High on confidence after their maiden victory, Rajasthan Royals will look to carry the momentum by exploiting familiar conditions when they host a rampaging Kolkata Knight Riders. The visitors will also be brimming with confidence with their batsmen Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Robin Uthappa and Shubhman Gill in top form.
Meanwhile, KKR’s bowling department, led by Sunil Naraine, Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla, will look to exploit the wicket at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, which has played slow and low recently. KKR will head to the game with the belief that the side can win from any situation, which they have demonstrated time and again. Both teams will also have to deal with the soaring heat in the Pink City with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius.
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shashank Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill, Carlos Brathwaite.
FPJ’s Dream 11: Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Robin Uthappa, Steve Smith, Carlos Brathwaite, Shreyas Gopal, Prasidh Krishna, Nitish Rana
