KKR vs RR Dream 11 Predictions: Check out venue, live streaming, pitch report, and much more

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be taking on against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 54th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. The match will take place at Sharjah Cricket Stadium at 7:30 PM. The live-action will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar.

Currently, Kolkata Knight Riders sit at the fourth position of the score table with 12 points onboard. The Eoin Morgan-led team has won 6 matches out of 13. In their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, they have managed to win by wickets. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad finished at 115 runs which were chased down by Kolkata Knight Riders in the last over. 

On the contrary, Rajasthan Royals have won 5 games out of 13. They are currently sitting at the second last position on the points table. Rajasthan Royals was defeated by Mumbai Indians in their last match. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals scored 90 runs which were chased down by Mumbai Indian in the 9th over. 

Both the teams have played 23 matches against each other in the history of IPL. Among them, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 12 matches while Rajasthan Royals have won 11 matches. In their last game of this season, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets.

IPL 2021: KKR v/s RR, Match 54

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Match Date & Time: October 7 at 7:30 PM (IST) and at 6:00 PM (Local Time)

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report:

The surface seems contrasting to the bowlers and batsmen. The bowlers have performed well in the second leg of the tournament. The batsmen need to put in more effort to score suitable runs. An average score of 129 can come in handy.

Probable Playing XIs for KKR v/s RR

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi.

Rajasthan Royals:

Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Glenn Phillips, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Mayank Markhande/Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldip Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman

Top Picks for KKR v/s RR Dream11 Match:

Top Picks – Batsman

Shubman Gill: A right-handed batsman from Kolkata Knight Riders who have proved his worth in the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by scoring 57 runs out of 51 deliveries. He was awarded the man of the match in that game.

Evin Lewis: A left-handed opening batsman from Rajasthan Royals. He has managed to secure 151 runs in the last 5 matches at an average of 30.2 with the highest runs of 58.

Top Picks – All-Rounder

Shakib Al-Hasan: He has successfully replaced Andre Russell from the Kolkata Knight Riders team. He exceptionally proved his worth by scalping a wicket against Sunrisers Hyderabad at an economy of 5.

Sunil Narine: Another top all-rounder that KKR has in their team. He is bowling well this season, hardly leaving scope for the batsman to score runs. In 10 matches he has managed to score 10 wickets at an economy of 6.42 and has scored 34 runs.

Top Picks – Bowlers

 Varun Chakravarthy: A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, is one of the sensational players IPL has this season. He has shown his talent at every point of the match and likes to hit the stumps more often. He has managed to pick 15 wickets this season.

Chetan  Sakariya: One of the most dependable bowlers from the Rajasthan Royals team. He has managed to bowl a maiden in this season. In 13 matches, he has scalped 13 wickets with the best figure of 3 for 13.

Top Picks – Wicketkeeper

Sanju Samson: He has played exceptionally well in this season. He has secured 483 runs in 13 matches at an average of 43.9. He has also performed well as a wicketkeeper.