KKR vs. KXIP(26/10/2020)
Context:The match will be held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Earlier in this stadium, we have seen a lot of runs in this stadium. Even 200 was not safe. But in the last match beween CSK and MI, CSK struggled with the bat while Mumbai Indians cruised to a ten-wicket win easily. So I think around 180 will be a good score to defend.
Team news:
KKR won brilliantly against Delhi in the last match. The top performance from Varun and Narine will boost up the team once again. Andre Russell may be miss the match due to harmstring injury. but their only worry is the poor form of Dinesh Kartik. On the other hand, KXIP had a thrilling win last match. They somehow managed to score 126 in the scoreboard and defenden the total dramatically. One stage, SRH needed just 27 from 24 with 7 wickets in hand but KXIP won the match by 12 runs. But the main worry of KXIP is the injury of inform Mayank Agarwal and poor form of Glenn Maxwell. If mayank misses the match, Mandeep will open.
Probable XI of KKR: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
Probable XI of KXIP: KL Rahul (c, wk),Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran,James Neesham, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, M Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
Key Players
The Player Performance so far - KKR
| Most Runs | Most Wickets |
|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (321) | Varun Chakravarthy (12) |
| Eoin Morgan (295) | Shivam Mavi (7) |
| Nitish Rana(265) | Pat Cummins (6) |
The Player Performance so far - KXIP
| Most Runs | Most Wickets |
|---|---|
| KL Rahul (567) | Shami (17) |
| Mayank Agarwal (398) | Ravi Bishnoi (10) |
| Pooran(327) | Arshdeep (9) |
Head to Head
Total-26
KKR-18
KXIP-8
Match prediction
KXIP has weakness in bowling in the death over. On the other side, The bowling attack of KKR is comparatively stronger than KXIP. Punjab won last four matches but KKR witnesses ups and downs. With three match remaining, both the team will want to win the match. But the team which will paly perfect , definitely they will win. But My bet is on KKR.