Two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders is going to face Punjab Kings in the 42nd match of the ongoing season of IPL 2024. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams will be played at the historic Eden Gardens ground of Kolkata. However, at its home ground, KKR seems to have a slight advantage compared to Punjab.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

If we give you information about the performance of KKR in IPL 2024, the team has performed brilliantly in the tournament so far. Currently, the team has won 5 out of the 7 matches played, while it has faced defeat in 2 matches. With 10 points, she remains at second position in the points table. In their last match, KKR had achieved a thrilling win over RCB by 1 run. So, due to the availability of opener Phil Salt and Sunil Narayan for the team, the team’s batting looks quite strong.

Probable playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Angrish Rakhuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Impact Player: Suyyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Talking about Punjab Kings in the ongoing IPL, the team has performed very mediocre in the tournament. The team is currently at 9th position in the points table with 4 points. The team has played a total of 8 matches so far, out of which it has won only 2, while it has faced defeat in 6 matches. Apart from this, the team has faced consecutive defeats in its last 4 matches. Due to Shikhar Dhawan not being in the top order, the team’s batting looks very weak.

Probable playing XI of Punjab Kings Riders: Sam Curran, Prabhsimran Singh, Riley Rousseau, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Player: Rahul Chahar, Vidwat Kevarappa, Atharva Tayde, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Shivam Singh.