India Premier League, 2021, Match-45th T20 and the match is going to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders & Punjab Kings and the match is all set to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 

Preview

Hello and welcome to another match of the IPL series and it is the 45th match which is all set to take off today at 7:30 PM IST.

Kolkata has started the game with a win after the covid session and their batting lineup is more dominant after Venkatesh Iyer an opener batter all-rounder who also is a medium pacer has done some great individual knocks from his side and also its remains till now because he has skills to read bowls so patiently and for that bowler will need some strategies to get him out of the ground or he might trouble any team.

On the other hand, Punjab Kings always played like kings but somehow their bowlers or batters are not in the form when needed the most, while Aiden Markram who is currently handling Punjab King’s middle order and doing well till now also he can bowl pretty well, a right-arm spinner who has done some great work for his country when they played against Sri Lanka on their land he took 4-5 wickets in that, also he’s batting average is above 40 a brilliant talent for Knight Riders.

Pitch Report – KOL vs PBKS

The pitch has been good for batters the surface has something for batters while batting second, and the bowlers are good while bowling first and the chase might be not that easy if bat first team scores more than 170+ however batting first should be the call and the average score on this pitch is 165-170 as per previous matches were played.

Probable Playing XI – KOL vs PBKS

Kolkata Knight Riders

  • Shubman Gill (M-11, INN-11, R-232, Ave-21.09)
  • Venkatesh Iyer (M-4, INN-4, R-126, Ave-42, W-2)
  • Rahul Tripathi (M-11, INN-10, R-315, Ave-35)
  • Eoin Morgan (c) (M-11, INN-10, R-107, Ave-11.88)
  • Nitish Rana (M-11, INN-10, R-279, Ave-39.85, W-0)
  • Dinesh Karthik (wk) (M-11, INN-9, R-161, Ave-26.83)
  • Sunil Narine (M-8, INN-6, R-31, Ave-6.20, W-9)
  • Tim Southee (M-1, INN-1, R-3, Ave-3, W-1)
  • Lockie Ferguson (M-4, INN-1, R-0, W-7)
  • Prasidh Krishna (M-10, INN-2, R-0, W-12)
  • Varun Chakaravarthy (M-11, I-2, R-2, Ave-2, W-11)

Punjab Kings

  • KL Rahul(w/c) (M-10, INN-10, R-422, Ave-52.75)
  • Mayank Agarwal (M-9, INN-9, R-332, Ave-41.50)
  • Aiden Markram (M-3, INN-3, R-95, Ave-47.50, W-0)
  • Nicholas Pooran (M-10, INN-9, R-70, Ave-7.77)
  • Deepak Hooda (M-11, INN-10, R-157, Ave-17.44, W-2)
  • Fabian Allen (M-3, INN-2, R-6, Ave-6, W-1)
  • Harpreet Brar (M-5, INN-4, R-61, W-5)
  • Nathan Ellis (M-2, INN-2, R-18, Ave-18, W-1)
  • Mohammed Shami (M-11, INN-4, R-13, Ave-13, W-14)
  • Ravi Bishnoi (M-6, INN-1, R-1, Ave-1, W-9)
  • Arshdeep Singh (M-9, INN-2, R-1, W-13)

Head 2 Head – KOL vs PBKS

Matches played in last three years – 8

  • Kolkata won – 5
  • Punjab won – 2
  • Tie/No Results – 1

Top Dismissals

BOWLERSBATTERSOUTS
S NarineD Hooda/M Singh/KL Rahul/N Pooran2/2/2/2
R BishnoiE Morgan2
A RusselN Pooran2
S Al HassanF Allen2

Best Performers – KOL vs PBKS    

(KOL) – Rahul Tripathi is a must-pick for your fantasy teams. He is highly underrated, as his numbers prove how effective he has been. He is the leading run-scorer for Knight Riders in this IPL with 315 runs in 10 innings.

(PBKS) – Aiden Markram is a fine replacement for Dawid Malan for the second leg of the IPL. He has done quite well in his first 3 matches by scoring 95 runs in 3 matches at an average of 47.5. Moreover, Markram is handy with the ball as well.

(KOL) – Sunil Narine was the player of the match in the last match against Delhi Capitals for his all-around display. He picked up 2 wickets at an economy of 4.5 and later scored a quickfire 21 runs from just 10 deliveries.

(KOL) – Venkatesh Iyer has been one of the finds of the season. The KKR all-rounder has scored 126 runs, while he also has picked up 2 wickets.

(KOL) – Varun Chakravarthy hasn’t given away too many runs in this IPL. He has picked up 11 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 6.81, with the best figures of 3 for 13.

(PBKS) – Arshdeep Singh bowls wide yorkers quite well and he will be used mainly in the death overs. He has bagged 13 wickets in 9 matches, with the best figures of 5/32.

(PBKS) – Lokesh Rahul hasn’t gone big in the second leg, given the high standards he has set. He has managed to score 91 runs in the last 3 matches. Punjab Kings are expecting a huge score from him in the do-or-die game.

Must Picks – KOL vs PBKS

PLAYERSSTATS(SERIES INCLUDE ONLY)DREAM11 POINTS
Rahul TripathiR-315492 POINTS
Sunil NarineR-31, W-9377 POINTS
Venkatesh IyerR-126, W-2262 POINTS
Lokesh RahulR-422652 POINTS
Aiden MarkramR-95157 POINTS

C & VC Selection – KOL vs PBKS

Safe Options

  • KL Rahul
  • M Agrawal
  • S Narine

Risky Options

  • A Markaram
  • V Iyer

Suggested XI – SRH vs CSK

Note – The team may change anytime after the toss for the Latest team information please join us on our official telegram channel the link is given down after the article.

TEAM – 1

join us in our Official Telegram channel for fast team updates –

Babacric Telegram Channel