Kolkata Knight Riders are anticipated to proceed with their risk-taking method regardless of combined returns after they tackle Punjab Kings within the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Friday.
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KKR head into Friday’s sport in the back of a three-wicket loss towards RCB although managed to make the sport shut after a below-par complete.
What: KKR vs PBKS, IPL 2022 Match 8
When: April 1, 2022 (Friday)
Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Punjab started their marketing campaign with a win however they might anticipating a greater bowling effort after conceding greater than 200 runs of their first sport. South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada is predicted to play after finishing his three-day quarantine and that may give an enormous enhance to the Punjab assault.
Batting on the Wankhede, the place the monitor is comparatively recent, has not been straightforward as seen within the two video games performed on the venue thus far.
It could also be early days within the two-month lengthy IPL however the toss is already taking part in a major position within the sport’s consequence with dew coming into image within the second half of the sport.
KKR Team News
Kolkata’s openers, Ajinkya Rahane and the attacking Venkatesh Iyer perished cheaply towards RCB and the duo could be seeking to present a powerful begin to the workforce.
While skipper Shreyas Iyer, who has been in good type regardless of the failure towards RCB, could be an necessary cog within the wheel, however would wish assist from the likes of Nitish Rana.
For left-handed Rana, consistency could be the important thing. Apart from the duo, the accountability within the center order must be shouldered by Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson and the big-hitting Andre Russell.
The KKR line-up has batters who can tear into any assault and the administration would hope that all of them fireplace in unison towards Punjab.
On the bowling entrance, pacer Umesh Yadav was splendid in each the video games with the brand new ball. Experienced Kiwi bowler Tim Southee, who changed Shivam Mavi and picked up three wickets, too has a key position to play upfront.
The concern for Kolkata could be the type of spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, who must hit the straps shortly.
PBKS Team News
For Punjab, lots would relaxation on how their prime three skipper Mayank Agarwal, flamboyant Shikhar Dhawan and Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who performed a match-winning cameo towards RCB, carry out.
While head coach Anil Kumble would anticipate extra contributions from the center order, the likes of Odean Smith and Shahrukh Khan proved their mettle after they steered the aspect residence towards RCB and could be eager to be among the many runs once more.
It stays to be seen if Under-19 World Cup star Raj Bawa, who failed on IPL debut, will get one other probability.
Punjab bowlers got here up towards a marauding Faf Du Plessis within the first sport and the likes of Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh and Odean Smith would wish to up their sport towards KKR.
The eight overs from spin duo of Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar may additionally make a distinction within the sport.
Full Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders: Aaron Finch, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Baba Indrajith, Nitish Rana, Pratham Singh, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ashok Sharma, Pat Cummins, Rasikh Dar, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Aman Khan, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammed Nabi, Ramesh Kumar, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell
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