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IPL 2024: Spirited KKR look to outmuscle LSG

Sunday, 05-May-2024
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Having been remaining the fierce competitor in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders have made all difficult situations look easy with their combined efforts. KKR’s upcoming showdown is against LSG in Lucknow on Sunday at Ekana Sports City. KKR will be playing their first-ever encounter in Lucknow, creating a wave of excitement with both teams remaining incredibly formidable. Moreover, both teams are also vying for a spot in the playoffs. 

KKR enter this encounter fresh off a joyful victory against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede, a win that came their way after twelve years at MI’s home turf. That win undoubtedly will have boosted their confidence and momentum. KKR will be eager to continue their winning streak and would expect their players to step up. 

Lucknow Super Giants will be hopeful of securing a victory against KKR to solidify their position in the top four. Recurring defeats haven’t unsettled them as they have made up for the losses, bouncing back with crucial wins. LSG wouldn’t want to draw upset as they will expect their fluctuating batting order to rise up to the occasion to end their Lucknow leg with a dominant win. 

Head to Head 

Matches - 4

LSG Won - 3

KKR Won - 1

LSG Probable XI: KL Rahul (c,wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur (Imp - Arshin Kulkarni)

KKR Probable XI: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy (Imp - Angkrish Raghuvanshi)

 

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