The 54th match of IPL 2021 will have a face-off between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. KKR has won 6 of their 13 games so far and is currently ranked 4th on the leaderboard. However, RR has won 5 of their 13 matches so far, which puts them second-last in the rankings.
KKR Vs. RR-The Match Preview
In their last match against SRH, the stars were in KKR’s favor as they won by 6 wickets. SRH did not precisely put up a tough fight for Eoin Morgan’s boys because they only scored 115 runs. But, KKR was also struggling to chase down that minor score, and it took them the last over to equalize the scores on their behalf.
? #GharSeHallaBol.
? Tonight.
? You tell us #KKRvRR | #RoyalsFamily | #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/lPMsFkzs8y— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 7, 2021
On the contrary, RR last played against MI in Sharjah, and MI defeated SRH again with 8 wickets. RR also set the bar relatively low because they managed to score only 90 runs while batting first. So, MI did a pretty good job when they balanced the score in the 9th over.
If we talk about both KKR and RR, they have played against each other in 23 matches so far. The score was almost similar because KKR won 12 of those games, while RR won the rest of the 11 games. Most importantly, the last time both these teams played against each other, RR defeated KKR by 6 wickets.
Probable XI Players Of Both Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 7, 2021
- Eoin Morgan.
- Shubman Gill.
- Venkatesh Iyer.
- Nitish Rana.
- Rahul Tripathi.
- Dinesh Karthik.
- Shakib Al Hasan.
- Sunil Narine.
- Shivam Mavi.
- Tim Southee.
- Varun Chakravarthy.
Rajasthan Royals
- Sanju Samson.
- Evin Lewis.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal.
- Glenn Phillips.
- Shivam Dube.
- David Miller.
- Rahul Tewatia.
- Shreyas Gopal.
- Chetan Sakariya.
- Kuldip Yadav.
- Mustafizur Rahman.
Key Players To Look Forward To
Venkatesh Iyer: Iyer is the right-arm medium-pacer of KKR, and he is also the left-arm batsman of the team. With 201 runs and 3 wickets in this season, he has done a commendable job for the team.
Sanju Samson: Apart from being a right-handed batsman of RR, Sanju Samson is also the captain of the pink jersey squad. With 483 runs in his name so far, he has done quite a good job leading his team to this rank.
Nitish Rana: Being a right-arm break-off bowler and a left-handed batsman of KKR, Rana has done a pretty good job in the second phase of the IPL. He has scored 353 runs in this season so far.
Evin Lewis: Lewis is not only the left-handed batsman of the RR squad, but also he is the opening batsman of the team. With 151 runs in his name this season, the team will look forward to him in today’s match.
What We Think
The pitch of Sharjah Cricket Stadium is neutral, so we can’t say which team will have more benefits from it. But, spinners may come in handy during the middle overs, so KKR has a good chance of winning this match. Let’s see what happens once the game begins.
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