Rajasthan Royals (RR) will lock horns against the confident Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. It is expected to be a crackling contest as both teams will try to outwit each other, and secure a win. Both KKR and RR have won 2 games each until now. So, the battle is evenly open.
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Barring RR’s opening clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan have performed well in the previous two matches, and successfully secured second spot at the IPL 2018 Points Table. For RR fans, a lot of expectations will be there from young Sanju Samson. He hit a blitzkrieg knock of 92 in 45 balls in the last match.
Team News for Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR have a galaxy of big hitters in their squad. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine are likely to open the innings for KKR. Other big hitters of the team include the likes of Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell and the captain Dinesh Karthik himself.
So, batting is definitely not a problem. However, they need to post a big total on the scoreboard if they bat first. Jaipur ground is a batting track and lots of boundaries and sixes can be expected.
KKR’s spin trio of Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla will attack the RR from the very start. Also, Tom Curran and Andre Russel are expected to restrict RR’s run rate with their medium pace bowling. Overall, KKR are a much balanced side this season.
Team News for Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson and skipper Ajinkya Rahane will be the path-bearer for Rajasthan Royals. They will play at home against Kolkata so crowd factor will definitely support them on and off. RR are also too strong at batting.
Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are capable batsmen who can hit long boundaries and sixes at ease depending upon the circumstances of the match. Rajasthan’s bowling department will consist of Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin and Dhawal Kulkarni – all are in good form but they have to stay cautious from Andre Russell. The Royal’s fast bowlers should try to pick at least 2 KKR wickets early in the match (Rahane – Must) to put more pressure on Kolkata team.
Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)
Rajasthan Royals (RR) – Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), D’Arcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin and Dhawal Kulkarni.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Shubman Gill, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Kuldeep Yadav, P Mishra, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (Captain), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tom Curran and Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
Head to Head: Matches Played 16, RR won 9, KKR won 6, Abandoned 1.
Winner Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders
Winning Total: 180+
Venue and Time: The match will start at 8PM on Wednesday. It will be telecast live from Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Star Sports Network.
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