RCB vs KKR- 3 KKR Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Match Award, IPL 2021 Eliminator

RCB vs KKR- 3 KKR Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Match Award, IPL 2021 Eliminator. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders will face each other in the Eliminator of IPL 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium tomorrow at 7:30 PM. This will be a big game as the team that gets eliminated will no longer have any chance to make it to the finals. The team that wins will move to qualifier 2 and will face the loser of qualifier 1.

Both teams are coming off a win in their previous game and they do not much playing XI dilemmas as they have settled in. RCB will be looking to end their title drought this year while KKR last won an IPL in 2014. Hence this will be an important game for both teams to make it to qualifier 2 and here are 3 KKR players who can win the man of the match award in IPL 2021.

RCB vs KKR- 3 KKR Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Match Award, IPL 2021 Eliminator

Venkatesh Iyer:

Venkatesh Iyer has been the man of the tournament if we consider only the UAE phase of IPL 2021 and he has contributed so much to the side in terms of batting and bowling. Iyer has the ability to tonk it at the top of the order while he can bowl some medium pace as well. He has led the way for an excellent comeback in the second phase of IPL 2021 by KKR.

Iyer scored a 38 in the previous game against Rajasthan and looked very comfortable in the crease. He can play the anchor role if needed and has already amassed 239 runs in 7 games this season. He will fancy his chances in the short side of the boundaries in Sharjah Stadium.

Rahul Tripathi:

Rahul Tripathi has been around for the last few seasons in various teams and his previous noticeable season was in 2017 where he notched up consistent scores at the top of the order for Rising Pune Supergiants. This has been a breakout season for him and he has taken his game to the next level especially in the UAE phase of IPL 2021.

He has scored 377 runs this season in the 14 games and has taken up the role of a number three to perfection. He was dismissed for just 21 in the previous game and he will be looking to make up for it with a big inning in the Eliminator this time.

Lockie Ferguson:

Lockie Ferguson proved to be a major difference in the side for the KKR as he cranked up a good pace straight away and never gave the batsmen to pick the length. He picked up 3 wickets in the previous game for just 18 runs in his four-over spell and restricted the opponents to a very low score.

The Kiwi pacer will be a trump card for the KKR side as the youngsters of Devdutt Padikkal and Srikar Bharat will be tested certainly. He is expected to be one of the contenders for the man of the match with his recent performances.

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