Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would be keen to put brakes on high-flying IPL newcomers Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and clinch a crucial win when the two sides face each other in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Saturday (May 7) at Maharashtra Cricket Association, Pune.
Lucknow Super Giants have lived up to their pre-tournament expectations and emerged as a team to beat this year. They have so far played 10 matches and went on to win 7 out of them. They smashed Delhi Capitals in their previous outing by 6 runs and would be looking to sustain their winning momentum to remain in the top-two.
The Knight Riders, on the other hand, finally managed to put their five matches losing streak to an end as they handed the Rajasthan Royals a 7-wicket defeat in their most recent fixture. They have won 4 out of 10 games, and a win here will help them climb up in the points table. Though their chances of making it to the playoffs have almost vanished, they will be keen to put up their best to get as many wins to end their IPL 2022 on a high note.
Match Details
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 53
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: 7th May at 7:30 PM IST & Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report: The pitch at Maharashtra Cricket Association has been balanced, and it will remain the same in this match. The team batting first has won 7 out of 10 matches at this venue and, hence, it won’t be a surprise if the team winning the toss elects to bat. Anything around 170-180 could be a good total at this venue.
Pitch Stats [Last 5 Matches]
Matches Played: 5
Matches Won Batting First: 4
Matches Won Bowling First: 1
Average 1st Inning Score: 168
Average 2nd Inning Score: 153
Key Matchups
KL Rahul vs Narine: 71/2 at 154 SR
KL Rahul vs Southee: 103/2 at 137 SR
KL Rahul vs Umesh: 55/1 at 137 SR
Finch vs Bishnoi: 7/1 at 116 SR
Finch vs Chameera: 31/1 at 148 SR
Nitish vs Holder: 7/1 at 116 SR
De Kock vs Narine: 25/1 at 86 SR
Shreyas vs Holder: 37/1 at 154 SR
Shreyas vs Krunal: 36/1 at 90 SR
Russell vs Avesh: 28/1 at 175 SR
Squads
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Ankit Rajpoot, Krishnappa Gowtham, Andrew Tye, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (C), Baba Indrajith (WK), Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammad Nabi, Sam Billings, Pat Cummins, Sheldon Jackson, Chamika Karunaratne, Anukul Roy, Shivam Mavi, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Varun Chakravarthy, Aman Hakim Khan, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar.
Probable Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock (WK), Lokesh Rahul (C), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Aaron Finch, Baba Indrajith (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi.
CREX XI Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul
Batters: Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana
All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Mohsin Khan
Captain: KL Rahul
Vice-Captain: Shreyas Iyer