KKR playing 11: The trophy which eluded them by a whisker in the last season would be on Kolkata Knight Riders’ radar this season, and this time around they have a new leader in Shreyas Iyer.
The Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders are fresh from the wounds they received from the triumphant Chennai Super Kings who lifted the title last year for the fourth time. How a fresh-looking Kolkata Knight Riders will shape up for the opening encounter? Let’s take a look.
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Ajinkya Rahane
Venkatesh Iyer
Shreyas Iyer
Nitish Rana
Sam Billings
Andre Russell
Sunil Narine
Chamika Krunaratne/Mohammad Nabi
Varun Chakrvarthy
Umesh Yadav
Shivam Mavi
Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Aman Khan, Ashok Sharma, Pratham Singh, Mohammed Nabi, Umesh Yadav, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Abhijeet Tomar, Sam Billings, Aron Finch, Ramesh Kumar.
Shreyas Iyer Stats in IPL
Shreyas Iyer is in scintillating form. The KKR captain will be looking to bring his good form into the IPL and score huge runs for his side.
| Matches | Runs | Strike Rate | vs CSK | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
| 87 | 2375 | 123.95 | 236 runs from 11 innings | 175 runs from 8 matches | 30, 1, 18, 2, 33 |
Venkatesh Iyer Stats in IPL
Venky Iyer will be a punt pick and is expected to play a vital role in this match. He will be opening the innings and will come handy with the ball as well.
| Matches | Runs | Average | vs CSK | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
| 10 | 370 | 41.11 | 68 runs from 2 innings | 370 runs from 10 innings & 3 wickets | 50, 55, 26, 38, 8 |
Andre Russell Stats in IPL
Dre-Russ loves toying with CSK. He blasted their bowlers all around the park in his first encounter against the Yellow army. Another powerful knock is expected from the muscle man here.
| Matches | Runs | Strike Rate | vs CSK | In IPL 2021 | Last 3 IPL innings |
| 84 | 1700 | 178.57 | 300 runs from 11 marches | 183 runs from 10 matches & 11 wickets | 20, DNP, 0 |
Sunil Narine Stats in IPL
Narine will be another crucial pick with both bat and ball. He won’t be opening the innings but will be handy while bowling his overs in the Powerplay.
| Matches | Runs | Strike Rate | vs CSK | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
| 134 | 954 | 161.69 | 96 runs from 16 matches & 20 wickets | 62 runs from 14 matches & 16 wickets | 2 & 2/26, 0 & 0/27, 26 & 4/21, 0/30, 0/12 |
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