Published on: Apr 24, 2021 4:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 24, 2021 4:44 pm IST
RR vs KKR IPL 2021: It has been an incredible start to this 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with some exciting action and now it is time for another brilliant contest as the Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be up against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 24. Rajasthan Royals have faced two losses in a row since their win against Delhi Capitals while Kolkata Knight Riders have also suffered three consecutive defeats after their victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the 23 matches played between these two teams, KKR have won 12 matches and RR have emerged victorious on 10 occasions while one match ended without a result. However, both RR and KKR will now be hoping to come back to winning ways in this important phase of IPL 2021.
Fixture Name: VIVO IPL, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Competition: VIVO IPL
Date: 24 April
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Team Form Guide: RR (recent last): L L W L L KKR (recent last): L L L W W
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/0 beat Rajasthan Royals 177/9 by 10 wickets in the 16th match of IPL 2021.
Pitch Report: The Wankhede Stadium will once again offer a batting-friendly pitch as seen in the previous two games. A belter of a wicket is expected for this game and things will be difficult for the bowlers. The dew factor will come into play as the game progresses and thus, chasing will be easier.
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RR vs KKR Playing 11
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Expected Team Changes
RR Playing 11 (likely) Manan Vohra Jos Buttler Sanju Samson David Miller Riyan Parag Shivam Dube Rahul Tewatia Chris Morris Shreyas Gopal Chetan Sakariya Mustafizur Rahman
KKR Team News
KKR Playing 11 (likely) Shubman Gill Nitish Rana Rahul Tripathi Eoin Morgan Andre Russell Dinesh Karthik Sunil Narine Pat Cummins Kamlesh Nagarkoti Varun Chakravarthy Prasidh Krishna
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Who will win today match
The Rajasthan Royals will want their top-order batsmen, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Manan Vohra and David Miller to take the responsibility with the bat while Gopal, Morris, Sakariya and Mustafizur will be their key bowlers. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders will depend upon the likes of Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan and Andre Russell to deliver in the batting department. Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Cummins and Russell will be crucial with the ball. Kolkata Knight Riders will remain the favourites for this game due to the better balance of their side. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Kolkata Knight Riders to win this match.
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
Captain Options:
Best Picks:
Grand League Team 1
We are picking Nitish Rana as the Captain of this team as he has scored two brilliant half-centuries in the last four games.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Jos Buttler (VC), Sanju Samson BATSMEN: David Miller, Nitish Rana (C), Rahul Tripathi ALL-ROUNDERS: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Shivam Dube BOWLERS: Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Chetan Sakariya
Grand League Team 2
We are making Andre Russell as the Captain in this team due to his amazing half-century in the last game against CSK and also took a five-wicket haul against MI.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Dinesh Karthik BATSMEN: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill (VC), Riyan Parag ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell (C), Chris Morris BOWLERS: Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Mustafizur Rahman
Grand League Team 3
We are picking Sanju Samson as the Captain of this team due to his outstanding century against Punjab Kings on the same venue.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Sanju Samson (C), Dinesh Karthik BATSMEN: Shubman Gill, David Miller, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi (VC) ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine BOWLERS: Chetan Sakariya, Prasidh Krishna, Mustafizur Rahman
Grand League Team 4
We are picking Jos Buttler as the Captain of this team as he has a brilliant record against KKR having scored 240 runs in 8 innings at a strike-rate of 140.4.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (C) BATSMEN: Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell (VC), Chris Morris, Shivam Dube BOWLERS: Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Mustafizur Rahman