IPL Match 18
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Date: 24 April 2021
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Rajasthan Royals’ confidence must have hit rock-bottom after their 10-wicket defeat at the hands of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last clash. Their net run rate, which is at -1.001, also took a massive jolt.
The Knights, on the other hand, tried their hearts out against the Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai but lost the match by 18 runs. They slumped to 31 for five inside the powerplay after which their batters made a comeback. On a head-to-head count, the Knights are leading the Royals by a small margin. But keeping in mind their current form, KKR can be said to have an upper hand.
RR vs KKR Head to Head
Total Matches: 23, RR Won: 10, KKR Won: 12, NR: 1
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium hasn’t had much for the bowlers to work with. The batters have mostly made hay and the track hasn’t changed in nature during the course of a match. Batting second should be the way forward.
Possible Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals:
Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat/Shreyas Gopal, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
RR vs KKR Match 18 IPL 2021 Prediction
If we talk about batting line-ups, both teams look dangerous as both sides have a plethora of classic and fearsome strikers. Both teams are balanced with Indian and overseas players. Bowling and batting both are a concern for Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders eventually come up as the favorite team in this match as they have quality all-rounders around. Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to emerge as winners over Rajasthan Royals.
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