Dream11 Team KKR vs RR IPL 2019: Cricket predictions and tips for today's Kolkata vs Rajasthan IPL match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders will be praying for a turnaround in their fortunes as they meet Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Thursday.
KKR have suffered five defeats on the trot, exposing their over-reliance on Andre Russell. The biggest letdown for the team has been its bowling unit, especially the spinners who have lacked sting at the Eden Gardens, something that was its main strength during the title-winning campaigns in 2012 and 2014.
Clinging to one spot below KKR at seventh in the eight-team standings, Rajasthan Royals' fate too hangs by the thread. They showed urgency with Steve Smith replacing Ajinkya Rahane as the captain ahead of their clash against Mumbai Indians.
The move has clicked and RR were able to bring their campaign back on track beating Mumbai. Rahane, too, roared back to form with an elegant century, albeit in a losing cause, against Delhi Capitals in their last match.
Wicket-keeping: Sanju Samson has been scoring some runs at the top of the order for Rajasthan. Batting: The match will feature in-form batsmen like Steve Smith, Nitish Rana and Ajinkya Rahane etc.
Bowling: Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer and Harry Gurney have been among the wickets.
All-Rounder: Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are the most prolific all-rounders in the sides.
Sanju Samson (wk), Steve Smith, Nitish Rana, Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine (VC), Ben Stokes, Andre Russell (C), Shreyas Gopal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jofra Archer, Harry Gurney
KKR vs RR Dotball Team Player List
Sanju Samson (wk), Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Y Prithviraj, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) probable XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (capt/wk), Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj
Rajasthan Royals (RR) probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (capt), Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Liam Livingstone, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (capt), Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhil Naik, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Nitish Rana, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Harry Gurney, Matt Kelly, KC Cariappa and Yarra Prithviraj.
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Shubham Ranjane, Ashton Turner, Steve Smith, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Sudhesan Midhun, Jaydev Unadkat, Ish Sodhi, Prashant Chopra, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Aryaman Birla, Riyan Parag, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Liam Livingstone, Varun Aaron, Jos Buttler, Shahshank Singh, Manan Vohra, Rahul Tripathi.
In 20 matches between these two teams, Kolkata have won ten and while Rajasthan have won nine. One match was washed out.
This will be the 43rd game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. The match will take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match will start at 08:00 PM local time on Monday.
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