New Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals face each other in the 54th match of IPL-2021. At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and invited Kolkata to bat first. Kolkata got off to a great start with Venkatesh Iyer and Shubhaman Gill. Both the batsmen added 79 runs for the first wicket on a difficult pitch in Sharjah. Venkatesh Iyer scored 38 off 35 balls. He was bowled by Rahul Tewatia. After this, Nitish Rana gave his wicket to Glenn Phillips for a quick run. Nitish Rana scored 12 runs off 5 balls.
This match is very important for Kolkata. Kolkata, captained by Ian Morgan, would like to record a big win against Rajasthan Royals in their last league match of the IPL so that they can remain in the playoffs. KKR is currently fourth in the table with 12 points from 13 matches. Past champions Mumbai Indians have the same number of points but KKR’s net run rate is better than that.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing-XI) – Shubhaman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Ian Morgan (captain), Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Loki Ferguson, Shivam Mavi and Varun Chakraborty
Rajasthan Royals (Playing-XI) – Yashvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper / captain), Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Shivam Dubey, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakaria and Mustafizur Rahman
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