KKR VS RR DREAM11 PREDICTION IPL 2019 PREVIEW TEAM NEWS, PLAYING 11

Published on: Apr 25, 2019 4:38 am IST|Updated on: Apr 25, 2019 7:34 pm IST

KKR vs RR Dream11

Indian Premier League, 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals PREVIEW

KKR vs RR Dream11 Match Prediction | Who Will Win Today Match

Kolkata, April 25, Thursday at 08:00 PM IST

The Thursday’s clash in the Vivo IPL 2019 is scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata between the hosts Kolkata Knight  Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Both the sides have faced defeats in their last encounters and would be desperate for a win.

Placed sixth in the ladder, Kolkata Knight Riders slipped to their fifth loss in a row in the last fixture against SRH. The side is working hard to get back to winnings ways but nothing seems to be working out.

On the opposite, Rajasthan Royals have managed three wins in ten encounters and are sitting at the bottom place. Along with securing wins in each of the remaining encounters, Royals need to finish off with a better run rate to fancy their chances in the playoff.

While the road to the playoffs is quite difficult for both the sides, let’s see who manages to keep their nerve cool in crucial situations. The match will start at 08:00 PM IST.

Head to head:

Total – 20

Kolkata Knight Riders – 10

Rajasthan Royals – 09

 

Eden Gardens: Pitch Report & Stats

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata has produced many high-scoring encounters this season. With shorter boundaries, the ground has become favourable for batsmen in this IPL. Although, the average first innings score at this venue is 143, expect the team batting first to post a total between 170-185.

Avg 1st inn score: 143

Avg 2nd inn score: 126

Highest Total: 201/5 (20 Ov) by PAK vs BAN

Lowest Total: 70/10 (15.4 Ov) by BAN vs NZ

Highest Chased: 161/6 (19.4 Ov) by WI vs Eng

Lowest Defended: 145/8 (20 Ov) by NZ vs BAN

KKR vs RR Team News

  • KKR made a couple of changes in their last encounter
  • They are expected to field the same playing11
  • Rajasthan Royals might replace A Turner with L Livingstone

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Toss Update:

RR wins the toss and elects to bowl first

Two changes in RR –

  • Oshane Thomas comes in for Ashton Turner
  • Varun Aaron replaces D Kulkarni

Two changes in KKR –

  • Prasidh Krishan comes in for KC Cariappa
  • Carlos Brathwaite comes in for H Gurney

 

KKR VS RR  PLAYING 11

Here’s how the two sides may lineup –

KKR Playing 11:

Wicket-keeper – Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen – C Lynn, N Rana, Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh

All-rounder –Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, C Brathwaite

Bowlers – P Chawla, P Krishna, Y Prithvi Raj

RR Playing 11:

Wicket-keeper – Sanju Samson

Batsmen – Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith (c),

All-rounder – Ben Stokes, S Binny, R Prayag

Bowlers – Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, J Unadkat, O Thomas

KKR VS RR  SQUADS

Rajasthan Royals –

Varun Aaron, Rahul Tripathi, Riyan Parag, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ish Sodhi, Jofra Archer, Shubham Ranjane, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Aryaman Birla, Shashank Singh, Jos Buttler, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Prashant Chopra, Shreyas Gopal, Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Jaydev Unadkat, Ashton Turner, Manan Vohra, Sudhesan Midhun

Kolkata Knight Riders –

Chris Lynn, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna, Nikhil Naik, Robin Uthappa, Sunil Narine, Shrikant Mundhe, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Nitish Rana, KC Cariappa, Lockie Ferguson, Dinesh Karthik (c), Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Joe Denly, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj

KKR VS RR  DREAM11 TEAM

Steve Smith has scored two fifties in the last three innings against KKR

Nitish Rana has a little unforgettable campaign against RR – 3, 21, 35*

In 5 innings against RR, S Narine has bagged 7 wickets

A Russell has a good outing against RR – 49*, 11*, 37

The final update will be provided at the time of toss. Don’t forget to check!

 

Note: This KKR vs RR  Dream11 Prediction is based on news sourced from various sources. We suggest you pick your playing 11 from the squad listed above basis KKR vs RR  team news. Kindly revisit before the deadline to get the final update of the KKR vs RR  Dream11 Prediction. Also, hit the bell icon on the bottom right side of your screen to get all the latest Dream11 Prediction updates.

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