In the 21st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be locking horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Punjab Kings registered a dominating win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in their last match so that they were ranked at number 5 on the points table. This situation will motivate them to play further.
Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, took the lowest place in the points table for themselves in their last match against the Rajasthan Royals by shoddy cricket, meaning that their difficulties are increasing this season. Desperate to play both teams and better and their match of 26 April will be interesting from this point of view. Watch out against the thorns that affect the match:
#3 KL Rahul vs Pat Cummins
Right-handed batsman KL Rahul is also the captain of the Punjab Kings and perhaps playing under pressure while batting. Nevertheless, he is the top batsman in his team scoring 221 runs in 5 matches. His good score in the opening gives a good start to the team.
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Right arm fast bowler, Pat Cummins will be facing a stern challenge. KL Rahul’s record on Pat Cummins bowling in T20 so far: 29 runs off 24 balls in 2 innings, with 4 boundaries. Cummins has yet to recover his price with the ball.
#2 Rahul Tripathi vs Ravi Bishnoi
Rahul Tripathi, a right-handed batsman, is back in the spotlight and is doing his job – 127 runs in 5 matches so far at a brilliant strike rate of 142. His team is currently looking for similar responsibility. However, the leg break and googlies of Ravi Bishnoi can put a stop to Tripathi. Will Ravi really be able to stop Tripathi, that’s the biggest question. Both new to each other and have not played each other in T20 so far.
#1 Chris Gayle vs Varun Chakraborty
If you look at Chris Gayle, he is now fully fit and the proof is that 1 and 2 runs are being scored. This was shown when he scored 43 * in 35 balls against Mumbai Indians. Will Varun Chakraborty, who throws leg break googly, be able to stop him that’s the question as he has taken 6 wickets in 5 matches at an economy rate of around 8. His ball was played by Gayle in T20 for the first time in October 2020 and the record was: 15 runs off 5 balls with a couple of sixes.
