rr vs kkr

rr vs kkr
Here is a Preview to Game 53 of IPL's Season 2:-Kolkata Knight Riders:International players: B McCullum, Chris Gayle, Sourav Ganguly, Brad Hodge, Ajit Agarkar, Sanjay Bangar, Aakash Chopra, Moises Henriques, David Hussey, Murali Kartik, Charl Langeveldt, Mashrafe Mortaza, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Ishant Sharma, Laxmi Ratan Shukla.Players who will be missing: Aakash Chopra, Sanjay Bangar, Chris Gayle.Rajasthan Royals:International players: Shane Warne, Tyron Henderson, Ravindra Jadeja, Justin Langer, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Morne Morkel, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Graeme Smith, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Mohammad Kaif.Players who will not be available: Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Mohammad Kaif.Previous meetings: KKR 0, RR 3Match #18, 2008 – Jaipur – Rajasthan Royals won by 45 runsMatch #44, 2008 – Kolkata – Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wicketsMatch #10, 2009 – Cape Town – Rajasthan Royals won Super Over.Talking points: Rajasthan Royals need to win this match to stay in contention for a semi-final berth.Kolkata Knight Riders can be party-spoilers by defeating Rajasthan Royals, which will eliminate Shane Warne’s team from the competition.Kolkata Knight Riders finally brought to an end their nine-match losing streak when they beat Chennai Super Kings in their previous match.Brendon McCullum, Brad Hodge and David Hussey have all been in good form with the bat for Kolkata Knight Riders.Kolkata Knight Riders are still struggling with tier ground fielding and catching; they put down a few simple catches in their previous match.Amit Singh, whose action was reported as being suspect, has been cleared by the IPL technical committee.Rajasthan have used Morne Morkel very sparingly – he has only played in two matches this season.Johan Botha has been a very useful addition to the Rajasthan Royals’ squad; he has bowled quite tidily in the two matches he has played so far.Rajasthan Royals have been let down by Graeme Smith, who has so far only managed 212 runs in 12 innings at an average of 19.27.Rajasthan Royals were riding on a high when Yusuf Pathan fired. And in the last four matches, Yusuf Pathan hasn’t quite fired, and that has hurt the team. Pathan has only managed scores of 7, 6, 17 and 1 in his last four innings.Tyron Henderson (currently Rajasthan Royals’ most expensive player) is the most successful bowler in T20s – he has 75 wickets from 63 matches, but he has only played one match in the competition. Even Morne Morkel has been used very sparingly – he has only played in two matches this season, despite playing in home conditions.Rajasthan Royals have been the meanest team while bowling when the fielding restrictions are on; they concede on an average 37 runs in those six overs with the fielding restrictions – that’s the lowest average of all the eight teams in the competition.Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders have the least effective while bowling in the Power Play. They’ve got the worst average while bowling in the first six overs – they concede on an average 49 runs in those six overs.Rajasthan have been great in converting tosses to victories – Shane Warne has won 15 tosses and they’ve won 11 off those matches – that’s the best success rate in the IPL.Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling attack has been the most expensive of all the eight teams in the IPL; they conceded runs at an economy rate of 8.12 runs per over.