After defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in their den, Kolkata Knight Riders now gear up to face the table-toppers Chennai Super Kings at their home, the Eden Gardens. The journey so far for Karthik’s men has been up and down while Dhoni’s army has ruled the league so far on the power of their batting strength. Now with the league heading towards playoffs, every match is important.
Here are the five things to look out for from the match
Chris Lynn Factor
The Australian big-hitter took the IPL by storm in the last season where he blasted opposition’s bowling attack in the powerplay almost everytime. Until he got injured, Lynn has scored 295 runs in the seven matches that he played at an astronomical strike rate of 181. His highest score was of 93*.
With his shoulder heavily strapped, we are getting to see only glimpses of what Chris Lynn is actually able to do. So far in this IPL, he has scored 248 runs in 8 matches with a strike rate of 132. He will get better as the tourrnament porgresses.
