RR vs KKR: Kolkata's Shubman Gill returns with a half-century
The 54th match of IPL 2021 is being played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. The match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium is important not only for Kolkata but also for the Mumbai Indians. Rajasthan need a win for Mumbai to reach the playoffs.
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Kolkata are fourth with 6 wins from 13 matches, while Rajasthan Royals are seventh with 5 wins from 13 matches and 10 points. If KKR wins the match, with 14 points, they will be the most likely to advance to the playoffs. On the other hand, if they lose the match, they will have to rely on the outcome of the match against Mumbai Indians. In today's match, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson has decided to bowl first after winning the toss.
Kolkata's innings
Openers Venkatesh Iyer and Shubman Gill made a restrained start for Kolkata. The duo scored 34 runs for Kolkata in the first six overs of the powerplay. Kolkata completed their half century in the eighth over. In the 11th over, spinner Rahul Tewatia gave Rajasthan their first victory. He bowled Venkatesh Iyer's Triphala, who contributed 38 runs. Iyer-Gill shared a 79-run stand for the first wicket. Even Nitish Rana, who came after Iyer, could not do anything special. He was dismissed by Glenn Phillips. Gill and Rahul Tripathi scored their centuries in the 13th over. In good form, Shubman Gill completed his half-century in the 15th over. The next over, Shubman fell victim to Chris Morris. Shubman scored 56 runs with 4 fours and 2 sixes.
Head Who Head Stats
A total of 21 matches have been played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL so far, out of which KKR has won 12 times and Rajasthan Royals 11 times. One match did not end in a draw. KKR beat Rajasthan Royals in both the matches last season. However, Rajasthan Royals have beaten KKR once this season.
Read also - IPL 2021: MS Dhoni will no longer appear in Chennai jersey ?; "Two new teams," he said before the match.Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has scored 247 runs in 10 innings against KKR. Among the current KKR players, Dinesh Karthik has scored 258 runs in just six innings against Rajasthan Royals.
Playing XI of both the teams
Rajasthan Royals - Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Chris Morris, Yassvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dubey, Glenn Phillips, Liam Livingstone, Rahul Tewatia, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakaria, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman.
Kolkata Knight Riders - Eoin Morgan (captain), Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narin, Shivam Mavi, Loki Ferguson, Varun Chakraborty.
