KOL vs BLR Dream11 Prediction and Player Stats: IPL 2021

KOL vs BLR Dream11 Prediction: 30th Match, IPL 2021

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will play against each other in the 30th match of IPL 2021 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. We will cover KOL vs BLR Dream11 Prediction, Probable Playing XI, and Fantasy Cricket Tips of IPL 2021.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Kolkata Knight Riders haven’t lived up to the expectation as they have lost five out of the seven matches and are currently at the 6th position on the points table with four points. They performed poorly in the previous game and lost by seven wickets.

Nitish Rana has been struggling to score runs in recent matches, and Shubman Gill also is not in his best form but scored 43 runs in the last game. Tripathi has put up some good performances but has not been consistent in every match.

Except for one match, skipper Morgan hasn’t batted well this season, and Sunil Narine in the middle-order got out for duck twice so far. Russell has played some of the aggressive innings and scored crucial runs, but he has not got support from the other end in most of the matches. In the lower order, Dinesh Karthik and Pat Cummins have played a couple of good innings.

Similar to the batting unit, the bowlers have also been inconsistent this season. Pat Cummins and Varun Chakravarthy have been the consistent wicket-takers for KKR, and the former managed to pick up three wickets in the last match. Prasidh Krishna also performed well in some of the games. Narine and Russell have appeared to be struggling to pick up wickets this season.

Kolkata Knight Riders still have a perfect chance of making a comeback and qualifying for the playoffs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Royal Challengers Bangalore has performed well so far as they have won five out of the seven matches and are currently at the 3rd position on the points table with ten points. In the last game, the batsmen got out in quick sessions, and as a result, they lost the previous match by 34 runs.

Virat Kohli is struggling a lot this season to score runs, so RCB hasn’t gotten a good start in every match. Devdutt Padikkal has been playing aggressively and scoring runs quickly, but he is getting out early. Rajat Patidar, at No.3, is batting decently, but his strike rate has been relatively low.

Glenn Maxwell has contributed well to the team but was out for a duck in the last match. AB de Villers has played match-winning knocks this season and is in perfect form. Daniel Sams hasn’t got many chances with the bat in the lower middle-order, but he capable of playing big shots. Kyle Jamieson and Harshal Patel batted brilliantly, scoring some crucial runs towards the end.

The bowlers were in exceptional form in the initial matches, but lately, they have been struggling to pick up wickets. The purple cap holder, Harshal Patel, has been conceding many runs in the recent matches and went wicketless in the last game. Jamieson has been bowling well and picked up two wickets in the previous game. Sams and Shahbaz managed to pick up a wicket each. Siraj has also been very economical this season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore does not have a proper power hitter in the lower middle-order who can finish the innings. They need to makes some changes to their batting order.

KOL vs BLR Match Details

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 30th Match, Indian Premier League, 2021

Date: 3rd May 2021

Time: 07:30 PM IST

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

KOL vs BLR Head-to-head

Total Matches Played: 28

KOL Won: 15

BLR Won: 13

Tied: 0

No Result: 0

Pitch Report

Average first innings score: 157

Average second innings score: 149

(The average score is based on four matches played at this venue so far in this season)

The pitch offers something for both batsmen and bowlers. Both need to show discipline to be successful here. There haven’t been high-scoring games so far at this venue. We can expect anything around 170 to be a good total here.

(The chasing team at this venue has won two out of the four matches in this season)

Weather Forecast

The weather will be partly cloudy, but there is no chance of rain during the match.

KOL vs BLR Dream11 Team News

KOL:

KKR’s coach said in the press meet that they might be making some changes in the team as they lack aggression on the top.
Sunil Narine could open the innings alongside Nitish Rana.
Karun Nair could replace Shubman Gill.
Many players haven’t performed well, so it is tough to predict who might get replaced in the match against RCB.

BLR:

Royal Challengers Bangalore will wear a blue jersey tomorrow as a tribute to the frontline workers who are working day and night against the Coronavirus in the country
Washington Sundar might get back into the team in place of Shahbaz Ahmed.

Probable Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Rahul Tripathi, Karun Nair/Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan (C), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi/Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (WK), Washington Sundar/Shahbaz Ahmed, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Top Picks for KOL vs BLR Dream11 Team

KOL:

Andre Russell:

(7 M, 163 R, 27.16 A + 10 O, 7 W)

Russell has played some excellent knocks but has not been consistent. In the last match, he scored 45 runs from 27 balls. Andre Russell is a good choice for Captain and Vice-Captain in the KOL vs BLR Dream11 Fantasy team.

