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Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 68 | IPL 2023 |
Date | 20/05/2023 (Saturday) |
Time | 19:00 (GMT+5) / 19:30 (GMT+5.5) / 20:00 (GMT+6) |
Format | T20 |
Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants at a glance
- The batting of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is powerful, with Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran combining for 668 runs this season.
- The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have won only two of their six matches at Eden Gardens.
- The top order of the Knight Riders has been inconsistent, which is destroying the team’s hopes.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Team Preview
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Kolkata Knight Riders
If Kolkata Knight Riders had not defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their previous game, they would have been eliminated from the competition. In this encounter, they must once again put on their best effort against a top team.
Anukul Roy was the only player to be dropped from the KKR’s XI before their match against the Super Kings in Match 61. Vaibhav Arora took Roy’s position, and we expect the same team to be named for this must-win this match.
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Lucknow Super Giants
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With victories over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI), Lucknow Super Giants have rediscovered their rhythm. Even without KL Rahul, they appear to be a formidable side in the competition once again.
Despite having a fully healthy roster, the LSGÂ made changes ahead of their remarkable win over the MIÂ on Tuesday. Deepak Hooda and Naveen-ul-Haq were brought in to replace Avesh Khan and Kyle Mayers.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Team Playing Squads
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Kolkata Knight Riders Squads
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Kolkata Knight Riders
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Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakravarthy.
Lucknow Super Giants Squads
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Lucknow Super GiantsÂ
Krunal Pandya (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Swapnil Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mohsin Khan.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Team Form in Last 5 Matches
Kolkata Knight Riders – W L W W L | Lucknow Super Giants – W W L NR L |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants outfield report
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Eden Gardens KolkataÂ
With the humidity expected to rise as the match goes, we predict that both captains will opt to bat first on Saturday evening.
Saturday evening in Kolkata will be clear skies but exceedingly humid after a warm and sunny day. By the end of the match, humidity levels might exceed 90%.
In the previous game, we witnessed lots of turns on the Eden Gardens ground, with Yuzvendra Chahal collecting four wickets. We anticipate that the spinners will have a good time in this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Final Prediction
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Winning the toss
- Lucknow Super Giants
Player of the Match
- Lucknow Super Giants – Marcus Stoinis
Most sixes
- Kolkata Knight Riders – Andre Russell
- Lucknow Super Giants – Marcus Stoinis
Most wickets
- Kolkata Knight Riders – Mohsin Khan
- Lucknow Super Giants – Sunil Narine
Most runs
- Kolkata Knight Riders – Rinku Singh
- Lucknow Super Giants – Marcus Stoinis
Team Scores Batting First
- Kolkata Knight Riders – 170+
- Lucknow Super Giants – 185+
According to our prediction, Lucknow Super Giants will win this match.
