Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 42 of IPL 2024 next Friday, April 26. This It is their fifth match overall at Eden Gardens and first against Punjab Kings this season.
KKR have won four of the five matches played so far at the Eden Gardens. After narrowly falling into his previous game vs. R.R. kkr they were lucky to finish on the right side of the result against RCB.
Mitchell Starc almost couldn’t defend 21 from the end. The over was a sign that he is not in the best shape of him at the moment and probably needs a rest. Price pressure begins to take its toll on Starc and Now we have to give him a rest for a few games.
KKR has option to bring in Dushmantha Chameera WHO He’s a perfect replacement for someone like Starc. he will be a big Besides the team with players like Harshit Raa and Vaibhav Arora. The management also be sweating over Nitish Rana’s return WHO He has been out with a finger injury after the first match against SRH.
KKR’s batting group has been constantly putting scores greater than 2-00. With the ball, spin has been his greatest strength. Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy have taken nine wickets each. The tri has done wonders with the ball until now this season for KKR.
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KKR Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings – IPL 2024 Match, 42
Sunil Narine
Narine will continue to open the batting for KKR. He has scored 286 runs and has taken nine wickets with the ball. until now this season. He has clarified that he will not play in the upcoming World T20 in the West Indies.
Phil Salt (WK)
Salt has given KKR excellent starts along with Narine. He scored 48 in just 14 balls against RCB at strike rate. of 342.86. He has scored over 200 runs so far this season.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
The youngster has taken advantage of most of his opportunities batting at three. KKR is likely to stick with him at that number. He scored fifty on his IPL debut for KKR against DC.
Shreyas Iyer (C)
Iyer will be placed at four. Against RCB he scored his first fifty of the season. He talked about playing the role of anchor for his team throughout the season. He has so far scored 190 runs this season.
Nitish Rana/Venkatesh Iyer
KKR hopes for Rana’s return in the next match against PBKS. Nitsh Rana’s return could see Venkatesh Iyer dropped from the XI. He has made the most of the opportunities that have been presented to him. He scored a quick 16 off. 8 balls against RCB.
Rinku Singh
Rinku will take the sixth spot in the lineup. Harsha Bhogle has been constantly harping on the fact that he is batting very low in the order. Against RCB he scored 24 in 16 balls.
Andre Russell
Russell will take over at seven. Against RCB he scored an unbeaten 27 in 20 balls in the last game. He scored 155 runs with the bat and picked up nine wickets with the ball until now this season. He crossed 100 wickets for KKR earlier this season.
Ramandeep Singh
Ramandeep Singh will take over at eight. He scored 24 in just nine balls in the last match against RCB. He has made an impact with his cameos for KKR.
Harshit Rana
Rana will be one of the two Indian pacers in the lineup. He has picked up nine wickets in six games so far. Against RCB, he he picked up two for 33. In total, he took 15 wickets in 15 games for KKR.
Varun Chakraborty
Varun will come in at nine. He has taken 1 for 36 against KKR He He has now taken nine wickets in seven games for KKR and has quietly done the job for his team.
Dushmantha Chameera
KKR should pick Chameera for the next few games and give Mitchell Star a rest. The The Australian pacer was brought down for 55 from his three overs and took just one wicket. He almost lost 21 in the last over of the game. Chameera with his passed is a capable substitute for Starc.
Impact Sub-Vaibhav Arora/Suyash Sharma
He, Move to come in with Suyash Sharma as Impact’s substitute didn’t work out in the last match against RCB. The leggie bowled just two overs for 33 runs. Vaibhav in On the other hand, he had managed to win the new ball and made an impact as an Impact Sub.
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