hit a half-century against RCB.
Sanju Samson - With 483 runs in the tournament, the wicket-keeper captain has had an exceptional individual 2021 IPL.
Chetan Sakariya - The left-arm pace bowler made his international debut in July of this year. He has 13 wickets across the competition.
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.
We are backing Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi and Ventakash Iyer to be the top batsmen for KKR. Gill’s half-century in the last game was very welcome for the side.
For Rajasthan Royals, our picks are Sanju Samson, Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal with the bat. Lewis has been in good form at the top of the order.
Our recommendations with the ball for KKR are Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Southee and Sunil Narine. Southee’s experience will be vital in this match.
Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Tewatia and Chetan Sakariya are our choices with the ball for Rajasthan Royals. Sakariya had a rollercoaster of a game on Tuesday.
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.
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Oct 07, 2021
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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