Tonight it’s Kolkata Knight Riders against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021. Ahead of the match between KKR and RR, we bring you all the PrizePicks fantasy tips, predicted playing XI, Top fantasy picks and much more.
Match Timings: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The viewers can catch live action on the Star Sports network and Disney Hotstar.
Head To Head
Overall: 23
Rajasthan Royals won: 10
Kolkata Knight Riders: 12
No Result: 1
Weather Forecast
It’s April which means the weather will be hot and humid in Mumbai on matchday with no chance of rain.
Pitch Report
Expect a run-fest in Mumbai again as the ball will come nicely on the bat under lights and a score of around 180 will be par.
Injury and Availability News
No injury concerns for both sides ahead of the match.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals – Fantasy Tips
Talking about the PrizePicks fantasy tips, after his heroics with the bat in the last match Andre Russell should be the first pick in your fantasy team. Also, include Pat Cummins after he showed he can play as an all-rounder with both bat and ball.
Other fantasy tips from the Rajasthan Royals, David Miller and Jos Buttler should be in your team.
Predicted XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c) Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Rajasthan Royals: Manan Vohra, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C&WK), David Miller, Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Shreyas Gopal and Chetan Sakariya
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals – Top Fantasy Picks
Jos Buttler: The RR superstar batsman needs to stand up for his side with the bat. If Buttler passes the initial hurdle you can bet he will score a massive knock hence pick him in your fantasy team.
David Millier: Miller got a beauty in the last match and got dismissed cheaply. However, he has been in ominous form lately. Include Miller as a batsman in your fantasy team as he can take away the match in a few overs which will help you fetch a lot of points.
Andre Russell: The KKR all-rounder has the power to dominate any bowling attack on his day plus the pitch will again suit his style of play more. Hence he becomes an automatic pick in your fantasy team.
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Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Captain: Andre Russell
Vice-Captain: Jos Buttler
Fantasy 11 Team
Wicket-keeper – Dinesh Karthik, Sanju Samson
Batsmen- Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, David Miller
All-Rounders – Andre Russell, Chris Morris
Bowlers – Pat Cummins, Chetan Sakarita, Sunil Narine
PrizePicks Team Option 2
Jos Buttler (c), Shubman Gill (VC), Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey, Rahul Tewatia, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Chetan Sakariya
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