In the 45th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be locking horns with each other on 1st October at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. KKR has won 5 of their 11 matches so far, and are currently standing fourth place while PBKS has managed to win 4 of their 11 matches so far, and are currently placed at the sixth spot on the points table.
In their last game against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Sharjah, KKR won the game by 3 wickets. While batting first, DC managed to score 127 runs on the board, which KKR had chased down the target in the 19th over itself. On the other hand, PBKS played last played against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Abu Dhabi, where Mumbai Indians beat them by 6 wickets. While batting first, Punjab posted 135 runs on the board and MI manage to chase it down by 18th over itself.
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The two teams have played 28 matches against each other in the history of IPL so far where KKR has won 19 matches while Punjab managed to win 9 games. KKR will look to continue their dominance against PBKS while the latter will look to improve their stats against them. The last time they played against each other in this season, KKR had registered comfortable in by 5 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Andre Russell is likely to be out for a while, but the issue that forced Lockie Ferguson off the field wasn’t serious. Sunil Narine loves playing against PBKS. He’s picked 30 wickets against them, and he has his best IPL score against them. He eased the team to a win with his attacking display in the death overs against DC. Rahul has had the wood over Narine and it’ll be key that the PBKS captain does his bit to hurt KKR’s premier spinner.
Probable XI: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakaravarthy
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Chris Gayle has left the IPL bio-bubble and won’t be available for PBKS’ remaining IPL 2021 matches. Mayank Agarwal missed the last match because of a stiff back but should come in for Mandeep Singh.PBKS’ chances of winning will depend on how they play the middle overs against KKR and their spinners. It’ll be crucial that the bowlers are able to break the Gill-Venkatesh Iyer combination early to put the middle order under pressure.
Probable XI: KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh/Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
KL Rahul (C), Aiden Markram, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine (VC), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
KL Rahul, Aiden Markram, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Mohammad Shami (VC), Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy
