Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to host the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in match number 28 of the IPL this season. The match is going to be played at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday afternoon.
Home side Kolkata are currently second in the table, two points behind first placed Rajasthan Royals (RR). KKR suffered their first defeat of the season against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk in their most recent IPL clash.
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Meanwhile, LSG were also defeated after a run of three consecutive wins by the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their own backyard, the Ekana Sports City stadium.
Rishabh Pant’s side chased down LSG’s target of 168 runs with six wickets and 11 deliveries to spare. Amid the loss, Ayush Badoni and Arshad Khan’s 73-run partnership after being 7 wickets down at just 94 runs was a truly commendable effort by the pair to take LSG’s score to a total of 167/7.
The two sides in KKR and LSG are now set to take on each other, both entering the game after a run of three consecutive victories and a loss. Both teams would be looking forward to the clash with their eyes set on victory.
KKR vs LSG: Pitch Report
With KKR hosting LSG at the Eden Gardens, we can expect a ton of runs to be scored in the game as the pitch here is very batting friendly. In the most recent IPL game played here, KKR and SRH both scored over 200 runs in their 20 overs, with Kolkata winning by 4 runs in a thriller. The pitch at the Eden Gardens is also offers good spin and spinners could have a big role to play in this clash
KKR vs LSG: Live Toss
KKR won the toss and chose to bowl.
KKR vs LSG: Confirmed Lineups
KKR Confirmed Playing XI:
Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player: Rinku Singh
LSG Confirmed Playing XI:
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur.
Impact Player: Arshad Khan
KKR vs LSG: Prediction
Entering Sunday’s afternoon clash, both KKR and LSG have been in fairly decent form, acquiring the second and the fourth spot in the points table respectively. But considering the home advantage and the overall form of the teams, KKR are the slight favourites to win the clash against LSG
IPL 2024, KKR vs LSG: Latest betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, KKR are the favourites to win against LSG.
| RESULT | ODDS |
|---|---|
| KKR win | 1.80 |
| LSG win | 2.00 |
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