Kolkata Knight Riders and their fans had a day to forget against RCB as the former IPL champions were dismantled by the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar with the ball. Both the RCB spinners had a field day with fantasy stock price increases of 13.2% and 4.7% respectively in the Sixer Market. However, fantasy shareholders of Tom Banton would have a sour taste in their mouth after the Englishman failed to get going in the top order. Although his stock was sold out at a modest price before the game, Banton's price dipped by 7.5% to 33.20 Sixer Coins per Share, an all-time low for the youngster's stock. His teammates Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana's stock also suffered, with Lockie Ferguson (+9.6% increase) being the only KKR player to do some good to his stock price. At the end of the day, it was a surprisingly one-sided affair although not everyone, read bowler fantasy stockholders, would be unhappy with how things panned out in the Sixer Market.Another entertaining game comes our way today as the Rajasthan Royals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in a do-or-die fixture. Similar to the teams, it is do-or-die for Sanju Samson as well, whose steep decline in the Sixer Market has turned a few heads towards him. As we build-up to the 2:00 PM deadline, here's some much-needed insight on RR's prized possession!Samson down by 38.8% since 'Sharjah Storm'! What has gone wrong?Sanju Samson was the talk of the town in the first week of the IPL and rightly so. In his first two games this season, Samson scored a whopping 159 runs at a strike-rate of 214.84. What really stood out was Samson's match score average of 147.71 with his stock price rapidly rising by 51.7%, the biggest movement across two games in the IPL so far. However, Samson and his fantasy shareholders have taken a hit over the last few weeks in the Sixer Market. The Keralite has scored just 77 runs with a sorry looking match score average of 27.29. He hasn't achieved a match score over 60 since his blistering knock against KXIP, and despite moving to number three ahead of Smith, Samson flatters to deceive. But what has gone wrong with him, that has led his stock price to a 28-game low?Both CSK and KXIP, against whom Samson notched 100+ batting scores, committed the cardinal crime of letting him hit straight rather than towards the square boundaries. With the smaller dimensions of the ground also playing into his hands, Samson made full use of it and led RR to two wins. Since then, Samson has encountered quality bowling with the likes of Rashid Khan and Yuzvendra Chahal exploiting his lack of confidence and inability to take the bowlers on freely on pitches where the ball has held up a bit. Also, the bowlers have bowled hard lengths to him early on, although it isn't a significant chink in this armour. This has caused his price to drop by nearly 40%, which is a heavy hit to the pockets of his fantasy shareholders. Samson comes up against SRH once again with a big knock firmly in his sights. Despite his woes against Rashid Khan (47 runs in 43 balls in IPL history), Samson's tentative shot-making against swing bowling might not be on display with Sandeep Sharma not having an outswinger to trouble him. Also adding RR's opening pair woes to the equation, the stage is set for a Sanju Samson special! With his stock currently trading at 43.40 Sixer Coins per Share, he is undoubtedly the real deal in the Sixer Market!Battle of the Aussies - Warner and Smith in action today!It's not just about Sanju Samson as two of the best cricketers in the world in David Warner and Steve Smith lead their sides today. Both individuals are in the midst of a good run of form with five-match increases of 9.9% and 1.9% respectively. Also, Jos Buttler, whose price increased by more than 10% in his previous outing against CSK, would be one to keep an eye out for in this fixture. If you aren't entirely sold on the fortunes of batsmen, the ever-reliable Rashid Khan (75.30 Sixer Coins per Share) and Jofra Archer (69.20 Sixer Coins per Share) are more than handy options to add to your portfolio. With a plethora of stars taking to the field today, fantasy shareholders are in for an absolute treat!
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