The Knight Riders are sixth in the points table with 13 wins from 13 matches. They need to win their last match of the tournament, hoping for a positive net run rate to keep their playoff chances alive. There is no guarantee of reaching the playoffs even after winning, and it depends on the performance of other teams.
In their most recent match, they defeated SRH by 54 runs. The KKR won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 177 from their 20 overs, with Andre Russell’s quick-fire innings of 49 runs off 28 balls. Sam Billings, Anjinkya Rahane, and Nitish Rana all contributed runs.
Russell was impressive with the ball as well, picking up three wickets for 22 runs in his bowling spell. Tim Southee bowled well and took two wickets for 23 runs in four overs, while the other three bowlers all took a wicket. Overall, it’s a collective effort from KKR bowlers.
Lucknow Super Giants have now lost two games in a row, and their chances of finishing in the top two in the points table will depend on this match against Kolkata Knight Riders. LSG need to win this match with a good margin to improve their NRR.
Ravi Bishnoi was the best bowler for LSG against Rajasthan Royals, taking two wickets for 31 runs in four overs. Avesh Khan, Jason Holder, and Ayush Badoni each took one wicket. A total of eight bowlers bowled in the LSG bowling lineup. Dushmantha Chameera and Mohsin were expensive with the ball.
On that surface, a score of 178 was tough to chase, but the LSG would have expected to chase it down with their batting lineup. They lost early wickets, got off to a horrible start, and were reduced to 29/3 after 5.3 overs. After losing their skipper, KL Rahul, they never recovered. Deepak Hooda was the top batsman for the LSG, scoring 59 off 39 balls, while Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis scored some runs.
Pitch report:
An average score is 170 while batting first at the DY Patil Stadium in the IPL 2022, and the average winning score is 185.
Probable Playing XIs
After Pat Cummins’ injury, now Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the tournament with an injury. KKR suffered injuries in this tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Venkatesh Iyer, Sam Billings(✈️)(wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell(✈️), Sunil Narine(✈️), Tim Southee(✈️), Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Lucknow Super Giants:
KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock(✈️)(wk), Marcus Stoinis(✈️), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder(✈️), Dushmantha Chameera(✈️), Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Fantasy Tips
KL Rahul has scored 496 runs in 13 matches and is second in the Orange Cap race. He hasn’t contributed in the last few matches and he will make a comeback with his performance.
Deepak Hooda is having his best IPL and has scored 406 runs in this tournament.
This season, Andre Rusell has been impressive with both the bat and the ball.He scored 330 runs with the bat and 17 with the ball.
Avesh Khan is impressed with his bowling and 17 wickets in IPL 2022.
Dream11 Picks
Wicketkeeper: KL Rahul
Batsmen: Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana
All-Rounders: A Russell, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: T Southee, Umesh Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan
Captain: A Russell
Vice-Captain: KL Rahul
