It will be a battle to the playoffs when Kings XI Punjab will host Kolkata Knight Riders in the 52nd match of the ongoing VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL). Both KKR and KXIP have 10 points each and the loser of this match will be out of the playoff chances.
Match Prediction
Since this match is do or die for both the teams, we can expect a close contest. Despite the match will be in Punjab’s home ground, I am giving 65-35 in favor of Kolkata Knight Riders. Punjab’s death over bowling looks a worry for me while KKR’s death over batting is best with the big hard hitting West Indian Andre Russell.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI :
Chris LynnShubman GillRobin Uthappa
Dinesh Karthik
Nitish Rana
Andre Russell
Sunil NarinePiyush ChawlaHarry GurneySandeep Warrier
Prasidh Krishna