Rario D3 Predictions: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
The Indian T20 league commences on the 31st of March with defending champions Gujarat locking horns with Chennai. There are 10 teams divided into 2 groups. Each team will play 2 games against every team in their group and 2 games against one team in another group and only 1 game with the rest of them.
Captains can name the teams after the toss and substitute a player ( impact player rule ). A total of 70 league games will be played 2 qualifiers, one eliminator, and the Final. The Home and Away schedule is back after 4 long years.
The rule allows a team to bring in an Impact Player at any point in an inning to replace a player from the XI after the toss.
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Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 22nd Match
Indian T20 league, 2023 | Guide for RARIO D3 predictions
Match Details
Date: 16 April 2023, Sunday
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Time: 3:30 pm Local
Telecast & Live Streaming: Star Sports & JioCinema
VENUE GUIDE & Pitch Report for Rario D3 Predictions
T20 Domestic
Total Match Played: 105
Batting First Won: 48
Batting Second Won: 57
Tie: 0
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 167
Highest Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore 235/1
Lowest Score: Kolkata Knight Riders 67/10
T20I Statistics
Total Match Played: 8
Batting First Won: 3
Batting Second Won: 5
Tie: 0
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 191
Highest Score: India 240/3
Lowest Score: Sri Lanka 135/7
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Pitch Report
It's one of the best pitches in India. The Red soil possesses true bounce and has something for everyone. It's a high-scoring venue with short boundaries and usually the team batting 2nd benefits with the help of dew
Probable Playing XIs for Rario D3 Predictions
Mumbai Indians- Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Cameroon Green, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Riley Meredith, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla
Kolkata Knight Riders- Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Last year’s Standings
Kolkata: 7th
Mumbai: Last
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Dependable Picks for Rario D3 Predictions
Batters 1 & 2
Again going by the thumb rule, a top-order batter should be your blind pick in D3.
Iyer was a revelation in the 2nd half of the 2021 IPL where he was promoted as an opener and gave KKR scintillating starts every time. That made KKR retain him and he also earned an India call-up in both formats.
He scored a match-winning 80-odd against GT and set a perfect platform. The skipper Nitish Rana has led from the front in the last 2 games with back-to-back 50s. The specialty of Rana is he plays spin extremely well.
Cameron Green was tried as an opener before the t20 wc against India and he returned with 118 runs at a whooping SR of 214. He batted at 3 in the 1st 2 games and we could expect some fireworks from him. He along with Tim David held their nerves in the last game and took MI over the line.
Bowler 1 & 2- Sunil Narine and Jason Behrendorff
Narine should be your automatic choice and probably the 1st pick in D3. He is arguably one of the greatest T20 bowlers with almost 500 wkts at an eco of 6. Season after season he has contributed immensely for KKR and with the bat as well winning 2 MVP awards. He has provided breakthroughs every time he has been brought onto the bowl except for the game against SRH.
MI’s bowling attack appears listless on paper. With even Jofra out it's further crippled. Jason is a tall left-arm fast bowler who can move the ball both ways and wreak havoc in Powerplay.
Last 2 picks- Tim David and Rinku Singh
This Australian batter is a must-pick in your D3.
Tim David is arguably one of the world’s best finishers. Since 2021, he has had an SR of over 150 in almost every tournament he has played that includes BBL, PSL, IPL, and CPL. There is a reason he earned a last-minute call to the 2022 WC. He could feast on the death bowlers of KKR
Rinku Singh has managed to score 196 runs in his last 5 innings at an astonishing SR of 188. Moreover, he has hit 17 sixes. The game is not over until Rinku Singh is out there as we have all witnessed in the last few games.
Match Predictions for Rario D3 predictions
KKR has a horrible record at the Wankhede, they haven’t managed to win here since 2012 against MI. The record is likely to change this time around with KKR’s spin trio. Except for Tilak, everyone has visibly struggled against spin and the head-to-head record of Rohit against the likes of Narine is terrible.
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd Match
Indian T20 league, 2023 | Guide for RARIO D3 predictions
Match Details
Date: 16 April 2023, Sunday
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Time: 7:30 pm Local
Telecast & Live Streaming: Star Sports & JioCinema
VENUE GUIDE & Pitch Report for Rario D3 Predictions
T20 Domestic
Total Match Played: 21
Batting First Won: 8
Batting Second Won: 12
Tie: 1
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 163
Highest Score: Gujarat Titans 204/4
Lowest Score: Rajasthan Royals 102/10
T20I Statistics
Total Match Played: 7
Batting First Won: 4
Batting Second Won: 3
Tie: 0
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 183
Highest Score: India 234/4
Lowest Score: New Zealand 66/10
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Pitch Report
It's a big ground with short boundaries in front of the wicket and long boundaries square of the wicket. 170 is a par score here and batters enjoy facing fast bowlers more than spinners. Dew aids in helping to bat 2nd but when it's a day game it's best to bat first.
Probable Playing XIs for Rario D3 Predictions
Gujarat Titans- Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharshan, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, David Miller Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph
Rajasthan Royals- Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Paddikal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Last year’s Standings
GT: Champions
RR: Runners up
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Dependable Picks for Rario D3 Predictions 1
Batter 1 & 2- Shane Watson ( OG batter 1 ) and Shubman Gill
Again going by the thumb rule, a top-order batter should be your blind pick in D3. OG batter 1 was the orange cap winner last year with 863 runs at an SR of 149. He hit 4 100s. He has been in superb form since the 2021 WC where he hit a 100 against SL.
Then repeated his performance against Aus before the 2022 wc and obliterated India in the semis. No one has scored more runs than him at a better SR in PP since 2018. He was our pick in the 1st game and started his season with a quickfire 20 oddball 50 and a 51 ball 79 and another 52 in the last game against CSK. Rashid v Buttler is going to decide the game.
OG batter 1 has been piling up runs in all 3 formats at the international level for the past 8 months and has scored 7 100s. He also improved his T20 game and registered his 1st T20I 100 on the same venue against New Zealand not so long ago. He started his campaign with a magnificent 64 against CSK and scored another 50 in the last game against Punjab
Bowler 1 & 2- Rashid Khan and Trent Boult
Rashid Khan ought to be your undisputed selection and conceivably the topmost preference in D3. He is arguably the supreme T20 bowler, having secured over 500 wickets. He holds the singular distinction of being the solitary bowler to capture 15 or more wickets in 7 successive seasons. Additionally, he contributes significant worth with the bat. Despite his recent subpar performance, he produced a hat-trick and nearly tipped the game in GT's favor.
No one has picked more wkts than Boult in Powerplay since 2020. He set the game single-handedly initially against SRH and DC
Last 2 picks- Shimron Hetmyer and David Miller
David Miller should be a no-brainer in D3. Miller is yet to fire this season but he did his job against DC when GT was in a tricky position. He is arguably the best finisher in t20 at present. Only Pollard has more runs than him at a better SR batting at 5 or below in IPL. Whereas in intls, the same record belongs to him.
This left-handed batsman from the Caribbean is an indispensable selection for your D3 squad. Hetmyer is currently one of the preeminent closers in T20 cricket. Since the 2020 season, no one has surpassed him in terms of hitting more sixes and accumulating more runs at a superior strike rate during the death overs.
Match Predictions for Rario D3 predictions
GT hardly put a foot wrong except when they were on the receiving end at the hands of Rinku Singh. GT could roll over RR because of the latter’s lack of batting depth which almost cost them the game.
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Pick a live match and build a team of 3 players.
Card 1 - Batter
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