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Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Kings
In the 42nd fixture of the IPL 2024, we will witness Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings on Friday at the Eden Gardens. Both teams have met on 32 occasions in the past and Kolkata Knight Riders hold a major edge with 21 wins over 11 of Punjab Kings.
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently at the 2nd spot in the point table with 5 wins and two losses. Their net run rate stands at +1.206.
Punjab Kings are going through a troubled season this year and they stand at the 9th spot in the point table with 2 wins and a net run rate of -0.292.
Punjab Kings have struggled in the top order and they lost their first wicket at an average of 15.4 runs in the last 5 fixtures.
The betting tip is...
First innings - Punjab Kings total at first dismissal will be under 20.5.
65 %
35 %
Kolkata Knight RidersPunjab KingsKolkata Knight Riders hosted Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous game and it was one of the most thrilling fixtures of this season. The hosts scored a win by 1 run and the game went on to the last ball. Phil Salt was on fire again and scored 48 off 14 at a strike rate of 342.86.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer scored 50 off 36 balls at a strike rate of 138.39 from the middle order. Rinku Singh (24 off 16), Andre Russell (27 off 20), and Ramandeep Singh (24 off 9) gave a major push to the overall score from the lower end.
On the bowling front, the bowlers were costly and they lost momentum during the middle overs. Andre Russell picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 8.33. Harshit Rana and Sunil Narine scalped two wickets each at an economy of 8.25 and 8.50 respectively. Mitchell Starc was the most expensive bowler with an economy of 18.33.
Harshit Rana, Philip Salt, and Sunil Narine are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Philip Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings are having yet another disappointing season this year and things are not looking good for them. They suffered another loss in the league against Gujarat Titans in the previous fixture.
The decision to bat first worked against the team and the middle order was a complete failure. Sam Curran (20 off 19) and Prabhsimran Singh (35 off 21) started off well but once their partnership was broken, things went out of control. The whole middle order was decimated for a score of 29 runs.
On the bowling front, Harshal Patel came out as the top bowler and picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 5. Liam Livingstone scalped 2 wickets at an economy of 4.75. Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran took a single wicket each at an economy of 7.85 and 9. Kagiso Rabada came out as the most expensive bowler with an economy of 10.
Shikhar Dhawan is still out of action because of his shoulder injury and wonβt be part of the game.
Predicted Lineup: Ashutosh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw
Punjab Kings are without Shikhar Dhawan and that has disrupted their batting lineup. They also donβt have a strong spin attack and hence the team comes out weak during the middle overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders are enjoying the ongoing season of IPL and their players have got the right rhythm. Facing Punjab will be an easy task for them and we predict a win for KKR on Friday.
