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KOL vs RR Dream11 Prediction:
Kolkata Knight Riders will face off Rajasthan Royals in their last league match of Indian Premier League 2020 in Dubai tomorrow night. Kolkata Knight Riders have 12 points from 13 matches and need to win this match to stay alive in the tournament. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals also have 12 points from 13 matches and they too need to win this match so it’s a virtual knock out match for both the sides.
Match Details :
Match : KKR vs RR, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Dream11 IPL, Match 54
Date : 1 November 2020
Time : 7.30 PM IST
Venue : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Form Guide (Last 3 Matches & Overall Record in IPL 2020) :
Kolkata Knight Riders – L, L, W and 6 wins in 13 matches
Rajasthan Royals – W, W, L and 6 wins in 13 matches
Average Score : Average Score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in T20 format – 164
Last Match at this venue –
Mumbai Indians (111/1) beat Delhi Capitals (110/9) by 9 wickets.
KKR vs RR Today Match Prediction Team News :
Kolkata Knight Riders’ strength is the presence of batsmen like Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan and Andre Russell who all are match winners. Nitish Rana and Gill gave a good start in the last match and if they do the same in this match then Knight Riders can post a big total and then in the bowling they have Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson and spinner Varun Chakravarthy who have been excellent this season and all rounder Sunil Narine too are doing well and they all need to step up in a unit.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have a strong batting line up of Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith and Jos Buttler who all are match winners of this format and then in lower order have Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia and Jofra Archer who can hit big shots. In the bowling Jofra Archer has been exceptional through out the season and he is getting some support from Kartik Tyagi, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia and Ben Stokes.
KKR Team News :
1. Kolkata Knight Riders is sitting at 7th position with 12 points from 13 matches in the points table.
2. If Andre Russell is fit then he can replace Sunil Narine and Rinku Singh might make a way for Kuldeep Yadav.
RR Team News :
1. Rajasthan Royals is sitting at 6th position with 12 points from 13 matches in the points table.
2. Rajasthan Royals is expected to continue with the same playing 11 who played against Kings XI Punjab in the last match.
KKR vs RR Playing 11 :
KKR Playing 11 (Probable) :
Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav
RR Playing 11 (Probable) :
Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron
KOL vs RR Dream11 Team :
Wicket Keepers : S Samson, J Buttler
Batsmen : S Smith, S Gill, N Rana, E Morgan
All rounders : B Stokes
Bowlers : K Tyagi, J Archer, V Chakravarthy, P Cummins
Captain and Vice Captain :
Following players can be picked as captain or vice captain of KOL vs RR Dream11 teams.
Ben Stokes : Ben Stokes has produced two match winning knocks in the last two matches and in the last match he also picked up 2 wickets so currently he is a must pick given his form.
Shubman Gill : He has been the leading run scorer of his team this season and has got starts in all matches so he will look to post a good score in this match as well.
Sanju Samson : He too has played two good knocks in the last two matches and the wicket keeper batsman of Royals will look to continue his good form.
Eoin Morgan : Captain of Knight Riders has been in good form through out the season but if he bats at number 4 then he can play big knocks too and given the situation of his team he is expected to bat higher and will look to lead from front in this big match.
X Factors or Valuable Picks :
Following players can be good picks for KKR vs RR Dream 11 Prediction teams who can help in winning in grand leagues.
Jos Buttler : One of the best batsmen of this format has had an average tournament but in the last a few matches he played some useful knocks and if he gets a chance in this match then we can expect a good knock from his bat.
Nitish Rana : In the last match against Chennai he played 87 runs knock and in the opening he has full freedom to get set so he will look to post yet another good score on the board.
KOL vs RR Dream11 Teams Today IPL Match Prediction KKR vs RR Who will win :
We have discussed about Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals and considering all factors our KOL vs RR today match prediction is that on papers both the sides are almost on same level and form wise as well. And as they also need to improve their NRR so both the sides will prefer to chase and batting first side need 180 runs to be in safe zone and here are the odds for this match.
Bet365 : Kolkata Knight Riders – 1.90, Rajasthan Royals – 1.90
Betway : Kolkata Knight Riders – 1.83, Rajasthan Royals – 1.90