Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rajasthan to seal the deal and go among top four

The new week will bring a high-profile clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals who have both lost their previous game. Situated currently at fifth and sixth on the table, they both will be looking to do good and climb up to the top four spots.

Rajasthan Royals

The Rajasthan team has a pretty impressive lineup and one of the best if not the best bowling attack in the whole competition. They still conceded lots of runs because of the unavailability of Trent Boult in the last game. They will be hoping he gets back in the game and makes them a stronger side. The Rajasthan side is not doing particularly well in the middle order also with Sanju Samson and Devdutt Paddikal not firing to their usual potential.

Rajasthan Royals Predicted Lineup

Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Rassie van der Dussen, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult/James Neesham, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata needs to sort out their bowling if they don't want to have a hattrick of losses in the tournament. They have a well-balanced side and batting is doing well but they are losing ground when it comes to bowling. KKR has won 3 games in the tournament so far. They will be reliant on their Captain to see them through in this game.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Lineup

Venkatesh Iyer, Aaron Finch, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sheldon Jackson (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Aman Hakim Khan, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Expert betting tips

We are expecting a good match with lots of assistance to batters. A score of 180 and above will give a good chance to the team batting first. We are confident that Rajasthan will be a better side and will come on top if they have the best playing eleven.

Prediction

• Rajasthan to win for 1.87;
• Each Team To Score Over 169.5 Runs for 2.2;
• Top batsman team 1 - Jos Butler for 3