The Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals lock horns in the battle of bottom-rankers
Expect Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Rajasthan Royals by a comfortable margin.
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Kolkata Knight Riders will look to turn their fortunes around when they will face bottom-table Rajasthan Royals in the 18th match of the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Kolkata Knight Riders will need to put in a collective effort with the bat. The franchise has been guilty of losing too many wickets in the initial Powerplay overs. The team management might go for some changes for this fixture.
On the other hand, in absence of Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, the bowling unit has looked pedestrian at times on flat pitches. The franchise will need to make better game plans in order to end their winless streak against Kolkata.
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With two points after four matches played, Rajasthan Royals will have to come with something special in order to break end their losing streak in the tournament.
In batting department, the onus will be on the likes of captain Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and David Miller to deliver crucial scores in this game.
By his high standards, Jos Buttler has endured a disappointing campaign with the bat so far this season. In four matches, Buttler has scored only 84 runs at an average of 21.00. He will be keen to do well in this fixture.
The big positives for Rajasthan from previous game were middle and lower-order making notable contributions with the bat. All-rounder Shivam Dube and Riyan Parag led the fightback after Rajasthan lost their first four wickets in the first seven overs.
Riyan Parag looked good in his innings and perished in the 13th over to see Rajasthan Royals lose their fifth wicket. He scored 25 runs off 16 balls with the help of four fours.
Shivam Dube was the standout player with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 46 runs off 32 balls with the help of five boundaries and two sixes. He was well supported by bowling all-rounder Rahul Tewatia, who scored a quick-fire 40 off 23 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes.
Due to excellent contributions from Dube, Parag and Tewatia, Rajasthan managed to post a decent total on the board.
In the bowling department, the side will be hoping that the likes of Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya and Rahul Tewatia to deliver breakthroughs in this game.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Sanju Samson, Chris Morris, David Miller, Jos Buttler, R Tewatia, Riyan Parag
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S Dube | 46 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 143.75 |
R Tewatia | 40 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 173.91 |
R Parag | 25 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 156.25 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
S Gopal | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
C Sakariya | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
C Morris | 3.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S Gopal | 3.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
C Sakariya | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
C Morris | 3.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 |
The franchise is currently lying at sixth position in the league table with 2 points to their name. Two-time IPL Champions will need to keep wickets in hand in the in the Powerplay overs in order to post competitive totals on the board. Karun Nair, come in place of Rahul Tripathi, who has failed to make an impact with the bat this year.
The focus on the likes of opener Shubnam Gill, who has struggled to produce runs for the side at the top of the innings. The franchise will be looking that Gill can spend time at the crease and find some form against Rajasthan.
Besides Gill, Captain Eoin Morgan has struggled to put in notable scores for KKR this season. Coming into this game, left-hander will under immense pressure after his repeated failures with the bat.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Sunil Narine, Prasidh Krishna and Varun Chakravarthy to make crucial breakthroughs. Australian pacer Pat Cummins conceded 55 runs in his four overs. He will be looking to make a strong comeback for the side in this fixture.
Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik, RA Tripathi
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P Cummins | 66 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 194.12 |
A Russell | 54 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 245.45 |
D Karthik | 40 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 166.67 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
V Chakravarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
S Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
A Russell | 2.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.5 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
V Chakravarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
S Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
A Russell | 2.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.5 |
Hr | Temp | Rain | W. speed | W. direction | Clouds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00h | 27 | 0 mm. | 3.26 k/h | From: N | 90% |
03h | 28 | 0 mm. | 1.89 k/h | From: NNE | 72% |
06h | 30 | 0 mm. | 3.53 k/h | From: NW | 59% |
09h | 31 | 0 mm. | 6.72 k/h | From: WNW | 14% |
12h | 30 | 0 mm. | 7.31 k/h | From: WNW | 22% |
15h | 29 | 0 mm. | 5.21 k/h | From: NW | 37% |
18h | 29 | 0 mm. | 4.22 k/h | From: NNW | 24% |
21h | 29 | 0 mm. | 4.49 k/h | From: NNW | 16% |
The wicket prepared for the game will be full of runs for the batting units. Spinners might struggle to make an impact given the placid nature of Wankhede pitch this season. The weather forecast for Saturday is clear skies for the evening.
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the 18th match of Indian Premier League between Kolkata and Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Royals have lost three matches out of four played at Mumbai this year.
With the weather being predicted as perfect for the game, the side that wins the toss, would be looking to bat first and post a score in excess of 190 runs.
Based on current form, it is hard to pick a clear one but Kolkata will fancy their chances of beating Rajasthan in this fixture. With likes of Pat Cummins, Andre Russell and Harbhajan Singh at their disposal, the team management will be hoping that premier players can put in a clinical performance in this encounter.
Expect Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Rajasthan Royals by a comfortable margin.
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