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 KKR vs LSG Pitch Report Batting or Bowling:

Out of the six matches played at the Eden Gardens in the season so far, three have been won by teams batting first while three have been won by teams chasing. The surface has provided several high-scoring games as batters have had a great time at the venue. There has been good assistance for spinners as well. The captain winning the toss will look to bowl first keeping the recent record of the venue in mind.

Eden Gardens Stadium Weather Report:   The weather is likely to be match-friendly and rain gods are not expected to appear during the game. Therefore, an uninteruppted match could be on the cards. 

KKR vs LSG Probable Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):

Quinton de Kock (wk), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan

KKR vs LSG Probable Best Performers:

Probable Best Batter:

Rinku Singh:

The southpaw has been in sensational form throughout the season as he has scored 407 runs in 13 innings at an average of 50.87 and a strike rate of 143.30 with three half-centuries to his name. Rinku scored a brilliant fifty (54 off 43) in KKR’s last fixture against CSK and will be eager to put up another match-winning performance for his side.

Probable Best bowler

Varun Chakravarthy:  

The leg-break bowler has been in stupendous form this season having picked 19 wickets from 13 innings at an average of 20.57 and an economy of 8.03. Chakravarthy has already won two Player of the Match awards this season and will be eager to bowl his team to win and keep them alive in the playoffs race.

 

TOP RECORDS THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED IN MATCH 68, KKR VS LSG CLASH

2 – Rinku Singh (48) needs two fours to complete 50 fours in the IPL.

68 – Venkatesh Iyer (932) needs 68 runs to reach the landmark of 1000 runs in the IPL.

4 – Andre Russell (96) requires four scalps to reach 100 wickets in the league.

3 – Tim Southee (47) is three scalps away from completing 50 wickets in the league

1 – Russell (449) is one game away from appearing in 450 T20 matches.

1 – Ravi Bishnoi (99) requires just one scalp to reach 100 wickets in T20 games.

1 – Mohsin Khan (49) needs one scalp to get to 50 wickets in T20 cricket.

3 – Quinton de Kock (347) needs three sixes to get to 350 maximums in T20 cricket.

1 – Shardul Thakur (149) is one match away from featuring in 150 T20 games.

3 – Russell (397) needs three scalps to complete the landmark of 400 wickets in T20 cricket.

3 – Speedster Lockie Ferguson (147) requires three scalps to get to 150 wickets in T20 matches.

By Sandeep R

Today's Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders to win the match