It’s Match 52 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) play the Kolkata Knight Riders (KXIP) at home. While KKR is coming on the back of a strong 34-run win over Mumbai, KXIP lost to Hyderabad by 45 runs.

This would be the second matchup between the two teams, with KKR winning the first by 28 runs. Both the teams are desperately looking for a win to make a place for themselves in the top 4. Dinesh Karthik leads the KKR unit against Ravichandran Ashwin’s Punjab.

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Here are the five players to watch out for in KXIP vs KKR:

#5 Ravichandran Ashwin

Punjab’s skipper Ashwin has really led by example this season with his unique style of captaincy and the different decision that he has been making to outwit the opposition. A lot of his decision has paid off at crucial junctures and he has undoubtedly become the X-factor of the team. Against KKR, he would be looking to go all out to gain those valuable 2 points and hope for playoff qualification.