Vivo IPL 2018- KKR vs KXIP Preview (Predict & get upvote as a 🎁)

👉When: Starts at 04:00 PM IST (10:30 GMT), Apr 21

👉Where: Eden Gardens, Kolkata 🚩

👉What to expect: Only a few days back the Norwesters caused a lot of damage in Kolkata with heavy downpour and strong gusts of wind. Thundershowers are forecast for almost every afternoon, and on Saturday, chances of rain are 40 per cent. Since it is an afternoon start, it's going to be extremely hot and humid till the sun goes down. Players, without a doubt, will be tested in the tough conditions.

Team News: 💥

👉Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): There's very little possibility that the team will undergo any changes. This particular eleven has delivered two wins and the think tank will want to continue with the winning combination.

Probable XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Tom Curran, Piyush Chawla, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav

👉Kings XI Punjab(KXIP): KXIP might not want to tinker too much with their eleven either. However, there's a case for Manoj Tiwary to come in place of an out-of-sorts Yuvraj Singh.

Probable XI: Lokesh Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh/Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

👉Head to Head of teams: ⬇

KKR 14 - 7 KXIP

Team Record at Eden: KKR 7 - 2 KXIP

👉Interesting face-offs:

💥Narine vs KXIP: Narine has bagged 24 wickets in just 13 matches against KXIP in IPL - the most by any bowler against them. He averages 13.83 against KXIP combined with an ER of 6.38 and SR of 13.00.

💥Gayle vs KKR: 13 innings, 532 runs, an average of 48.36, strike-rate of 152.44, plus a hundred and three fifties. Though against Narine, Gayle has managed to score only 40 runs off 45 balls while getting out to his fellow countryman twice.

Yuvraj vs KKR: In 18 innings against KKR, Yuvraj has never scored a fifty against them. (Avg 24.13, HS 44) However, his SR at the Eden is 164.94, which is his highest in any venue.

👉Approaching milestones:

Robin Uthappa needs 66 more runs to become the second player after Gautam Gambhir (3035) to score 2000 runs for KKR.

👉Venue trends:

KKR have beaten KXIP in the last five encounters at this venue since 2013.

👉Tournament numbers:

KXIP has been the best team in the batting PP scoring at 10.29 per over. KKR are not far behind with a scoring rate of 9.47. KXIP are the only bowling side to concede less than eight (7.46) in the first six overs.

So, now predict who will win the match?? & get upvote from me as a gift 🎁

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