The second game of Saturday’s doubleheader will see Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. It is a must-win game for KKR while LSG will have a chance to topple Gujarat Titans and sit on the top of the points table.
Kolkata have had five different opening pairs, and none have added 50 runs together. On top of that, two of their retentions have been woefully out of form and now and are currently out of the side. Pat Cummins has also failed to justify his bill and has been left out of the squad.
KKR arrive for the Saturday game with a victory after a five-match losing trot and will have to win all their remaining games to give themselves at least a chance of making it to the playoffs.
Meanwhile, KL Rahul has led LSG from the front with two centuries under his belt. Quinton de Kock has been among the runs alongside his captain and opening partner, Krunal Pandya is in the middle of his best season with the ball, and six of their bowlers have picked at least eight wickets.
Match Details
Match 53: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: 7th May at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Pitch Report
The team batting first has won 7 out of 10 matches at this venue. Spinners are likely to make an impact in this game as the wicket is expected to wore out as the game progresses.
Predicted Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Quinton de Kock (wk), Lokesh Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Sunil Narine, Aaron Finch, Baba Indrajith (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi
Match Prediction
Both KKR and LGS have not played against each other so far in IPL 2022 and both teams will hope to make a mark in the first game. However, Kolkata are likely to have an advantage and Betway has placed their odds in favour of KKR at 2.00.
LSG vs KKR – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock (c), Lokesh Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Krunal Pandya, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Mohsin Khan (vc)
Fantasy Team 2: Quinton de Kock, Lokesh Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Krishnappa Gowtham, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi
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