KOL vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals), Match 54 - Match Information
Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 54
Date: 7th October 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Match Officials: Umpires: Michael Gough (ENG), Saiyed Khalid (IND) and Yeshwant Barde (IND), Referee: Manu Nayyar (IND)
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KOL vs RR, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 52 matches is 158 runs. Chasing a target should be the preferred option at the venue, since the team batting first has only won 37% of its matches.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 68% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
KOL vs RR, Head to Head
In the 24 matches played between these 2 teams, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 12 matches and Rajasthan Royals have won 9 matches. Kolkata Knight Riders Bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while All-Rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Rajasthan Royals.
KOL vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Sanju Samson
He has scored 483 runs in 13 innings at an average of 43.90, His strike rate in Indian T20 league 2021 is 138.00
In his last 5 games he has given fantasy points as follows 7, 60, 27, 129, 106 which shows his good form.
In the last 5 matches that he has played in 2nd leg of Indian t20 league he has been in winning fantasy team 4 times. Thus, he has given consistent returns for your fantasy team to score points. He averages 61 points per match this season. Being a wicketkeeper, we can expect additional fantasy points from him.
Evin Lewis
Evin Lewishas scored 151 runs in 5 matches played in this season which has scores of 24, 27, 58,6,36
He has scored 231 fantasy points this season in 5 matches played. He has given around 46 points on an average per match this season.
Being in a good form he would be a good fantasy pick for your fantasy team
Nitish Rana
He has scored 335 runs in 12 innings at an average of 37.22, His strike rate in Indian T20 league 2021 is 123.61
But in last 4 games he has scored 25 or more runs inns which shows his form.
In the last 4 matches that he has played in 2nd leg of Indian t20 league he has been in winning fantasy team 3 times. Thus, he has given consistent returns for your fantasy team to score points
KOL vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Varun Chakravarthy
Not only is Varun chipping with wickets on regular intervals, but also bowling with a cheap economy and thus fantasy points for economy are also a bonus for him.
With 15 wickets in 13 matches this season, Varun has is the leading wicket taker for Kolkata in the Indian T20 league.
As context, he has given 41 points on an average this season
Chetan Sakariya
In last 5 matches in the Indian T20 league, he has picked up 5 wickets. He has managed to take at least one wicket in 4 out of his last 5 games played
Overall, he has taken 13 wickets in 13 matches played this season
On an average he has given 34 fantasy points this season
Tim Southee
He has taken 3 wickets in 3 matches, which means he has an average of 1 wicket per game this season and thus has given great returns in terms of fantasy points.
Southee in his last 3 matches has bowling figures of 2/26, 0/40, 1/29.
He has scored 114 fantasy points which averages to 38 points per game this season
KOL vs RR Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Venkatesh Iyer
With fantasy points of 24, 113, 78, 33, 89, 62 Venkatesh Iyer’s performance has been consistent.
He now has an average of 66 fantasy points per match this season and has featured 4 times in winning fantasy team out of 6 games played
With him bowling and taking wickets gives him potential to score extra fantasy point. Thus, with this kind of form he would be a good pick for your fantasy team.
Shakib Al Hasan
He is a player who does not score big points but can score enough in odd matches to feature in the Dream team. He has featured in winning fantasy team in his last game with 45 fantasy points in his previous game
He has taken total 3 wickets respectively in his last 4 innings this season and can be handy with the bat too. Thus, he can be a high risk-good return player for this fixture
Chris Morris
With 14 wickets and 67 runs in 10 matches, Morris has given points with both bat and ball this season.
In these 10 matches he has given a total of 535 fantasy points which is a staggering number.
He also has a great record against Kolkata in the Indian T20 league having picked 19 wickets in 13 innings along with a total of 44 runs with the bat in his 6 inns.
KOL vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Kolkata Knight Riders are Shubman Gill with 87 match fantasy points. Tim Southee with 72 match fantasy points and Varun Chakravarthy with 56 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Rajasthan Royals are Chetan Sakariya with 44 match fantasy points. Mustafizur Rahman with 33 match fantasy points and Evin Lewis with 33 match fantasy points.
KOL vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Venkatesh Iyer has an average of 64 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.9 and a low XFactor.
Sanju Samson has an average of 56 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9 and a medium XFactor.
Evin Lewis has an average of 58 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Shakib Al Hasan has an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and a low XFactor.
Nitish Rana has an average of 29 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and a medium XFactor.
KOL vs RR Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: S. Samson
Batters: E. Lewis, N. Rana, S. Gill and Y. Jaiswal
All-Rounders: S. Al Hasan, S. Narine and V. Iyer
Bowlers: C. Sakariya, T. Southee and V. Chakravarthy
Captain: V. Iyer
Vice-Captain: S. Samson
KOL vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals), Match 54 Preview
Match 54 of the Indian T20 League, 2021 has Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Rajasthan Royals. The match will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Kolkata Knight Riders have played 13 matches in the series and they are currently ranked fourth on the points table, while Rajasthan Royals have also played 13 matches in the series and they are currently ranked seventh on the points table.
In their previous encounter in this series, Chris Morris was the Man of the Match and Varun Chakravarthy scored the highest fantasy points for Kolkata Knight Riders with 62 match fantasy points while Chris Morris topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Rajasthan Royals with 134 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Kolkata Knight Riders against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets. The top fantasy player for Kolkata Knight Riders was Shubman Gill who scored 87 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Mumbai Indians, Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets. The top fantasy player for Rajasthan Royals was Chetan Sakariya who scored 44 fantasy points.