Kolkata Knight Riders Test against In Rajasthan today
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Emerging as their new firebrand batsmen, Sanju Samson, Captain Steve Smith and Joffra Archer have given the Rajasthan Royals, who were considered weak at the start of the IPL, a resounding start. Rajasthan have won two in a row with extraordinary strokeplay and overwhelming teamwork and are now heading for a hat-trick of victories. The Kolkata Knight Riders, under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik, on the other hand, gained confidence with a win against Hyderabad after a losing start.
Now, the Kolkata batsmen and bowlers will be tested against Rajasthan in the match starting tomorrow at 6.30 pm Indian time in Dubai. Rajasthan will be playing outside Sharjah for the first time, which will be a real test for their batting powerheaters. Samson and Captain Smith have shown superb form. Butler has also joined the team and Rahul Tewatia's talent as an all-rounder has strengthened the Rajasthan team. The duo of Joffra Archer and Tom Karan have the ability to turn the tide by excelling on both the batting and bowling fronts.
The Kolkata Knight Riders, one of the strongest teams in the IPL, have not had a confident start this year. The team under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik has veterans like Russell, Narayan, Morgan, Kuldeep Yadav and Cummins. Young opener Shubhaman Gill has shown excellent form. However, the team is yet to see a prominent rhythm. After an average performance against Mumbai, Kolkata won with the help of effective bowling and Gil-Morgan's batting prowess. However, against Rajasthan, he will have to be prepared to score a huge score or chase a big challenge.
The challenge is to keep Rajasthan's informed batting line-up in check against the Kolkata bowlers. The team management is hoping for a better performance from Kuldeep Yadav. Russell will also have to bat in a prominent rhythm. Dinesh Karthik's form has also been called into question, to which fans are also hoping for a similar innings.
Rajasthan: Smith (Captain), Uthappa, Samson, Archer, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Manan Vora, Karthik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Tom Karan, Aniruddha Joshi, Shreyas Gopal, Ryan Parag, Varun Aaron, Shashank Singh, Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Markande. (Stocks not available for today's match)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (capt), Eno Morgan, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Shubhaman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Ali Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Loki Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandip , Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell, Chris Green, M. Siddharth, Sunil Narayan, Nikhil Naik, Tom Benton.
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