This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 54th game of the IPL 2021 between the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders that is scheduled to take place on the 7th of October 2021.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will take on each other at Sharjah which is a knock out game for Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders have to win this game to qualify for the playoffs. In the reverse fixture, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets at Mumbai.
Rajasthan Royals lost their last game against Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets. While batting first, all batsmen failed to score big as Royals lost 9 wickets on a score of just 90. In the bowling department, Chetan Sakariya and Mustafizur Rahman picked a wicket each but failed to defend such a low target for their team.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders won their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets. While bowling first, Tim Southee (2/26), Shivam Mavi (2/29) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/26) picked wickets for Knight Riders as they restricted opposition to a score of 115/8. In the batting department, Shubman Gill scored brilliant 57 at the top as Knight Riders chased the target with ease.
Match Details
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Pitch and Weather: The surfaces in Sharjah so far have been pretty much on the slower side and the run-making has been difficult. So it will be the same in this important clash as well. The weather will be clear as no rain is predicted during the match hours and the temperature will be in the high 30s.
Date & Time: October 7, 7.30 PM IST, 6.00 PM Local time
Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders will be willing to play Andre Russell and Lockie Ferguson in this must win game. If both players are fit enough to play then these two changes can be made from their side. In the batting department, the skipper Eoin Morgan will expect some runs from the bat in this game. Bowlers are taking wickets on regular intervals so there will be no change in the bowling department.
Rajasthan Royals will play for pride in this game as there will be no change in their playing XI. Yashaswi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis both are scoring runs in powerplay. Glenn Phillips and David Miller will have opportunities to shine with bat in this game against Knight Riders. In the bowling department, Shreyas Gopal is likely to get one more game in these slow conditions of Sharjah.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Andre Russell/Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Shivam Mavi, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Southee
Rajasthan Royals
Yashaswi Jaiswal, Evin Lewis, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Glenn Phillips, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Gopal.
Match Prediction
Kolkata Knight Riders are better placed in the points table and all players are in form so they will start as favorites in this game against Rajasthan Royals.
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Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi both players are consistently scoring runs at the top for Kolkata Knight Riders. Yashaswi Jaiswal can be picked from Rajasthan Royals as he scored 50 runs in 21 balls against Chennai Super Kings. Evin Lewis will be the fourth batsman for your fantasy team.
Wicket-Keepers: Sanju Samson scored 483 runs at an average of 43 in this season for Rajasthan Royals. He will be the best option available from the wicket-keeping section in this match.
All-rounders: Venkatesh Iyer has been the emerging star for Knight Riders in this second so he can be picked. Sunil Narine will be the second best all-rounder in this game.
Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman picked 14 wickets in this season for Rajasthan Royals. Varun Chakravarthy picked 15 wickets in IPL 2021 so he can be selected. Chetan Sakariya picked 13 wickets in this season and Tim Southee is taking at least one wicket in every game.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Sanju Samson(vc), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Evin Lewis, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Venkatesh Iyer(c), Sunil Narine, Mustafizur Rahman, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Chetan Sakariya.
Captain – Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer scored 201 runs in 6 innings for Knight Riders in this IPL 2021. He can also take wickets with his bowling so Venkatesh Iyer will be the best pick to captain in this game.
Vice-Captain – Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson scored 483 runs in this season for Rajasthan Royals so he can be picked as vice-captain in this game.
Dream11 Team
