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In the 21st match of this exciting and entertaining Indian Premier League (IPL), the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be facing the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Both the teams will be coming into this game with mixed feeling as they are back in action after witnessing contrasting results unfold in their previous matches. Kolkata are coming off after a loss to Delhi Capitals in their last match while Chennai marched off with a massive 10-wicket win over Punjab. It is expected to be a nerve-wracking and exciting contest between two quality teams as they fight for those two important points.

Match Details

Indian Premier League- Match 21

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

October 7, Wednesday at 7:30 PM IST

Head-to-Head: In the 23 matches played between these two teams, Chennai have had the upper hand with 14 wins and Kolkata have won 8 games while one match ended as no result.

Pitch Report: The track is likely to be the one that will be used in the clash between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. As surfaces get used more and more, expect teams to prefer batting first.

KKR vs CSK Sporty Jackpot Team News

Kolkata Knight Riders Team News

Team Changes: They are very much likely to go ahead with an unchanged side, however, Sunil Narine might be replaced by Tom Banton.

Playing XI:

Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c)(wk), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sandeep Warrier, Rahul Tripathi, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Manimaran Siddharth.

KKR vs CSK Sporty Jackpot Team News

Chennai Super Kings Team News

Team Changes: CSK will go with the same winning combination.

Playing XI:

Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (C)(WK), Sam Curran, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.

Chennai Super Kings Squad

Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif.

KKR vs CSK Sporty Jackpot Fantasy Picks

Kolkata Knight Riders Fantasy Picks

·       Shubman Gill: 152 runs from four matches at an average of 50.67

·       Eoin Morgan: 136 runs at an average of 68 with a strike rate of more than 150

·       Andre Russell: 4 wickets and 48 runs in three innings.

Players to Avoid

·       Sunil Narine

·       Kuldeep Yadav

Chennai Super Kings Fantasy Picks

·       Faf du Plessis: 282 runs in five matches at an average of 94 including three fifties

·       Shane Watson: Played a fabulous unbeaten knock of 83 runs in the last match.

·       Deepak Chahar- 5 wickets from five matches at an economy of 7.84.

Players to Avoid

·       Kedar Jadhav

·       Piyush Chawla

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KKR vs CSK Sporty Jackpot Fantasy Cricket

We are backing the Kolkata Knight Riders to win this match.

Wicket-keeper- MS Dhoni

Batters – Faf du Plessis (c), Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Eoin Morgan (vc), Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill

All-Rounders – Andre Russell

Bowlers – Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Varun Chakravarthy

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KKR vs CSK Sporty Jackpot Fantasy Cricket

Wicket-keeper – Dinesh Karthik

Batters – Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson (c), Eoin Morgan

All-Rounders – Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell (vc)

Bowlers – Shardul Thakur, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KKR vs CSK

Sporty Jackpot Fantasy Cricket

Wicket-keeper- MS Dhoni

Batters- Faf du Plessis (vc), Shubman Gill (c), Shane Watson, Eoin Morgan, Ambati Rayudu

All-Rounders- Andre Russell, Sam Curran

Bowlers- Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Shardul Thakur