KKR vs KXIP Match Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Kings XI Punjab at the home ground Eden Garden on 21st April 2018. This is 6th match of Kolkata Knight Riders. Till now Kolkata Knight Riders is at the top position in the Point table by winning 3 matches against 5 matches. Check here IPL 2018 Point Table. This match is going to be very interesting as both teams (Kolkata Knight Riders & Kings XI Punjab) are very strong and have equal potential to win the IPL 2018 title. It will be interesting to see who will win this match.
Both teams won the last match which they played. Kings XI Punjab won by 15 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad who never lost a single match and all due to Chris Gayle’s Century. On the other side, Kolkata Knight Riders won the last match against Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets. It will very difficult to say that who will win today match in between KKR vs KXIP. This match is going to be very interesting and worth to watch. You all have to book the IPL 2018 ticket to watch this match at the stadium or be connected with the Hotstar apps or Star sports channels to watch it. Here is the prediction report of Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab (KKR vs KXIP) which will be played on 21st April 2018 at Eden Garden, Kolkata is here. You can also check the complete schedule of Indian Premier League 2018.
The team who will be use strategy and game plan against each other will have more chance to win the IPL 2018 Title and this match too. Both team captain looks smarter and has great potential. You have seen how KXIP in the last match after winning the toss choose to bat first. Which happens first time in this IPL 2018 season and won the game too. This match will be high scoring and full of entertainment.
Preview Match 18: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
In the 18th match of Indian Premier League 2018, Team Kolkata Knight Riders is going against Team Kings XI Punjab at Eden Garden, Kolkata on 21st April 2018 at 16:00 IST. Both teams are equal and have great potential to win the 2018 IPL title. It is very difficult to say that who will win today match. KKR vs KXIP is going to be very much important and interesting too.
Kolkata Knight Riders played their last match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur against Rajasthan Royals which they won by 7 wickets. This match was a low scoring as RR scored only 160 runs. So it will be an easy target for the KKR to achieve it. Nitish Rana and Tom Curran each took 2 wickets, with that help of that KKR easily won. But playing against Kings XI Punjab is not going to be same as KXIP is considered as strongest batting line-up team. Check here IPL 2018 Point Table.
On the other side, Kings XI Punjab in the last match played first after winning the toss and scored 193 runs with the support of Chris Gayle who scored a massive century. KXIP bowlers are not so much strong as KKR but they have successfully defeated SRH who have World best bowling line-up team. It will great to see that who will win this match.
Both teams will come on the ground with the almost same squad like the previous match and they are not going to change the squad in any condition unless any injury in the team. To win this match Kings XI Punjab has to score more than 180+ runs which they can do as they have a great name in the batsman list. To win this match KKR has to stop the Kings XI Punjab below 150+ runs and they have to take some early wickets. Yuvraj might be not in form but Gayle returned in form. SUNIL NARINE is googly bowlers and batsman who can change the game anytime.
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Let’s take a look at the how the match might turn out:
Date: April 21
Venue: Eden Garden, Kolkata
Time: 16:00 IST
| If Kings XI Punjab bat first | Predicted score: 180+ |
| If Kolkata Knight Riders bat first | Predicted score: 180+ |
The eighteenth match of Indian Premier League 2018 will be played Eden Garden, Kolkata. This is home ground of Kolkata Knight Riders. So, this team will know very well how is the ground and what measures need to take to win this match. The overall team who will do fielding first have a high chance of winning this match unless any rain issue comes on the ground.
Here is some of Point which will help you to understand who will win today match.
- Chirs Gayle is in the form and scored more than 100 runs in the last match.
- Gayle alone help KXIP to win two matches so this match is also going to be more interesting.
- SUNIL NARINE have to score a high innings
- Both teams are strong and very difficult to say that who will win the match
- Ravichandran Ashwin of KXIP and Dinesh Karthik of KKR both have equal experience in captainship.
Toss Prediction
Traditionally, the team winning the toss has chosen to field first. KKR may win the Toss
Team Squads :
Kings XI Punjab Predicted XI – Lokesh Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Yuvraj Singh, Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Axar Patel/Barinder Sran, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI– Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Tom Curran, Piyush Chawla, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav
I am sure that Kolkata and Punjab will not do any change in the squad as this squad looks perfect for winning the match.
Team Form in the last Five matches (MOST RECENT FIRST)
| Team | Form |
| Kings XI Punjab | W W L W W |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | W W L L W |
OUR PREDICTION:
Both teams perform very well in this IPL season and have equal potential to win the title. KKR and KXIP both will look to win this match too and be on the top of point table. It will little bite easy to win the match for Kolkata Knight Riders as this is a home ground match. This will help KKR. Still, KXIP will fight till last to win this match.
To predict who can win this game then it is high chance that Kings XI Punjab can win this match. This prediction is based on team performance of past matches.
Comment below about your prediction that who will win today match.
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