Probable XI –
Kings XI Punjab –
KL Rahul (c), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Simran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh/Deepak Hooda, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell
Kolkata Knight Riders –
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c)(wk), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Lokesh Rahul(C)
2. Rahul Tripathi
3. Shubman Gill(VC)
4. Chris Gayle
5. Mayank Agarwal
6. Sunil Narine
7. Andre Russell
8. Shivam Mavi
9. Sheldon Cottrell
10. Mujeeb Ur Rehman
11. Ravi Bishnoi
-Lokesh Rahul averages 32 with the bat against opponent which makes him safest captain in SL as he might give some points with gloves too.
-Andre Russell & Sunil Narine both are must have as they have good numbers with bat and ball against the opponent.
-Chris Gayle has played 18 H2H matches against KKR & scored runs at an average of 44 which is impressive.
-Shubman Gill is the safest VC as he’s scoring runs consistently.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Lokesh Rahul
2. Nicholas Pooran
3. Rahul Tripathi
4. Shubman Gill
5. Chris Gayle(VC)
6. Sunil Narine
7. Andre Russell(C)
8. Shivam Mavi
9. Mohammad Shami
10. Mujeeb Ur Rehman
11. Ravi Bishnoi
-Dropped Mayank Agarwal as he doesn’t have very promising numbers against the KKR.
-Nicholas Pooran was in good touch during last game. He can be a game changer in this match.
-Chris Gayle though haven’t played cricket from long time but he has the ability to thrash any bowling lineup.
-Andre Russell is blowing in death overs & getting to bat at 2-3 down so he can give much points in Dream11.
Grand League Combination –
1. Dinesh Karthik
2. Lokesh Rahul
3. Rahul Tripathi
4. Chris Gayle
5. Mayank Agarwal
6. Sunil Narine(C)
7. Andre Russell(VC)
8. Pat Cummins
9. Varun Chakraborty
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Ravi Bishnoi
– Dinesh Karthik has batted well against KXIP & also due for a good knock so that might come in this match.
-Sunil Narine has an average of 23 with bat & 17 with the bowl in H2H so he might give decent points in this match.
-Bowlers will play crucial role at the venue so going heavy with them.