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KOL vs KXIP Today IPL Match 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.
Here we are going to discuss strengths and weakness of Kolkata Knight Riders as well as of Kings XI Punjab and will also make our KOL vs KXIP Today Match Prediction –
Strengths :
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.
Weaknesses :
Kolkata Knight Riders’ weakness is their openers as both Gill and Tripathi are struggling to give a good start and it creates a lot of pressure on middle order. Nitish Rana is inconsistent and Dinesh Karthik too has been disappointing and inform Eoin Morgan bats too low. In bowling Pat Cummins hasn’t taken enough wickets upfront and other young pacers like Prasidh Krishna, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi don’t have enough experience to bounce back under pressure.
On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab’s weakness is their lower order as Glenn Maxwell and Deepak Hooda are out of form with bat and if they lose some quick wickets then they can be in big trouble and in other areas like death overs bowling they have improved a bit.
Here we are going to discuss both Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab’s playing combination and probable playing XIs who will be useful for making KOL vs KXIP Dream11 Team
Kolkata Knight Riders is coming with a big 59 runs win over Delhi Capitals and they will most likely go with the same playing 11 as Andre Russell is still not 100% fit. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab too is on winning spree and they might make one change if Mayank Agarwal is fit to play.
KOL vs KXIP Team Prediction, Predicted Playing Xis :
Kolkata Knight Riders :
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna
Kings XI Punjab :
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 Today IPL Match Prediction :
Here we are going to discuss about a few players from both sides who can be very good picks for KOL vs KXIP Dream 11 Prediction 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.