The 68th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 will see LSG facing off against KKR on 20th May at Eden garden, Kolkata
VENUE: Eden garden, Kolkata
Date And Time: May 20th 7:30 IST
Telecast And Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Jio Cinema
Kolkata Will take on Lucknow in a crucial Indian Premier League 2023 match on Saturday, May20
Kolkata will come into the contest after a big win against Chennai in the previous game. KKR has won Six games and lost seven so far and are placed seventh on the IPL Points table, with a net run rate of -0.256 at the moment.
While Lucknow will enter the contest after a big win against Mumbai. LSG have won seven games and lost five out of thirteen played and are third place on the IPL points table with a net run rate of +0.304 currently.
T20 Stats on This Ground
Total matches 12
Matches won batting first 5
Matches won bowling first 7
Average 1st Inns scores 155
Average 2nd Inns scores 137
Highest total recorded 201/5 (20 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
Lowest total recorded 70/10 (15.4 Ov) by BAN vs NZ
Highest score chased 162/4 (18.5 Ov) by IND vs WI
Lowest score defended 186/5 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI
The average first-innings score this season on this wicket is 170 runs
KKR vs LSG Head-to-Head Stats
Played: 02
LSG Won: 02
KKR Won: 0
KKR VS LSG Probable Playing XIs
KOLKATA
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy
LUCKNOW
Quinton de Kock (w), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan
Kolkata Will be squaring off against Lucknow for the First time in the Sixty Eight match of the Indian Premier League 2023
KKR VS LSG Indian Premier League 2023 Match 68 Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 31°C on matchday with 73% humidity and 18 km wind speed. There is a 01% Chance of precipitation during the game.
KKR VS LSG Indian Premier League 2023 Match 68 Pitch Report:
The venue is well known for its batting track, and at the same time, it helps spinners a lots as the game progresses but usually, spinners are more effective in the second inning.The captain winning the toss will look to Bat first and later they can take advantage of slowness of the pitch.
Who Will Win Today’s Match Between Kolkata And Lucknow
In the last game against Chennai Super Kings, KKR chased down the target of 145 runs in 18.3 overs. CSK made 144 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs with the help of a knock of 48 runs off 34 deliveries from Shivam Dube. For KKR, both Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh scored half-centuries and helped the team cross the line with six wickets in hand.
LSG won their previous game against Mumbai Indians by five runs. LSG made 177 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs with the help of a brilliant knock of 89 runs off 47 deliveries from Marcus Stoinis. MI managed to post a total of 172 runs for the loss of five wickets despite a decent outing from Ishan Kishan.
KKR and LSG have faced each other twice in IPL. LSG have won both these matches and will be looking to make it three in a row.
Thus, the match between KKR And LSG on May 20 at Eden garden holds a lot of importance as KKR and LSG will fight to keep their hopes alive to qualify for IPL playoffs.
So, we think the LSG team will feel more confident between these two teams. Because the current form of KKR is not good as compared to LSG in batting and bowling. So, Lucknow should have won against Kolkata.
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