Squads –
KKR –
Dinesh Karthik (c), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Chris Green, Eoin Morgan, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy
RR –
Steve Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Akash Singh, Anirudha Joshi, Anuj Rawat, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Oshane Thomas, Robin Uthappa, Tom Curran, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Team News –
KKR –
– Knight Riders lost their last game against KXIP and are in a must win condition with 2 games to go.
– Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Lochie Ferguson and Pat Cummins/Andre Russell will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana will open the innings. Gill is scoring runs but at a very slow pace. Rana is a very attacking Batsman and after a terrible form this season scored a brilliant 81 of 53 balls against DC and 87 last game.
– Rahul Tripathi will bat 1 down. Tripathi after 83 runs knock against CSK has failed completely after that innings.
– Captain Eoin Morgan will bat 2 down. He is one of the best hitters in world cricket and but is demoting himself too much.
– Dinesh Kartik and Sunil Narine will bat in middle . Kartik has been playing attacking Cricket from last few games but is struggling against spin. Narine smashed 64 at a strike rate of 200 against DC. Narine can be promoted any day.
– Sunil Narine will lead the spin attack along with Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Varun has been bowling brilliantly this IPL and took a 5-fer against Delhi.
– Pat Cummins/Andre Russell, Lochie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna and K Nagarkoti will be leading the pace attack. Lochie took 7 Wickets in last 4 games.
RR –
– Rajastan Royals had a brilliant chase against Kings XI Punjab last game of 185 which the Royals achieved in just 18 overs with Stokes scoring 50 of just 25 balls.
– Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will be RR 4 foreign players.
– Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes will open the innings. Robby scored 30 last game while Stokes went berserk scoring 50 of just 25 balls.
– Sanju Samson will bat in 1 down. Sanju was dealing only in 6s in 1st 2 games but failed completely in next games. He got his form back with 54* and 48 runs last 2 games.
– Steven Smith will bat 2 down. Smith is one of the best white ball cricketer in world Cricket and is having a decent season this year with 31 runs last game.
– Jos Buttler will bat 3 down. Buttler smashed an unbeaten 70 runs in just 48 balls against CSK and 22 runs last game.
– Rahul Tewatia will bat next followed by Riyan Parag. Tewatia after taking the IPL by storm has lost his way a bit with the bat.
– Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia will bowl spin for Royals. Both are leg spinners and bowling very economically. Gopal took 2 Wickets last game.
– Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat/Varun Aaron, Ben Stokes and Kartik Tyagi will lead the pace attack. Jofra and Ben Stokes will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
KKR –
Subhman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Sunil Narine, Lochie Ferguson, Pat Cummins/Andre Russell, Prasidh Krishna, K Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy.
RR –
Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler(wk), Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat/Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jos Buttler ( 3 down, international opener, 311 runs in 8 games IPL 2019 including 3 50+ scores, 70(48b) against CSK , 22*(11b) last game)
Sanju Samson ( 1 down, SR of 214 this IPL, 74(32b), 85(42b) in 1st 2 games, 54*, 48 runs last 2 games, Must have )
Dinesh Karthik ( 3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, poor record against spin this season, 21 runs last game)
BAT –
Steve Smith ( 1 down, very consistent, 4000+ t20 runs, 2 50s in 1st 2 games, 30* runs last game)
Eoin Morgan ( 3 down, English team t20 captain, 6000+ t20 runs in 271 games, experienced but Batting very low, 40(25b) last 2nd game)
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings any game, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, 57, 29 runs last 2 games)
Robin Uthappa ( Open, excellent last game when opened, scored 41(22b) against RCB last 3rd game, 30 runs last game, Must have )
David Miller( 2 down, 6000+ T20 runs including 3 100s , ignored by lot today, will not play unless there is any injury concerns)
Tom Banton ( Opener/2 down, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, can get a game)
Nitish Rana ( Open, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, 87 runs last game)
Rahul Tripathi ( 1 down , very attacking batsman, scores most of his runs in boundaries, 81(51b) against CSK last game, poor form after that Innings)
Riyan Parag ( 3 down, young talent , can also bowl, good choice in case of top order failure)
Y Jaiswal ( Opener, young takent, highest scorer in u19 WC, 400 runs at average of 133, will likely not play)
ALL –
Andre Russell ( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, one of the best hitters in t20 cricket, 510 runs at SR of 202 in IPL 2019 also 11 Wickets with bowl , can play this game)
Ben Stokes( Open + Medium pacer, best Allrounder in orld cricket, 107* , 50 + 2w last 2 games, Must have)
R Tewatia ( Leggie, bowls with really good variations, most important player of team, Must have)
Sunil Narine ( Any position + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 380+ T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, 60(30b) last 2nd game)
BOWL –
Jofra Archer ( Right Arm fast, one of best bowlers in world cricket, 2w last game, 20w this IPL, Must have will bowl in death )
Tom Curran ( Right Arm fast + hard hitter of ball, 153w + 900 runs in 123 t20 games, will not play)
Shreyas Gopal ( Leggie, best bowler of RR, 20 Wickets in 14 games last IPL, not in good form, 2w last 2nd game)
Jaydev Unadkat ( Left arm fast, known for his variations in death, experienced, 81 IPL Wickets, can play this game)
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR, 115 t20 Wickets in 92 innings, just 1w in 3 games, didn’t played last game )
Lochie Ferguson ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls over 145+, 3 Wickets + 2 Wickets in super over against SRH, 1w last game )
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 98 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks, 1w in last 6 games, team 2w last game )
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 12 games)
Kartik Tyagi ( Pacer, known for his pace and bounce, bowling really good this IPL, very expensive last game)
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in u19 list A games, wicketless but was bowling beautifully)
S Mavi( Pacer, eco in very high close to 10, 7 Wickets in 6 games, death bowler for KKR, didn’t played last game)
M Siddharth( Slow left arm, 5 Wickets in tnpl 2019, can also bowl in powerplay)
Varun Chakravarthy ( Leg spin, mystery bowler with lot of variations, 2 Wicket last game, Must have )
C/VC Options –
KKR –
Eoin Morgan
Shubman Gill
Nitish Rana
Andre Russell
RR –
Jos Buttler
Ben Stokes
Steven Smith
Sanju Samson
