PBKS VS KKR, Will Russell and Ferguson Play.....
Match Preview
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will go up against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 45th match of the Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Friday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. The two sides come into this game on the back of contrasting results, though. While KKR beat DC with ten balls to spare, PBKS lost by six wickets to MI with an over to go.
KKR are placed fourth in the points table, level on points with MI, with five wins from eleven matches. PBKS, meanwhile, lie sixth, with four wins from eleven games. They need to win to keep their slim playoffs hopes alive.KKR, in the absence of Andre Russell, beat DC convincingly on a sluggish Sharjah surface. After electing to bowl first after winning the toss, KKR did well to restrict DC to 127-9. Sunil Narine was excellent with the ball, and also contributed some quick runs with the bat. Venkatesh Iyer's medium pace was handy for KKR as he picked up two wickets.After Kagiso Rabada's wicket-maiden and Avesh Khan's tight bowling kept DC in the game, Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine joined forces to take the team home. Rana remained unbeaten on a 27-ball 36, while Narine virtually finished the game off with a 10-ball 21 to add to his spell of 2-18 earlier in the day.
PBKS, meanwhile, suffered yet another batting collapse against MI. In the absence of Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh opened the batting, but PBKS couldn't get off to a brisk start.Wickets fell soon after the powerplay, with Chris Gayle and Rahul falling to Kieron Pollard's guile. While Aiden Markram and Deepak Hooda rebuilt the PBKS innings from 48-4, the team couldn't accelerate after Markram's dismissal, managing only 135-6.They put in a good show with the ball, with Ravi Bishnoi bowling excellently once again. However, they dropped plenty of catches. One such drop of Hardik Pandya ended up costing PBKS the game. Pandya and Pollard then finished the game off for MI after Saurabh Tiwary's quality knock.
KKR cruised to a win the last time they met PBKS, so KL Rahul's side can't afford another repeat of that result. With a spot in the playoffs potentially on the line, expect an exciting encounter.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Punjab Kings:
KL Rahul - Punjab Kings have lost seven out of nine games in which KL Rahul has scored below 25. So, the PBKS skipper is crucial to his team’s hopes.
Rahul has four half-centuries in 10 innings vs KKR, with an overall average of 35.11 and strike rate of 142.99. Also, he loves batting at Dubai, with 441 runs in nine innings at an average of 55.13 and strike rate of 138.68.
Mayank Agarwal is expected to return after missing the last match due to back soreness. He has scored 183 runs in six innings for PBKS vs KKR at an average of 36.80 and strike rate of 134.56, including the top-scorer earlier this season (31).
Aiden Markram will be key in the absence of Chris Gayle. The Protea has scored 26*, 27 and 42 in the UAE leg of the tournament, part of 560 runs at an average of 32.94 and strike rate of 135.27 in 21 T20s this year.
Ravi Bishnoi has also been excellent in the UAE leg of IPL 2021 (3/24 and 2/25). He enjoys bowling at Dubai, with nine wickets in 24 overs at an average of 18.33.
Against KKR, Bishnoi has taken three scalps in as many matches at an average of 21.33 and economy rate of 5.33.
Mohammed Shami was expensive against MI (1/42), but was in fine form in his previous two matches (3/21 and 1/14). His 3/21 was at Dubai, part of 14 wickets in 10 matches on this ground (avg. 20.43, SR 16.57).
Shami has taken seven wickets in five matches for PBKS vs KKR (avg. 21.29, econ. 7.83), including 1/25 earlier this season.
Arshdeep Singh loves bowling at Dubai. He took a five-wicket haul against RR earlier this season, part of 12 wickets in five matches on this ground at an average of 12.75 and strike rate of 8.92.
Arshdeep will be aiming to improve on his record vs KKR, which reads: 4 inns, 2 wickets, avg. 47.00, econ. 8.81.
Team News :- C Gayle is left the IPL due to bio Bubble fatigue so he is not available for rest of tournament F Allen expected to replace him
Probable XI
KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh/Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders:
V Iyer - He is bowling well, and has been a breath of fresh air with the bat. The stage is set for Venkatesh Iyer to deliver once again. He took 2/29 in four overs last game vs DC, and has made scores of 41*, 53, 18 and 14 in the UAE leg of IPL 2021.
Shubman Gill has a superb record against PBKS. In six innings against them, Gill has struck 218 runs at an average of 72.65 and strike rate of 132.62.
At Dubai, Gill has 109 runs to his name in three innings (top score 47).
Rahul Tripathi missed out against DC (9), but looked in fine touch in the previous two matches (74* and 45). He scored 41 (32) vs PBKS earlier this season.
Eoin Morgan has been in horrendous form, but this could be the match he rediscovers his touch. He was player of the match against PBKS earlier this season, with 47* (40) and three catches. In six innings for KKR vs PBKS, Morgan has struck 228 runs at an average of 45.60 and strike rate of 136.53.
Sunil Narine is on fire. He has sent a reminder of his talent after being left out of West Indies’ World Cup squad, with figures of 0/20, 1/20, 3/41 and 2/18 in the UAE leg. He also helped seal a tough chase vs DC with a 10-ball 21.
And the good news may continue for Narine. No bowler has more wickets in KKR-PBKS matches than Narine, with 30 scalps in 20 matches at an average of 17.70 and strike rate of 15.40, including 2/22 earlier this season.
Lockie Ferguson The fast bowler has taken figures of 2/24, 2/27, 1/33 and 2/10 in the UAE leg.
Team News :- A Russell missed the Last match due to Injury most probably he will miss out again also L Ferguson doubtful for today match but according to sources his playing chances High.
Probable XI
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakaravarthy
Stats and Facts
Head-to-head: Matches 28, KKR 19, PBKS 9.
KKR (126/5) beat PBKS (123/9) with 19 balls to spare earlier in IPL 2021.
Two games ago, Dinesh Karthik struck an excellent 11-ball 26 vs CSK. Karthik, the finisher, could be key here against a team he enjoys playing against (7 inns, 185 runs, avg. 46.25, SR 188.78).
Rahul Tripathi is averaging 53.8 and striking at 154 in the middle overs in IPL 2021.
Prasidh Krishna took 3/30 vs PBKS earlier this season.
Pitch Report
The chasing team has won three of the last four matches on this ground. The average first innings score in these four matches is 153, which calls for the team batting first to get closer to 170 on a good batting pitch.
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