The 54th Match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Both the teams will be playing a ‘Do or Die’ match against each other on Sunday. It will be a ‘must-win’ game for both the sides as it will decide their future in the league.
Kolkata Knight Riders haven’t performed well in the season so far and are currently sitting at the sixth spot in the points table with only one game in hand.
The afternoon game between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings will decide their way to the playoffs.
Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, is full of confidence after beating the two best sides of the second phase, Punjab and Mumbai. They are coming off two huge wins against them and now they will be aiming to mark their third consecutive victory against KKR.
Match Details
Match: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR), Match 54
Date: 01 November 2020
Time: 7:30 PM (IST) / 14:00 (GMT) / 6:00 PM (Local Time)
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is good for batting as in the last few games, a high scoring match has been witnessed. With dew playing a role in the evening games, both teams could look to chase after winning the toss, which has been the new norm in IPL 2020.
Weather Forecast
It will be a cool evening in Dubai on Sunday with zero chances of rain spoiling the game. The temperature will stay around 29-30 degrees Celsius.
KKR vs RR Head-To-Head
Total Matches Played: 22
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Won: 11
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Won: 10
No Results: 01
Probable Playing 11
Probable Playing 11 for Dream11 IPL 2020, Match Number 53 – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
Predicted Playing 11 For Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi/Rinku Singh, Andre Russell/Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy and Pat Cummins.
Predicted Playing 11 For Rajasthan Royals
Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson (WK), Steve Smith (C), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal/Mayank Markande and Kartik Tyagi.
Dream11 IPL 2020, KKR vs RR Fantasy Team Prediction
- Wicket-Keeper: Jos Buttler, Dinesh Karthik
- Batsmen: Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Robin Uthappa
- All-Rounders: Ben Stokes, Sunil Narine
- Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins and Shreyas Gopal
- Captain: Ben Stokes
- Vice-Captain: Shubman Gill
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad:
Eoin Morgan (C), Shivam Mavi, Tom Banton, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Chris Green and Rahul Tripathi
Rajasthan Royals Squad:
Steve Smith (C), David Miller, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Stokes, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Akash Singh, Andrew Tye, Aniruddha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Markande, Oshane Thomas, Rahul Tewatia, Varun Aaron.
KKR vs MI Broadcast Details
- Match Timings: 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM Local Time
- TV: Star Sports Network
- Live Streaming: Disney + Hotstar VIP
