Welcome to Match 52 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) invites the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to play at home. This would be the second time the two teams will clash this season. With KKR winning the first match by 28 runs, courtesy Andre Russell’s 17-ball 48.

While Punjab is placed seventh on the table, KKR is at the sixth spot. A win here would take them to 12 points and in the contention for the top four finish.

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Here are the five things to watch out for in KXIP vs KKR.

#5 Weather & Pitch

The weather in Punjab is neither too hot nor humid and offers good playing conditions and is not as hot as the temperature in Hyderabad is. The pitch here has offered scores of 150 on an average, and the same is expected in the matches to be played here.