IPL 2020 Match 54 - KOL vs RR Fantasy Preview

So it’s the last Sunday double header at IPL 2020 and in the first game, we have Chennai playing Punjab in Abu Dhabi. A few hours later, the action moves to Dubai where we have Match 54 and Kolkata Knight Riders in action, one of the many teams still in hopes of securing a spot in the IPL 2020 playoffs. Currently, they have 6 wins in 13 games and are only above Chennai on the IPL 2020 points table.

They’re up against Rajasthan Royals today and the latter has 6 wins in 13 games as well, one spot ahead of KKR on the points table. However, Rajasthan has momentum with 2 consecutive wins and a superior net run rate. Either way, a loss for either team means instant knocking out of the tournament. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the KOL vs RR game…

Game details

Series: Indian Premier League 2020.
When: 1st November 2020, 7:30pm IST.
Where: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.
Capacity: 25,000+
Series position: Match 54 of the round robin stage.

Form (recent first)

KOL: L L W L W
RR: W W L W L

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Stats that matter

Head to head in last 5 matches, Kolkata leads 4-1.
In the reverse fixture this year, Kolkata win by 37 runs.
Rahul Tripathi – only 74 runs in last 8 matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders

They have stuck with Rahul Tripathi but he’s failed to repay the faith, so we’ll leave him out of our Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy team. On the other hand, Shubman Gill has given the side a start in almost every game in IPL 2020 so far, so he can be added to your KOL vs RR fantasy team. With the ball, Sunil Narine has been wicketless in the last 3 games but he has a brilliant record against most of these RR batsmen.

With 2 wickets in 5 games prior to his 5-fer, Varun Chakravarthy wasn’t doing all that well but he now has 8 wickets in his last 3 games and it’ll be a sin to keep him out of your team since he’s high on confidence right now. We haven’t got to see the best of Eoin Morgan this season because he’s always far too low down the order and their fortunes could change if he comes up a few spots.

Rajasthan Royals

Now the biggest reason for their wins in the last couple of games has been Ben Stokes who hasn’t been bowling but has hit a century followed by a fifty in the powerplay in the last game, so don’t leave him out. Among the highest wicket-takers in the tournament, Jofra Archer is also a must pick while we think Robin Uthappa may also be a worthy pick at the top of the order.

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They’ve struggled with the fifth bowling option between Varun Aaron/Ankit Rajpoot and we think Rajpoot may be given another game here. Even the fourth bowler has been a trouble for them as Kartik Tyagi has often been hit the distance but we think he is someone who can perform against the big boys. Pick him because he has been trusted with death bowling, where wickets usually fall.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals – IPL 2020 Betting

IPL 2020 Match 54: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

Eoin Morgan (C), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Tom Banton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rahul Tripathi, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Chris Green, Sandeep Warrier, Ali Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik.

Rajasthan Royals Squad

Steven Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jos Buttler, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Ankit Rajpoot, Akash Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Aniruddha Joshi, Shashank Singh, Manan Vohra, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Tom Curran, Mayank Markande, David Miller, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Varun Aaron, Anuj Rawat.