RR vs KKR Performances – After two straight losses, the Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) are keen to turn things around as they play the Rajasthan Royals(RR). KKR lost three matches and won three this year. Rajasthan Royals lost their most recent match and have lost two of their last three. RR is in 5th position in the points table, and KKR is in 6th.
Last 5 matches
Rajasthan Royals: W W L W L
Kolkata Knight Riders: L W W L L
Head to Head: When it comes to their record against each other, KKR is just a step ahead. Kolkata Knight Riders have won 13 of the 25 IPL matches in which these two teams have played, while Rajasthan Royals have won the remaining 11 games including the two super over victories.
Date: Monday, April 18, 2022
Match: RR vs KKR, 30th Match, IPL2022
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
The Overview
Rajasthan Royals: Yuzvendra Chahal is the best bowler in the RR lineup. He took 12 wickets this season and he is a purple cap holder now. Ravi Ashwin is struggling to take wickets this season, he took only one wicket. Trent Boult missed the last match, RR is waiting for his comeback.
Death bowling is the concern for RR, they conceded at an 11.63 rate in death overs(16-20). Shimron Hetmyer is doing his finisher role very well, Riyan Parag didn’t deliver this season.
Team News: Trent Boult missed the last match with a niggle and he will come in place of Jimmy Neesham. No other changes are expected.
Probable Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rassie van der Dussen, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Kuldeep Sen, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR openers are struggling to score runs and their highest partnership was 43 against Chennai Super Kings in the first match of the tournament. Venkatesh Iyer has scored 103 runs in 6 innings with 104.04 SR and a high score of 50 off 41 balls against MI.
Andre Russell is their highest scorer with 179 runs, an average close to 60, and 179 SR. Umesh Yadav leads the team with 10 wickets, followed by Russell with 5 wickets.
The mystery spinners took only 4 wickets each and Sunil Narine’s economy rate is only 5, while Varun’s is 8.3. They have a problem with death bowling, conceding 11.69 runs per over between 16 and 20 overs.
Team News: Mostly, they will play with the same XI. If they want Sam Billings, he will come in place of Aaron Finch, Narine should open.
Probable Playing XI: Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Aman Hakim Khan, Varun Chakravarthy
Matchups
Yuzi Chahal vs Nitish Rana: Chahal has a solid record versus Rana. He was dismissed four times in the IPL, including twice last season, with a 14.4 average. Rana has 109 SR against him.
Shreyas Iyer vs Ashwin and Chahal: In the IPL, Iyer was not dismissed by either of these two spinners. He scored 44 runs with 112 SR against Ashwin and 72 runs with 141 SR against Chahal.
Sanju Samson vs Sunil Narine: Sanju has been dismissed three times in the IPL, with an average of 15.7 and an SR of just 79.7.
Varun Chakravarthy vs Jos Buttler: Varun Chakravarthy dismissed Jos Buttler twice in two innings. To counter Jos Buttler, Varun can bowl in the powerplay.
Key Players and Fantasy Picks
Batters: Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Hetmyer
Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson
All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Yuzi Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Umesh Yadav
Captain: Jos Buttler
Vice Captain: Andre Russell
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