IPL 2021βs bottom-placed teams - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) - take on each other in what will be their last game in Mumbai on Saturday.
Both teams will desperately be looking for a win after a poor start to their campaign. Both RR and KKR have won just one of their four games, with RR coming off a thrashing by RCB, while KKR endured a close defeat against CSK.
The wicket at the Wankhede Stadium has favoured batsmen, a trend that could continue in this game as well. So the captain winning the toss should have no qualms to chase.
KKR have only recorded 12 dropped catches in the IPL since the start of last season, the lowest number by any franchise in that period (84% catch success rate). Safe.
Gill 11 (19) survived once when he was dropped by Jaiswal at sweeper cover but has to return now as an under-arm direct hit from Buttler finds him short of the crease.
Nitish Rana looks to slash hard but only gets an outside and is caught behind for 22 off 25. Sakariya gets his first wicket. KKR are 51-2 after 9 overs.