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KOL vs KXIP Dream11 Prediction:
Kolkata Knight Riders will face off Kings XI Punjab in their next match of Indian Premier League 2020 in Sharjah tomorrow night. Kolkata Knight Riders have six wins from eleven matches while Kings XI Punjab have five wins from eleven matches and this is a virtual knock out match between these two teams as both are fighting for the play-offs ticket and winner of this match will be in good position especially Knight Riders if they win it.
Match Details :
Match : KOL vs KXIP, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Dream11 IPL, Match 46
Date : 26 October 2020
Time : 7.30 PM IST
Venue : Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Form Guide (Last 3 Matches & Overall Record in IPL 2020) :
Kolkata Knight Riders – W, L, W and 6 wins in 11 matches
Kings XI Punjab – W, W, W and 5 wins in 11 matches
Average Score : Average Score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in T20 format – 157
Last Match at this venue –
Mumbai Indians (116/0) beat Chennai Super Kings (114/9) by 10 wickets.
KOL vs KXIP Today Match Prediction Team News :
Kolkata Knight Riders have a mixed team of experienced and young players. In the last match Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine stepped up with bat in the middle overs. Youngster Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi have played some useful knocks and their start will set the platform. And in middle order Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik and Eoin Morgan are match winners and if Russell is fit then it will further boost their morale. In the bowling the duo of Pat Cummins and Lockie Ferguson is doing well and spinner Varun Chakravarthty have been excellent so far and all these players have to step up once again.
On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab have a heavy batting line up of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell and all these five batsmen prefer attacking batting and if two of them come good then they can post a big total. In the bowling Mohammad Shami have been amazing so far and he is getting good support from Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan and in middle overs the spin duo of Murugan Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi do their job.
KOL Team News :
1. Kolkata Knight Riders is sitting at 4th position with 12 points from 11 matches in the points table.
2. Andre Russell is still not 100% fit so Knight Riders will go with the same unchanged playing 11.
KXIP Team News :
1. Mumbai Indians is sitting at 5th position with 10 points from 11 matches in the points table.
2. Kings XI Punjab might drop Mandeep Singh if Mayank Agarwal is fit to play.
KOL vs KXIP Dream 11 Prediction Playing 11 :
KOL Playing 11 (Probable) :
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna
KXIP Playing 11 (Probable) :
KL Rahul (c), Mayank Agarwal / Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh
KOL vs KXIP Dream11 Team :
Wicket Keepers : KL Rahul, N Pooran
Batsmen : N Rana, E Morgan, C Gayle
All rounders : S Narine, G Maxwell
Bowlers : V Chakravarthy, L Ferguson, M Shami, C Jordan
Captain and Vice Captain :
Following players can be picked as captain or vice captain of KOL vs KXIP Dream11 teams.
KL Rahul : He has been in great form since the start of this season and has scored 567 runs in 11 matches so far and after couple of small scores he will look to play a big one in this match.
Sunil Narine : He has struggled in this tournament but in the last match against Delhi he played a good knock of 60 odd runs and if he survives Mohammad Shami’s over then we could see yet another good score from him and his bowling is also a plus point.
Nicholas Pooran : He has been in good form this season and has scored over 300 runs in the 11 matches and batting at number 4 he is expected to play another game changing knock.
Eoin Morgan : The captain of Kolkata Knight Riders is leading from front and if he bats in top four then he can play big knocks too and given his form he should have a good match.
X Factors or Valuable Picks :
Following players can be good picks for KOL vs KXIP Dream 11 Prediction teams who can help in winning in grand leagues.
Chris Gayle : He has been in good touch since his return and has played couple of match winning knocks and against Knight Riders he has a very good record as he has smashed 649 runs at 46 with 1 hundred and 4 fifties against them in IPL.
Varun Chakravarthy : The Knight Riders spinner has been amazing in this season and in the last match he also got a fifer so his confidence is on high and on this surface of Sharjah he will enjoy bowling and might pick up 2-3 wickets.
KOL vs KXIP Dream11 Teams Today IPL Match Prediction KOL vs KXIP Who will win :
We have discussed about Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab and considering all factors our KOL vs KXIP today match prediction is that both the sides are almost on same level but the form of Kings XI Punjab is better and they’re also favourite to win it and whoever bats first will prefer to bat first as pitches of Sharjah have broken and here are the odds for this match.
Bet365 : Kolkata Knight RIders – 1.80, Kings XI Punjab – 2.00
Betway : Kolkata Knight Riders – 1.83, Kings XI Punjab – 1.90