One of the most loved Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be locking horns with their northern greats Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.  The irony is that both the teams have won their respective season openers that too with a bang. While KKR defeated another good team Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at home in a humdinger and Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur, the game in which it was more like Rajasthan lost more than the other way around.

Considering the opening games of both the teams, Kolkata can be termed as a more balanced side as compares Punjab. Although there were a lot of doubts as to whether KKR can be a team to beat or not this season. They showed that the team has is it in them to be a strong contender. On the other hand, Punjab, despite having a good mix of Indian and overseas players who are yet to be tested in this season’s IPL, they lack in balance in their squad.

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Let us take a glance at the 5 players who can perform out of the box in the match between DC vs CSK.

Sunil Narine (KKR)

In IPL 2017, Sunil Narine smashed his first fifty against RCB. It is the fastest IPL fifty off just 15 balls joining Yusuf Pathan in the record. He has scored 581 runs since he started opening since the last two seasons. He will be the big man to win matches for KKR.

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Despite failing with the ball in the last game, one has to consider the fact that Narine has been with KKR since 2012, he has emerged as match-winner for them. In this season, it has also been expected that he will continue the show he has possessed since last two season’s.