The 42nd match of IPL 2019 will be played at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the two teams who will be battling it out are Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Both teams are desperate of a win after some results going against them.
Kolkata Knight Riders are going through a really rough patch after being on the losing side for the last 5 games. Their last win of the season came against this very opponent on April 07th at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium by 8 wickets but since then, there has been a drought of win.
Rajasthan Royals are currently at the seventh spot with 3 wins from 10 games. Apart from winning their remaining encounters, they need to depend on the results of other games going in their favor, otherwise, it will be curtains for RR for this season.
In the overall battle between these two sides, KKR has won 10, whereas RR has won 9 out of 20 encounters.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League teams through our knowledge depending on the match situations. You might get lucky if one of these team clicks.
KKR vs RR, Indian Premier League
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
25th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
Eden Gardens has been a happy hunting ground for the batsmen this year. The dimensions of the ground makes it easy for the batters to score runs, whereas a pinch of greenery makes the ball come onto the bat.
KKR: L, L, L, L, L
RR: W, L, L, W, L
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Dinesh Karthik (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Andre Russell, Robin Uthappa, Joe Denly, KC Cariappa, Prasidh Krishna, Nitish Rana, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Nikhil Naik, Sunil Narine, Shrikant Mundhe, Sandeep Warrier, Yarra Prithviraj, Rinku Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill.
Rajasthan Royals:
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Jos Buttler, Prashant Chopra, Jofra Archer, Manan Vohra, Dhawal Kulkarni, Aryaman Birla, Riyan Parag, Sudhesan Midhun, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shashank Singh, Ashton Turner, Shubham Ranjane, Stuart Binny, Ish Sodhi, Steven Smith, Shreyas Gopal, Liam Livingstone, Rahul Tripathi.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj.
Rajasthan Royals:
Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Dhawal Kulkarni, Riyan Prayag, Ben Stokes/Oshane Thomas, Steven Smith, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat.
#1: The batting stars of both side
As the surface of Eden is likely to assist the batsmen, here is a team which will focus on the batting strength among the two sides.
Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson
Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Chris Lynn, Steven Smith, Shubhman Gill
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Piyush Chawla, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer
Captain/Vice-captain here: Steven Smith, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane
#2: Some possible changes among the two sides
Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson
Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Chris Lynn, Liam Livingstone
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Riyan Parag, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Oshane Thomas
Captain/Vice-captain here: Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Liam Livingstone
#3: Unlikely heroes
Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik
Batsmen: Rinku Singh, Steve Smith, Shubhman Gill, Nitesh Rana
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni
Captain/Vice-captain here: Riyan Parag, Steve Smith, Rinku Singh, Ben Stokes
#4: The least selected players from fantasy 11
Wicket-keeper: D Karthik
Batsmen: Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Ashton Turner
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag
Bowlers: Piyush Chawla, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, Jaydev Unadkat
Captain/Vice-captain here: Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Binny, Shubhman Gill, Ben Stokes
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Rajasthan Royals: