IPL 2021: KKR vs PBKS
Section 1: Venue
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost |
| Kings | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| KKR | 4 | 2 | 2 |
KKR vs PBKS at this venue: No game yet
Overall H2H: Kings 9, KKR: 19
Section 2: Predicted XI’s:
PBKS:
KL Rahul (RHB, WK) (C)
Mayank Agarwal/Mandeep (RHB)
Markram (RHB, RAO)
Pooran (LHB)
Deepak Hooda (RHB, RAO)
Shah Rukh Khan (RHB)
Jordan (RAF, RHB)
Nathan Ellis (RAF)
Mohammad Shami (RAF)
Ravi Bishnoi (RALB)
Arshdeep Singh (LAM)
V Iyer (LHB, RAM)
Gill (RHB)
Tripathi (RHB)
Rana (LHB)
Morgan (LHB)
DK (RHB, WK)
Narine (RAO, LHB)
Southee (RAM)
Fergusan (RAF)
Warrier/Mavi (RAM/RAF)
Varun Chakravarthy (RALB)
*Gayle unavailable & out of the season.
*Mayank’s availability still unknown.
Section 3: Player battles:
KL vs KKR bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Narine | 62 | 122 | 2 |
| Southee | 56 | 74 | 0 |
| Varun | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Warrier | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Fergusan | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Mayank vs KKR bowlers:
| Bowlers | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Southee | 28 | 34 | 0 |
| Narine | 24 | 29 | 2 |
| Warrier | 17 | 23 | 0 |
| Varun | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Fergusan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pooran vs KKR bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Narine | 61 | 87 | 2 |
| Varun | 13 | 18 | 1 |
| Fergusan | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Mandeep Singh vs KKR bowlers:
| Bowlers | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Narine | 43 | 58 | 2 |
| Fergusan | 16 | 27 | 0 |
| Varun | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| Southee | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Morgan vs PBKS bowlers:
| Bowlers | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Jordan | 39 | 59 | 0 |
| Shami | 28 | 47 | 1 |
| Bishnoi | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| Arshdeep | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Rana vs PBKS bowlers: Only dismissed against Moises, very low sample.
Tripathi vs Shami:
| Balls | 18 |
| Runs | 15 |
| Outs | 2 |
Gill vs PBKS bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Shami | 32 | 35 | 2 |
| Bishnoi | 22 | 32 | 0 |
| Arshdeep | 13 | 14 | 0 |
Gill vs PBKS: (His highest average & most fifties against any IPL side)
| Matches | 7 |
| Innings | 6 |
| Runs | 218 |
| Average | 72.67 |
| NO | 3 |
| 50 | 3 |
| HS | 65* |
DK vs PBKS bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Shami | 29 | 48 | 2 |
| Jordan | 16 | 25 | 2 |
| Bishnoi | 20 | 25 | 0 |
| Arshdeep | 11 | 24 | 0 |
DK vs PBKS: (his highest average & most fifties against any team)
| Matches | 25 |
| Innings | 23 |
| Runs | 569 |
| Average | 33.47 |
| SR | 143 |
| 50 | 4 |
| HS | 69 |
SECTION 5: History between the two teams
2021: KKR won by 5W
Rahul 19(20)
Mayank 31(34) (Narine)
Jordan 30(18) & 3-24-0
Narine 4-22-2 & 0(4) (Arshdeep)
Prasidh 4-30-3
Gill 9(8) (Shami)
Tripathi 41(32) (Hooda)
Morgan 47*(40)
2020: PBKS won by 8W
Gill 57(45) (Shami)
Rana 0(1) (Maxwell)
Tripathi 7(4) (Shami)
DK 0(2) (Shami)
Morgan 40(25) (Bishnoi)
Shami 4-35-3
Bishnoi 4-1-20-2
KL 28(25) (Varun)
Gayle 51(29) (Fergusan)
Cummins 4-31-0
Narine 4-27-0, Varun: 4-34-1
2020: KKR won by 2 runs
Tripathi 4(10) (Shami)
Gill 57(47) (RO)
Rana 2(4) (RO)
Morgan 24(23) (Bishnoi)
DK: 58(29) (No5)
Arshdeep 4-1-25-1
Jordan 4-37-0
Bishnoi 4-25-1
Rahul 74(58)
Mayank 56(39)
Pooran 16(10)
Prasidh 4-29-3
Narine 4-28-2
2019: KKR won by 28 runs
Narine 24(9) (Viljoen)
Rana 63(34) (Varun)
Russell 48(17)
Shami 4-44-1
Rahul 1(5) (Lockie)
Gayle 20(13) (Russell)
Mayank 58(34)
Mandeep 33*(15)
Russell 3-21-2
Narine 2-26-0
2019: KKR won by 7W
Gayle 14(14) (Warrier)
Rahul 2(7) (Warrier)
Mayank 36(26)
Pooran 48(27) (Rana)
Mandeep 25(17)
Russell 3-29-1 24(14)
Gill 65*(49)
DK 21*(9)
Shami 3-15-1
Arshdeep 2-24-0
2018: KXIP won by 9W
Narine 1(4) (Mujeeb)
DK 43(28)
Russell 10(7)
Gill 14*(8) (No7)
Mujeeb 4-32-1
Rahul 69(27) (Narine)
Gayle 62*(38)
Narine 3-23-1
2018: KKR won by 31 runs
Narine 75(36)
Russell 31(14)
DK 50(23)
Mujeeb 2.2-28-0
Rahul 66(29) (Narine)
Gayle 21(17) (Russell)
Narine 4-44-1
Russell 4-41-3
Section 6: Better numbers in first or second innings?
PBKS batsmen vs KKR:
KL chasing ✅
Mandeep & Mayank chasing ✅
PBKS bowlers vs KKR:
Shami bowling first ✅
Bishnoi bowling first ✅
KKR batsmen vs PBKS:
Morgan decent bat first, better chasing ✅
Gill in both ✅
Tripathi chasing ✅ (low sample)
DK decent in both ✅
KKR bowlers vs PBKS:
Narine bowl first ✅
Krishna in both, better bowling first ✅
Southee bowling second ✅
Warrier bowling first ✅ (only innings)
Fergusan bowling second ✅
Section 6: Player performance at the venue:
PBKS & KKR batsmen at Dubai:
KL in both, even better bat first ✅
Mayank chasing ✅
Pooran chasing ✅
Morgan in both, even better chasing ✅
Rana bat first ✅
PBKS & KKR bowlers at Dubai:
Jordan:
1st: 11.2O, 4W, SR: 17
2nd: 30.4O, 10W, SR: 18.4
Varun bowling second ✅
Shami bowling first ✅
Arshdeep in both✅
Bishnoi in both ✅
Section 7: Finding the fantasy value:
KL Rahul (chasing): Always the safest choice if you’re playing small leagues, is the top scorer in IPL at Dubai and after a couple of low scores in the second half, is due for a big knock.
Rahul vs KKR (chasing)
| Innings | 5 |
| Runs | 229 |
| Average | 45.8 |
| SR | 159 |
| 50 | 3 |
| HS | 74 |
KL at Dubai:
| Innings | 9 |
| Runs | 441 |
| Average | 55.13 |
| SR | 138 |
| 50 | 2 |
| 100 | 1 |
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Shubman Gill: Had a forgettable first half, but has played with a totally different approach in the second half at UAE. Showing “intent” right from the very first ball, Gill hasn’t scored too many runs, but has always looked great. Hopefully, a big knock isn’t far away.
Gill vs PBKS: (His highest average & most fifties against any IPL side)
| Matches | 7 |
| Innings | 6 |
| Runs | 218 |
| Average | 72.67 |
| NO | 3 |
| 50 | 3 |
| HS | 65* |
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Sunil Narine: Is back at his best and is picking wickets for fun now. Has good numbers against the Kings & also at the venue. If you want to go safe, Narine isn’t a bad choice.
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Mohammad Shami (bowling first): New ball value + bowling at the death, bowing first, Shami is a smart captaincy choice. Great numbers against both KKR & also at Dubai.
Shami (bowling first) vs KKR:
| Innings | 5 |
| Overs | 20 |
| Wickets | 7 |
| SR | 17 |
Shami (bowling first) at Dubai:
| Innings | 7 |
| Overs | 28 |
| Wickets | 12 |
| SR | 14 |
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Other choices:
Morgan (only GL), Varun (bowling second) (Mini GL & GL), Nathan Ellis (bowling first) (Mini GL & GL)
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