RR disappointedChasing the target, RR had a very poor start and on the second ball of the innings, Shakib Al Hasan gave Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) the first breakthrough to KKR. On the very first ball of the next over, Shivam Mani did another damage to RR by dismissing Sanju Samson (1). Royals could not even recover from these two blows that Lockie Ferguson broke the back of the team by dismissing Liam Livingstone (6) and Anuj Rawat (0) inside three balls.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal got out for zero for the second time in his IPL career.
- In his first IPL season as captain, Sanju Samson scored 484 runs in 14 matches at an average of 40.33.
- Anuj Rawat returned to the pavilion after getting out for a golden duck on his IPL debut.
- RR was 17/4 till the powerplay.
- Rajasthan Royals' 5 wickets fell on the score of 33 runs.
- KKR adopted an aggressive approach from the beginning
Playing first after losing the toss, KKR got off to a good start. From the very first over, the Knight Riders were seen adopting an aggressive attitude. In the game of 20 overs, the team scored 171 runs for the loss of four wickets. Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer added 79 runs for the first wicket. This partnership was broken by Rahul Tewatia by dismissing Iyer (38). Glenn Phillips took the wicket of Nitish Rana (12). KKR's third wicket fell in the form of Gill (56) and fourth Rahul Tripathi (21).
- Shubman Gill scored 56 runs in 44 balls. IPL 14 This was his second consecutive fifty.
- Glenn Phillips got his first IPL wicket by dismissing Nitish Rana (12).
- Eoin Morgan scored an unbeaten (13) off 11 balls and Dinesh Karthik scored an unbeaten (14) off 11 balls.
- KKR made 1 and RR made 4 changes
Kolkata included Lockie Ferguson in the playing XI in place of Tim Southee. On the other hand, Rajasthan replaced Evin Lewis, David Miller, Shreyas Gopal and Kuldeep Yadav with Liam Livingstone, Chris Morris, Anuj Rawat and Jaydev Unadkat.
KKR must winKolkata would like to win this match to be held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. If Eoin Morgan's team wins this match, then their chances of reaching the play-offs will increase. Kolkata has 12 points from 13 matches. At the same time, the team's run rate is +0.294. After winning the match against Rajasthan, the team will have 14 points. Even if Mumbai wins its last league match against Hyderabad and its run rate is less than Kolkata, then Kolkata will reach the play-offs comfortably.
Kolkata captain Eoin Morgan's form a big problemThe biggest problem of this season for Kolkata's team has been the form of team captain Eoin Morgan. In this season, his bat has scored just 111 runs in 13 matches. Whenever the team expected runs from him this season, he has disappointed the team. In such a situation, Morgan would like to recover his lost form against Rajasthan.
Rajasthan is out of play-offRajasthan Royals are out of the play-off race after losing the match against Mumbai. In such a situation, this team can spoil the game of Kolkata. Rajasthan will go to play their last league match. In such a situation, this team can give a chance to many young faces. Rajasthan would like a strong start in the match from Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal.At the same time, the team will expect from captain Sanju Samson in the middle order. In the bowling, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya can once again prove useful for the team with their ball. Rajasthan would like to end the IPL 2021 season on a good note by winning their last match of the league.
both teamsRR- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson (w/c), Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Shivam Dubey, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakaria, Mustafizur Rahman
KKR - Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakraborty