Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 43rd Match | Indian Premier League 2019 | Jos Buttler is unavailable
-posted on Apr 25, 2019
Match Description :
KKR vs RR Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders Team News
* Kuldeep Yadav is expected to come into the side replacing KC Cariappa who was expensive with the ball.
* Chris Lynn was the top run getter for Riders in their defeat to Hyderabad. He has scored 51 runs in 47 balls with 4 fours and a six.
* Andre Russell is the leading run scorer for the Riders this season with 395 runs in 9 innings at an average of 65.
Rajasthan Royals Team News
* Liam Livingstone is expected to replace Ashton Turner who was disappointing in the last three matches.
* Ajinkya Rahane has registered his second century in the history of IPL against DC. He has scored 105 runs in 63 balls with 11 fours and 3 Sixers.
* K Gowtham is expected to come in to the side replacing one of Parag/Binny.
When and Where :
Venue: Eden Gardens,Kolkata
Time: Apr 25, 08:00 PM LOCAL
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad :
Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Yarra Prithviraj, KC Cariappa, Harry Gurney, Robin Uthappa, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Kelly
Rajasthan RoyalsSquad :
Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Prashant Chopra, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Shubham Ranjane, Mahipal Lomror, Ish Sodhi, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Sudhesan Midhun
Pitch condition :
Average 1st innings score: 143
Average 2nd innings score: 126
Pitch will be highly batting friendly. Pacers may find some support.
Venue Statistics :
Eden Gardens,Kolkata Report
Playing 11 :
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals |
|---|---|
|
Dinesh Karthik (c&wk) |
Steve Smith (c) |
|
Sunil Narine |
Sanju Samson (wk) |
|
Chris Lynn |
Ajinkya Rahane |
|
S Gill/Uthappa |
Ben Stokes |
|
Nitish Rana |
L Livingstone/Rahul Tripathi |
|
Rinku Singh |
R Parag |
|
A Russell |
Stuart Binny/K Gowtham |
|
Piyush Chawla |
Jofra Archer |
|
C Brathwaite/H Gurney |
Shreyas Gopal |
|
Kuldeep Yadav |
J Unadkat/Oshane Thomas |
|
P Krishna |
Dhawal Kulkarni |
Key Players :
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals |
|---|---|
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Notes :
C and Vc Choices:
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Dream11 Team
IPL Points Table
| Team | M | W | L | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.486 | 2 |
| DC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 2 |
| KXIP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 |
| KKR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MI | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.486 | 0 |
| RR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 2 |
| SRH | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.500 | 0 |
