| Hello and welcome to Sportsstar’s LIVE coverage of IPL 2022 Match 66 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants from DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. |
5:20pm IST: IPL’s mid-table euphoria stretched into another game day. Lucknow could qualify for the playoffs with a win tonight. A failure would mean Kolkata’s bid outright.
| Sr no | Team | Play | Win | Lost | NRR | Point |
| first | Gujarat Titans (Q) | 13 | ten | 3 | +0.391 | 20 |
| 2 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 8 | 5 | +0.304 | 16 |
| 3 | Lucknow the giant | 13 | 8 | 5 | +0.262 | 16 |
| 4 | Delhi’s capital city | 13 | 7 | 6 | +0.255 | 14 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 7 | 6 | -0.323 | 14 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 6 | 7 | +0.160 | twelfth |
| 7 | Punjab Kings | 13 | 6 | 7 | -0.043 | twelfth |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 6 | 7 | -0.230 | twelfth |
MATCH PREFERENCE
Lucknow Super Giants already have a foot in the knockout stages of the Indian Premier League and when the team led by KL Rahul meet Kolkata Knight Riders at DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday, they will be aiming for a spot in top four.
Currently ranked third with 16 points, Lucknow has lost their last two matches – against the Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals – and captain Rahul admits there is “a bit of pressure” going through.
In their last two games, those who beat Lucknow have struggled in Powerplay and the team will mostly depend on Rahul and Quinton de Kock to regain their contact. While the middle order was reinforced by Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya and Ayush Badoni needed to be consistent.
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For the Knights too, it was a must-win match. However, even with a win against the Super Giants, KKR can only qualify for the knockout round if both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals lose their matches against the Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.
But keeping the calculations aside, KKR aims to beat Lucknow and for that they pin their hopes on Andre Russell’s all-around ability. With Ajinkya Rahane being ruled out of the tournament due to injury, KKR’s top ranking depends on how Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana play against Lucknow’s pacemakers – Avesh Khan and Mohsin Khan.
In the absence of Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee will lead KKR bowling, while Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy’s spin duo need to be present.
– Shayan Acharya
KEEP KKR vs LSG PLAYING XI
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Kolkata Knight Riders XI prediction: Venkatesh Iyer, Baba Indrajith, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (week), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy. Lucknow the giant predict XI: Quinton de Kock (week), KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan. |
KKR vs LSG DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM Prediction
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Guard: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Sam Billings Batters: Deepak Hooda (c)Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer All rounds: Andre Russell (vc)Jason Holder The pitcher: Umesh Yadav, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakravarthy Team composition: KKR 5: 6 LSG Remaining credit: 0.5 |
KKR vs LSG HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
Lucknow Super Giants (176/7) won their only match against Kolkata Knight Riders (101) with 75 runs.
SQUADS
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Lucknow Giants: KL Rahul (c), Manan Vohra, Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Andrew Tye, Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya. Jason Holder. Kolkata Knight Riders: Aaron Finch, Abhijeet Tomar, Ajinkya Rahane, Baba Indrajith, Nitish Rana, Pratham Singh, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Ashok Sharma, Pat Cummins, Rasikh Dar, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Aman Khan , Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammed Nabi, Ramesh Kumar, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson |
IPL 2022 MATCH TODAY – KKR vs LSG STARTS?
IPL 2022 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants starts at 7:30pm IST.
WHERE TO WATCH TODAY’S IPL MATCH – KKR vs LSG LIVING?
IPL 2022 will be broadcast live on Star Sports channel – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD. It will also be streamed on Disney + Hotstar. You can also follow live commentary and latest updates from IPL 2021 on Sports star.
