After defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their home, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will now be locking horns with the table-toppers Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The journey so far for the KKR team under their new skipper Dinesh Karthik has been up and down while MS Dhoni’s men in yellow have been ruling the ongoing season of the cash-rich league so far on the power of their batting strength. Now with the league heading towards playoffs, every match is important for all the teams.
Both the teams are having a winning momentum with them and the reason behind the same is the presence of some match-winners in their respective squads. Let us have a look at 5 such players of both the teams.
1. Shane Watson (CSK)
In the last games against Rajasthan Royals (RR), coming in to open the batting with a new partner in Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson proved as to why he is still a dominant force in this format at the top of the order. At one point in time, he looked set to score his second century of the tournament but eventually ended up scoring 78 (40) with the help of four fours and seven sixes. He was adjourned the ‘Man of the Match’ for scoring his 15th IPL half-century.