Pat Cummins:

(7 M, 93 R, 31 A + 26.5 O, 9 W)

Cummins is a right-arm fast bowler and has been in brilliant form with both bat and ball this season. He scored 11* runs and managed to pick up three wickets. P Cummins is very good to pick in KOL vs RCB Dream11 Team.

Nitish Rana:

(7 M, 201 R, 28.71 A)

He has appeared to be out of form in the recent matches. Rana scored only 15 runs in the last game.

Sunil Narine

(4 M, 10 R, 2.50 A + 16 O, 3 W)

He has not performed up to the mark with both bat and ball. Narine was out for a duck and also went wicketless in the last match.

Varun Chakravarthy:

(7 M, 28 O, 7 W)

Chakravarthy has picked a good amount of wickets so far. He went wicketless in the last match.

Shubman Gill:

(7 M, 122 R, 17.42 A)

Shubman Gill is a decent striker of the ball and opens the innings for the team. He finally played a good knock this season in the last match, scoring 43 runs from 38 balls.

Rahul Tripathi:

(7 M, 187 R, 26.71 A)

Tripathi is a decent striker of the ball and has performed well in some of the matches. He scored 19 runs in the last game.

Prasidh Krishna:

(7 M, 26.3 O, 8 W)

Krishna is a right-arm fast bowler and bowls over 140kmph consistently but went wicketless in the last match and was also expensive.

Eoin Morgan:

(7 M, 92 R, 15.33 A)

He struggled a lot to score runs this season and was out for a duck in the last match.

Shivam Mavi

(3 M, 9 O, 2 W)

Mavi is a right-arm fast bowler and bowled only one over, conceding six fours in the last match.

Karun Nair

(73 M, 1480 R, 24 A)

He will bat in the middle order if he plays. He is quality batsman with a solid technique and can steady the ship in the middle order. He is yet to play a game this season

Dinesh Karthik:

(7 M, 123 R, 30.75 A)

He is the wicketkeeper-batsman of the team and hasn’t performed well since the past season. Karthik scored 14 runs in the last match.

BLR:

Virat Kohli:

(7 M, 198 R, 33 A)

Virat Kohli has been scoring runs consistently but has maintained a low strike rate. He scored only 35 runs from 34 balls in the previous game, but he is a perfect pick as a Captain in KOL vs BLR Dream11 Team.

Devdutt Padikkal:

(6 M, 195 R, 39 A)

He is a 20-year old left-handed batsman and already scored a hundred this season. Padikkal scored seven runs in the last match.

Glenn Maxwell:

(7 M, 223 R, 37.16 A + 2 O, 0 W)

Maxwell has been batting well in the middle-order and scored two fifties so far this season. He was out for a duck in the last match.

AB de Villiers:

(7 M, 207 R, 51.75 A)

ABD has played some match-winning knocks but also got out very cheaply in the remaining matches. He scored only three runs in the last game.

Harshal Patel:

(7 M, 35 R, 11.66 A + 28 O, 17 W)

He is currently the leading wicket-taker this season and can also play some big shots. Harshal was very expensive and went wicketless in the last match but scored 31 runs from just 13 balls.

Kyle Jamieson:

(7 M, 59 R, 19.66 A + 24 O, 9 W)

Jamieson has been picking up wickets and scoring runs down the order. In the last match, he was expensive but managed to pick up two wickets and scored 16* runs.

Daniel Sams:

(2 M, 6 R, 3 A + 6 O, 1 W)

He has bowled well so far but hasn’t scored much with the bat. Sams picked up a wicket in the last match but scored only three runs.

Yuzvendra Chahal:

(7 M, 23 O, 4 W)

He is a right-arm leg-break bowler and is struggling a lot to pick up wickets this season. Chahal managed to pick up a wicket in the last match.

Mohammed Siraj:

(7 M, 26 O, 6 W)

He is a right-arm fast bowler and controls the flow of runs very well. Siraj went wicketless in the last match.

Washington Sundar:

(6 M, 31 R, 7.75 A + 16 O, 3 W)

W Sundar is out of form so far this season. He did not play the last match.

Rajat Patidar

(4 M, 71 R, 17.75 A)

He is a right-handed batsman and is batting at No.3 for RCB. Rajat scored only 31 runs from 30 balls in the last match.

Shahbaz Ahmed:

(5 M, 23 R, 7.76 A + 11 O, 6 W)

He is a left-arm orthodox bowler and can also score some decent runs. Shahbaz scored eight runs and managed to pick up a wicket in the last match.