Watson Fifty in Vain as KKR Pull Off Heist; Can KXIP Overcome Rashid?

08-Oct-20

The Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a sensational win on Wednesday despite the best efforts of Sam Curran and Shane Watson. After electing to bat first, KKR limped to a score of 167 with none of Andre Russell (4% decrease), Eoin Morgan (7.3% decrease) and Shubman Gill (5.4% decrease) able to get going against CSK's bowling attack. Credit must be given to Dwayne Bravo, who picked three wickets on his birthday, resulting in a 2% fantasy stock price increase. Sam Curran also chipped in with a few wickets although it wasn't enough in the end for CSK.Despite getting off to a rollicking start, courtesy of Watson's second consecutive fifty, CSK lost their way in the middle overs. Both Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni's fantasy stock prices fell by nearly 4% each with Sunil Narine choking the run-chase with his miserly bowling. He was taken to the cleaners by Sam Curran though, whose fantasy stock price increase of 8.4% couldn't help CSK get over the line against a resourceful KKR side. As we try and get over a sensational KKR comeback win, we also cast our eye upon the intriguing battle that awaits us today between KXIP and the man-of-the-hour Rashid Khan. Without further ado, here's some much-needed insight to kickstart your day as the 2:00 PM deadline approaches!Watson and Curran up by 5.2% and 8.4%; Narine rediscovers formKKR would have made plans for Shane Watson beforehand, especially after his whirlwind knock against KXIP. But none of them seemed to work, at least in the first half of the innings, as Watson eased his way to yet another fifty. Although it wasn't as dominant as his previous one, he managed to stay within touching distance of his expected runs while accruing a wicket value of 4.99. His match score of 86.38 spurred his fantasy price by 5.2%, which now reads 60.80 Sixer Coins per Share after a slow start to IPL 2020. Similarly, Sam Curran also gave in his best efforts to lead CSK to a win. Apart from an economical spell with the ball, resulting in a 44.03 bowling score, Curran also came up with a few mightly blows against Sunil Narine. He managed to exceed his expectation by 0.65, something not even his captain MS Dhoni was able to do in the backend of the innings. As a result of a decent all-round performance, Sam Curran's fantasy stock price shot by 8.4% while breaching the 60 Sixer Coins mark for the first time in his career.If not for Sunil Narine, Curran and Watson would have walked away with a win on Wednesday. Narine's inclusion did come as a surprise to a few, given his poor form with bat and ball. However, Narine did show glimpses of his ability with the bat, courtesy of a nine-ball 17. But it was his bowling that really did the damage to CSK's chances. Narine bowled all his four overs in the last ten overs and conceded 31 runs, 3.42 runs less than what he was expected to concede. Also, Narine accounted for the big fish Watson, who could have easily won CSK the game with his calculated batting. Although his figures of 1 for 31 were spoilt by Sam Curran's pyrotechnics, Narine and his fantasy shareholders would be pretty happy with what they saw in Abu Dhabi. Although there are concerns over his relatively high price in the Sixer Market, Narine is a one-of-a-kind bowler, whose batting is an added bonus. His fantasy stock price is reflective of his ability and potential, which a run of three bad games cannot take away from him. With KKR set to play in Sharjah in a couple of days, watch out for Sunil Narine's stock in the Sixer Market!KXIP faces familiar foe in Rashid Khan; Available for 70.30 Sixer Coins per ShareMoving on from one mystery spinner to another, Rashid Khan is arguably the best leg-spinner in the world. His record speaks for itself, and he has been in fine form for SRH this season as well. Despite going wicketless on a few occasions, Rashid has conceded 55.18 runs less than expectations, the highest for any bowler in the competition with Washington Sundar's tally of 42 being the second highest. Although his price has already gone up by 7.7%, potential fantasy shareholders will be licking their lips upon the prospect of Rashid plying his trade against KXIP today! KXIP's batting unit heavily revolves around KL Rahul, Agarwal and Pooran. However, each of them has an inferior record against Rashid Khan. All three of them have scored a paltry 52 runs in 70 balls with four dismissals as well. Only Chris Gayle has a superior record against Rashid although we might not see the big man play today against SRH. Also, Rashid last two match scores against KXIP read 83.26 and 89.64, which adds to his case ahead of this game. With the Afghan spin wizard trading at 70.10 Sixer Coins per Share, now could be the right time to add him to your portfolio as he leads the SRH attack in the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.Warner-Bairstow or Rahul-Agarwal? Who are you backing?Even if the Kings XI Punjab duo of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal get past the spin of Rashid Khan, they will have to outperform their counterparts Jonny Bairstow and David Warner, whose stocks are currently trading at 57.50 Sixer Coins. Both Warner and Bairstow have shown glimpses of their ability but are yet to fire in tandem. With their backs up against the wall, today could be their day in the Sixer Market. If you are pondering over a bowler's stock in the Sixer Market, look no further than Mohammed Shami, whose fantasy stock price has peaked at 56.12 Sixer Coins per Share in IPL 2020, indicative of his form. With some of the best players taking to the field today, Sixer fantasy shareholders are spoilt for choice. So get your thinking hats and get trading with new supply kicking in at 2:00 PM IST.