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KKR vs RR Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News: IPL 2019

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KKR vs RR Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News: IPL 2019

The 42nd match of IPL 2019 will be played at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the two teams who will be battling it out are Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Both teams are desperate of a win after some results going against them.

Kolkata Knight Riders are going through a really rough patch after being on the losing side for the last 5 games. Their last win of the season came against this very opponent on April 07th at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium by 8 wickets but since then, there has been a drought of win.

Rajasthan Royals are currently at the seventh spot with 3 wins from 10 games. Apart from winning their remaining encounters, they need to depend on the results of other games going in their favor, otherwise, it will be curtains for RR for this season.

Head-to-Head

In the overall battle between these two sides, KKR has won 10, whereas RR has won 9 out of 20 encounters.

Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League teams through our knowledge depending on the match situations. You might get lucky if one of these team clicks.

When and Where:

KKR vs RR, Indian Premier League

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

25th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST

Pitch report:

Eden Gardens has been a happy hunting ground for the batsmen this year. The dimensions of the ground makes it easy for the batters to score runs, whereas a pinch of greenery makes the ball come onto the bat.

Venue Stats: (In IPL)

Avg 1st inn score: 143
Avg 2nd inn score: 126
Highest Total: 201/5 (20 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
Lowest Total: 70/10 (15.4 Ov) by BAN vs NZ
Highest Chased: 161/6 (19.4 Ov) by WI vs Eng
Lowest Defended: 145/8 (20 Ov) by NZ vs BAN

Last five matches: (last to recent)

KKR: L, L, L, L, L

RR: W, L, L, W, L

Team news

  • KKR went for some surprise changes in the last game which saw Kuldeep Yadav and Robbie Uthappa being benched.
  • Ashton Tuner’s is going through a really lean patch as he has been dismissed for three golden ducks on the trot. The management might look for an alternative in Liam Livingstone.
  • RR’s Jofra Archer could make way for Oshane Thomas.

Squad

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Dinesh Karthik (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Andre Russell, Robin Uthappa, Joe Denly, KC Cariappa, Prasidh Krishna, Nitish Rana, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Nikhil Naik, Sunil Narine, Shrikant Mundhe, Sandeep Warrier, Yarra Prithviraj, Rinku Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill.

Rajasthan Royals: 

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Jos Buttler, Prashant Chopra, Jofra Archer, Manan Vohra, Dhawal Kulkarni, Aryaman Birla, Riyan Parag, Sudhesan Midhun, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shashank Singh, Ashton Turner, Shubham Ranjane, Stuart Binny, Ish Sodhi, Steven Smith, Shreyas Gopal, Liam Livingstone, Rahul Tripathi.

Probable Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders: 

Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj.

Rajasthan Royals: 

Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Dhawal Kulkarni, Riyan Prayag, Ben Stokes/Oshane Thomas, Steven Smith, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat.

KKR vs RR Dream11 Grand League Teams:

#1: The batting stars of both side

As the surface of Eden is likely to assist the batsmen, here is a team which will focus on the batting strength among the two sides.

Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson

Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Chris Lynn, Steven Smith, Shubhman Gill

All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: Piyush Chawla, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer

Captain/Vice-captain here: Steven Smith, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane

#2: Some possible changes among the two sides

  • Liam Livingstone for Ashton Turner
  • Kuldeep Yadav for KC Cariappa
  • Oshane Thomas for Ben Stokes

Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson

Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Chris Lynn, Liam Livingstone

All-rounders: Andre Russell, Riyan Parag, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Oshane Thomas

Captain/Vice-captain here: Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Liam Livingstone

#3: Unlikely heroes

Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen: Rinku Singh, Steve Smith, Shubhman Gill, Nitesh Rana

All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni

Captain/Vice-captain here: Riyan Parag, Steve Smith, Rinku Singh, Ben Stokes

#4: The least selected players from fantasy 11

Wicket-keeper: D Karthik

Batsmen: Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Ashton Turner

All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag

Bowlers: Piyush Chawla, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, Jaydev Unadkat

Captain/Vice-captain here: Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Binny, Shubhman Gill, Ben Stokes

Key players:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

  • Andre Russell
  • Piyush Chawla
  • Sunil Narine
  • Nitish Rana

Rajasthan Royals:

  • Ajinkya Rahane
  • Shreyas Gopal
  • Stuart Binny
  • Jofra Archer
  • Steven Smith
Dheeraj

A 90's born who has witnessed Sachin becoming "The God", Dhoni becoming "The only Captain to have won all the ICC trophies" and Kohli turning into a "run machine". Cricket is something I am crazy for and I try to deliver the best and true I can in my every writing.