Welcome to KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction for Today’s Match Fantasy Cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 31st match of the VIVO IPL, 2020-21 on Monday, 20th September 2021, at the Abu Dhabi. Keep reading to find out about the VIVO IPL, 2020-21 31st Match KKR vs RCB Dream11 team today.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore are back to meet once again and this time, it will be in the UAE. The first phase of the IPL got postponed because of the COVID scare inside the bio-bubble and that scenario happened right before this contest.
Now that they are back, both teams will enter this contest with a different game plan as some of the players have been replaced.
RCB, however, has dominated KKR in their last few meetings. In their last meeting, RCB won by 38 runs.
In this contest, RCB will be wearing Blue Jersey in order to pay tribute to the Coronavirus frontline warriors.
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Match Prediction:
Match | KKR vs RCB, VIVO IPL, Match 31 |
Date | Monday, 20th September 2021 |
Time | 7:30 PM IST |
Venue | Abu Dhabi |
KKR vs RCB Last Five Matches Head To Head
KKR- 1
RCB- 4
KKR vs RCB IPL 2021 top performers
Batters | Runs Scored |
Virat Kohli | 198 |
Devdutt Padikkal | 195 |
Glenn Maxwell | 223 |
Nitish Rana | 201 |
Bowlers | Wickets taken |
Harshal Patel | 17 |
Pat Cummins (Unavailable) | 9 |
Points Table
TEAM | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
DC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0.547 |
CSK | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1.263 |
RCB | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -0.171 |
MI | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.062 |
RR | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -0.19 |
PBKS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -0.368 |
KKR | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.494 |
SRH | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -0.623 |
Pitch Report
Abu Dhabi pitch usually supports the spinners more and most teams will prefer batting second here. RCB found it difficult to play Jadeja and Brar in the first leg of the tournament and it will be interesting to see how they go here.
Pitch Record
Average first innings score- 131
Weather Report
The climate, as expected, will be sunny. The temperature will be around 39 degrees Celcius and it will go down to 32 degrees Celcius during the match time.
KKR Squad
KKR Squad: Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Pawan Negi, Tim Seifert, Shakib al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer, Tim Southee
KKR News:
KKR will miss the services of Pat Cummins who had dominated with both bat and ball in this tournament. He will be replaced by Tim Southee. However, Southee will not be a direct pick in the contest as the team might prefer going with more spinners.
KKR Playing 11
- Rahul Tripathi,
- Sunil Narine,
- Nitish Rana,
- Eoin Morgan,
- Andre Russell,
- Dinesh Karthik,
- Gurkeerat Singh/Sheldon Jackson,
- Shivam Mavi/Kamlesh Nagarkoti,
- Varun Chakravarthy,
- Prasidh Krishna
- Tim Southee
RCB Squad
RCB Squad: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Suyesh Prabhudessai, KS Bharat, Tim David, Dushmantha Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga
RCB News
Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal will open the innings for the team while AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell will be taking care of the middle order. The team will miss Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Finn Allen, Scott Kuggeleijn for the second leg.
RCB Playing 11
- Devdutt Padikkal,
- Virat Kohli (capt),
- Rajat Patidar/ KS Bharat,
- Glenn Maxwell,
- AB de Villiers (wk),
- Kyle Jamieson,
- Wanindu Hasaranga,
- Harshal Patel,
- Mohammed Siraj,
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Shahbaz Ahmed
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Match Prediction Choice For Captain And Vice-Captain
AB de Villiers is the top pick for the captain in this contest. The former South African international has scored 207 runs from his six outings with the best of unbeaten 76. He also smashed a ton in the practice game.
Devdutt Padikkal looked in good touch during the recent practice game. He opened the innings for the team and smashed a half-century. In IPL 2021, he has 195 from six outings.
Virat Kohli might not have performed big in recent times but he did have good starts. He is likely to do well and one can expect at least 30 to 40 runs from him. He has 198 runs from seven innings here.
Glenn Maxwell is the leading run-scorer for RCB this season. He has batted in six innings and has scored 223 runs with the best of 78 runs. He is likely to bowl a few overs here.
Andre Russell had a decent outing in the recently concluded CPL 2021. He will be keen to add more runs to the tally here. Also, he will be bowling his full quota in this contest.
Nitish Rana is likely to open the innings for the team and he can prove vital here. He is the leading run-scorer for Knight Riders this year and will be keen to add more to that tally.
Sunil Narine was one of the best bowlers in the recently concluded CPL 2021. He had an excellent economic rate there. He is an important pick in this contest considering his record against AB de Villiers. Also, he has scored a fifty against RCB in 2017.
Head To Head Team For KKR vs RCB
Keeper – A de Villiers, D Karthik
Batters – D Padikkal, V Kohli, R Tripathi, N Rana
All-Rounders – S Narine, A Russell
Bowlers – H Patel,K Yadav, N Saini
Grand LeagueTeam For KKR vs RCB
Keeper – A de Villiers
Batters – D Padikkal, G Maxwell, R Tripathi, N Rana
All-Rounders – S Narine, A Russell
Bowlers – H Patel,K Yadav, N Saini, M Siraj
Who Will Win Today Between KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction, Match 31
According to Kheltalk’s astrology KKR vs RCB Dream11 match Prediction, RCB will win the match. RCB has done well against KKR for a very long time now and the team has won four out of their five matches recently. However, this time, the composition of the team will be different for both KKR and RCB. Whoever finds the balance first will win this contest.
KKR vs RCB Toss Prediction today
According to Kheltalk’s KKR vs RCB Dream11 toss prediction, KKR will win the toss and opt to bowl first. Going by the trend, we can expect teams to win the toss and bowl first at this venue. The batting will be easier in the 2nd innings and it will be difficult to grip the ball in the 2nd innings.
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