IPL 2021: RR vs KKR Match Prediction – Who Will Win The Match?

We were all disappointed when the Indian Premier League got cancelled in the middle due to the pandemic. But the second leg of IPL 2021 has brought the excitement back. The schedules are out, and we’ll see all the matches. On October 7th, 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Rajasthan Royals. This will be the second match the team will play against each other. And in this blog, we bring our take on RR vs KKR match predictions.

The Last Game Both The Teams Played Against Each Other RR vs KKR

Rajasthan Royals won the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021. The RR’s captain Sanju Samson collected an undefeated 42. David Miller supported the skipper to chase the score of 134. KKR wrapped their innings with 133 runs for nine wickets. Playing 36-run innings, Rahul Tripathi was the only notable player on this side. RR won the toss and elected to ball first. Both the teams needed the win to improve their points. 

Kolkata Knight Riders stand at the last position on the points table. The Franchise has played seven matches and only won two of them. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have won three out of seven matches that the team has played. While RR has six points, KKR managed to collect four points. Both the teams, especially KKR, need to work harder in the second phase of Indian Premier League 2021 to stand a chance against other teams. 

RR Vs KKR Match Prediction:Head-to-Head Records

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata has departed for Abu Dhabi with the hope to turn its fortunes in the second leg of IPL 2021. The Franchise has made certain modifications to its current playing XI. Tim Southee has replaced Pat Cummins. Kolkata Knight Riders

 needs to win at least six out of the second match it will play in UAE. 

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

• Eoin Morgan (Captain)
• Karun Nair 
• Gurkeerat Singh 
• Rahul Tripathi 
• Nitish Rana 
• Andre Russell 
• Shubham Gill 
• Shakib Al Hasan 
• Ben Cutting 
• Venkatesh Iyer 
• Sunil Narine 
• Sheldon Jackson 
• Dinesh Karthik 
• Harbhajan Singh 
• Tim Seifert 
• Kuldeep Yadav 
• Kamlesh Nagarkoti 
• Pawan Negi 
• Lockie Ferguson 
• Sandeep Warrier
• Prasidh Krishna 
• Varun Chakravarthy 
• Vaibhav Arora 
• Tim Southee 
• Shivam Mavi

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals have a chance to qualify for the play-offs, granted it can show better performance at UAE. The Franchise has roped World’s top T20 bowler, Tabraiz Shamsi. He was the replacement of Andrew Type, who opted out of the tournament. Additionally, Jos Buttler has been replaced by Glenn Phillips for the rest of the IPL 2021.

Rajasthan Royal Squad

• Sanju Samson (Captain)
• Glenn Phillips 
• Anuj Rawat 
• Shreyas Gopal 
• Shivam Dube 
• Rahul Twatia 
• Mahipal Lomror 
• Chris Morris 
• Yashasvi Jaiswal 
• Riyan Parah 
• Manna Vohra 
• David Miller 
• Tabraiz Shamsi 
• Mustafizur Rahman 
• Mayank Markande 
• Kuldip Yadav 
• KC Cariappa 
• Kartik Tyagi 
• Jaydev Unadkat 
• Gerald Coetzee 
• Chetan Sakariya 
• Akash Singh 

RR Vs KKR Match Prediction

Making IPL 2021 match prediction is complex because things need to change so quickly. KKR and RR are both strong teams, but the former did not have a good start. While RR has been showing decent performance. Therefore for our RR Vs KKR match predictions, we support Rajasthan Royals to win the match. 

Reference Resource:  

1. https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2021-match-18-rr-vs-kkr-match-prediction-who-will-win-todays-match/

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