Match: Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings

Date: April 26, 2024

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Pitch Report: The Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata usually offers good conditions for batsmen, especially as the game progresses into the night. So, scoring around 165 runs in the first innings might not be sufficient for teams like KKR or PBKS to defend in their upcoming IPL match there.

Kolkata Knight Riders are facing off against Punjab Kings in the 41st match of IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. After narrowly beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Shreyas Iyer's team is doing well in the IPL standings halfway through the tournament. Punjab Kings are having a tough time and need their key players to step up against a strong opponent this weekend.

Here is our KKR vs PBKS Team Prediction 

KKR

The Kolkata Knight Riders are doing really well in the IPL 2024. Sunil Narine is doing great as a batsman, scoring his first T20 century against the Rajasthan Royals. He's also been the top bowler for KKR, with Varun Chakravarthy supporting him well in spin bowling.

PBKS

Punjab Kings are facing some real challenges this year. Just look at their last game where their opening pair was makeshift skipper Sam Curran and Prabhsimran Singh. It's a far cry from their initial plan with Shikhar Dhawan leading and Jonny Bairstow at the top, both now sidelined or out of form. 

Their key hitter in the middle, Liam Livingstone, hasn't delivered, and the bowlers often find themselves picking up the slack. Despite having a good bowling lineup, they're in for a tough time against KKR's strong batting lineup.

Here is our KKR vs PBKS Player Prediction 

Here's the expected lineup for Knight Riders:

Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana

Punjab King's likely lineup:

Ashutosh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

KKR vs PBKS Winning Prediction

KKR seems to have all their players performing well, while Punjab Kings are struggling with some of their players. We predict KKR will win again with a strong performance. We're betting on Kolkata Knight Riders to win! 

These are some Dream Team Predictions by LetMeAnalyze.