IPL KKR vs RR, Match 54: Possible Playing 11 of Rajasthan Royals

Published on: Oct 7, 2021 1:57 am IST|Updated on: Dec 16, 2021 12:15 pm IST

RR Playing 11: The Rajasthan Royals will play their last league fixture of the Indian Premier League 2021 against Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Rajasthan Royals were beaten by a huge margin to Mumbai Indians, which gives them a slimmest chances of making into the playoffs. The team’s batting department failed, including the openers. The team could post 90 runs on the board, and then the opposition chased down the total in a matter of 9 overs. The key to the batting unit will be Glenn Phillips, who has been consistent with his performances in the T20 format. While, Chetan Sakariya has fine variations up his sleeve and need to maintain the same form.

Team News

The team is positioned 7th in the points table with 5 wins in 13 matches
The team is not expected to make any changes in the Playing 11 for this fixture.

RR Playing 11 (likely)

The Rajasthan Royals have been an average side in the IPL, and do not have enough fire power in the middle order. After the failures of Riyan Parag and Mahipal Lomror, the experienced players like David Miller and Glenn Phillips came in to the side. Bit in the last league match, both the players could not contribute enough and would look to keep the same momentum to win the match. The team’s bowlers have been average, and will be on the look out to improve his performances. The bowlers like Shreyas Gopal and Akash Singh are expected to keep their place after being not too bad with their performances.

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RR Playing 11 (likely)

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Evin Lewis
3. Sanju Samson (c & wk)
4. Glenn Phillips
5. David Miller
6. Shivam Dube
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Shreyas Gopal
9. Mustafizur Rahman
10. Chetan Sakariya
11. Kuldip Yadav

Rajasthan Royals Squad

RR Squad: Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Oshane Thomas, Evin Lewis, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahim, Chetan Sakariya, K.C. Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh, Glenn Phillips

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4 Fantasy picks for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals from RR

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi has been performing quite well in this tournament, and would look to keep going with the same flow. He has displayed the ability to send batsman with his perfect cleaners and will be a valuable pick for the power play overs. In 9 matches, Jaiswal has scored 249 runs.

Name	Matches	Runs	Average
Yashasvi Jaiswal	9	249	24.08

2. Chetan Sakariya

The intelligent bowler has been impressive with his pace changes, and cutters in the last few league matches. He has been taking wickets consistently and will look to count on his experience of the Sri Lanka series. In 13 matches, he has picked 13 wickets, but have to leak less runs to help the team’s cause.

Name	Matches	Wickets	Average
Chetan Sakariya	13	13	31

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3. Sanju Samson

The leading run scorer of the team and most reliable batsman for the Rajasthan Royals team, will be one of the best picks for this match. Although the captain could not trouble the scores, but is expected to make a fighting comeback to help the team in securing victory. In 13 matches of IPL 2021, Sanju has amassed 483 runs at an average 43.90.

Name	Matches	Runs	Average
Sanju Samson	13	483	43.90

4. Evin Lewis

One of the best batters in the T20 format is coming into this tournament after a blistering performance in the CPL 2021. For the RR team, Evin has been able to provide a good start to the team, with his ball striking capabilities. In 5 matches, Evin has scored 151 runs at an average of 30.20.