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Kolkata vs Rajasthan on May 11

Rajasthan Royals are fifth in the points table with five wins and six losses in 11 matches. They lost their previous match against Sunrisers by 4 wickets in a nail-biting finish which was decided in the last ball. They had the game in their bag until a no-ball by Sandeep Sharma in the final ball proved to be costly. After starting the season well, the Rajasthan Royals have had a slump in form losing four of their previous 5 matches, and find themselves in this scenario where they cannot afford to lose any more games. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are sixth in the table with five wins and six losses in 11 matches. They have won their previous few matches against Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad to keep their qualification hopes alive. They will be playing at home and look to make use of the condiitions. They have won three out of their previous five matches and found a combination which seems to be working well for them. However this is a crucial match for both these sides and the winner of this match will move into the top 4 of the points table. These two sides have met each other 27 times and Kolkata Knight Riders have an advantage winning 14 of those match while Rajasthan have won 12. This promises to be an exciting match.

Best economical pick – Varun Chakravarthy has been quite lethal with the ball thus far in the season, getting crucial breakthroughs during the crunch moments of the game. He will aim to replicate a similar performance as he did in the previous game against Punjab, giving away mere 26 runs in four overs and claiming a three-wicket haul.

Top captains & vice captains – Jos Buttler is a quality batter and has amassed 392 runs in 11 matches at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 143 in this edition. He scored 95 runs in his previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Jason Roy has been in sublime form at the top of the order for Kolkata Knight Riders. In 5 matches he has scored 218 runs at an average of 43 and a strike rate of 149.

Smart pick – Yashasvi Jaiswal is relishing a tremendous campaign for the Royals as he has accumulated 477 runs in 11 appearances at a solid average of 43.36, lacing it with three half-centuries and one ton. He will aim to maintain his purple patch in the forthcoming matches and carve out a big knock against KKR. 

Cautious Pick – Vaibhav Arora has picked up 2 wickets in 3 matches so far this season and with plenty of better options in the bowlers section he can be left out.

My XI – Jos Buttler (Captain), Jason Roy (Vice-Captain), Varun Chakravarthy, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Andre Russell, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Venktesh Iyer, Rinku Singh