An exciting clash is on the hands as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) prepare to lock horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. KKR are fresh from a defeat and will hope to get back to winning ways while PBKS will aim to continue the winning run.
The Kolkata franchise faced a crushing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring thriller. They got wrong with the strategy and a shoulder injury to Andre Russell didn’t help their cause either.
KKR would look to fine tune their skills and come all guns blazing against PBKS, who are looking one of the top contenders to win the elusive IPL 2022 title. They have a lot of power-hitter in their ranks in Odean Smith and Shahrukh Khan. The addition of Kagiso Rabada in their bowling unit will only strengthen them.
Match Details
Match 8 – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date &Time: April 1st at 7:30 PM IST and local time
Predicted Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Liam Livingstone, Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada
KKR vs PBKS – Fantasy Team Prediction
Fantasy Team 1: Bhanuka Rajapaksa (vc), Ajinkya Rahane, Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer (c),Shahrukh Khan, Sunil Narine, Liam Livingstone, Venkatesh Iyer, Tim Southee, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
Fantasy Team 2: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Mayank Agarwal (c),Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Odean Smith, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Rahul Chahar
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