The Qualifier 1 was postponed because of rain and was rescheduled for
today. Kings XI Punjab have played like champions in the league so far
while Kolkata Knight Riders is the most improved team in the cash rich
league. Will it be another win for KKR at Eden Gardens or are we going
to see some magic from the kings?
Kolkata Knight Riders The Knights have picked in the last few matches with their star players back in form. Robin Uthappa is the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League and has looked strong match after match. He is batting like a hero but he needs support from Gautam Gambhir as well. Yusuf Pathan was instrumental in the last match and led his team to victory with the fastest fifty in the history of the league. Manish Pandey has chipped in with useful contributions while Shakib-al-Hasan has made all-round contributions. The bowling unit have been bowling well with Sunil Narine in top form. He is the leading wicket-taker in the league. Vinay Kumar and Morne Morkel have assisted him well in the league matches.
Kings XI Punjab They are the best team in the league with some phenomenal hitters in their ranks. Manan Vohra, Virender Sehwag, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell and George Bailey have dismantled bowling units with their attacking batting. The bowling units of the opposite teams have found impossible to tackle Kings batters. The worrying point is their bowling as things haven’t shaped properly. Mitchell Johnson, and Sandeep Sharma have bowled effectively but not in all the games. Apart from them, their spinners also lack experience.
Verdict The advantage is with Kolkata Knight Riders as the match will be played at Eden Gardens. They have the bowling unit which can easily tame Kings XI Punjab hitters. However, their rivals are no pushovers and any batsman from their team can win the game single handedly. Teams
KKR Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, R Vinay Kumar, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Chris Lynn, R Vinay Kumar, Manvinder Bisla, Debabrata Das, Kuldeep Yadav, Sayan Mondal and Veer Pratap Singh.
KXIP Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (captain), Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Akshar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Rishi Dhawan, Karanveer Singh, Parvinder Awana, Beuran Hendricks, Shaun Marsh, Thisara Perera, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Murali Kartik, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sandeep Singh, Anureet Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Mandeep Singh, Shivam Sharma and Shradul Thakur.
Kolkata Knight Riders The Knights have picked in the last few matches with their star players back in form. Robin Uthappa is the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League and has looked strong match after match. He is batting like a hero but he needs support from Gautam Gambhir as well. Yusuf Pathan was instrumental in the last match and led his team to victory with the fastest fifty in the history of the league. Manish Pandey has chipped in with useful contributions while Shakib-al-Hasan has made all-round contributions. The bowling unit have been bowling well with Sunil Narine in top form. He is the leading wicket-taker in the league. Vinay Kumar and Morne Morkel have assisted him well in the league matches.
Kings XI Punjab They are the best team in the league with some phenomenal hitters in their ranks. Manan Vohra, Virender Sehwag, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell and George Bailey have dismantled bowling units with their attacking batting. The bowling units of the opposite teams have found impossible to tackle Kings batters. The worrying point is their bowling as things haven’t shaped properly. Mitchell Johnson, and Sandeep Sharma have bowled effectively but not in all the games. Apart from them, their spinners also lack experience.
Verdict The advantage is with Kolkata Knight Riders as the match will be played at Eden Gardens. They have the bowling unit which can easily tame Kings XI Punjab hitters. However, their rivals are no pushovers and any batsman from their team can win the game single handedly. Teams
KKR Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, R Vinay Kumar, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Chris Lynn, R Vinay Kumar, Manvinder Bisla, Debabrata Das, Kuldeep Yadav, Sayan Mondal and Veer Pratap Singh.
KXIP Kings XI Punjab: George Bailey (captain), Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Akshar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Rishi Dhawan, Karanveer Singh, Parvinder Awana, Beuran Hendricks, Shaun Marsh, Thisara Perera, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Murali Kartik, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sandeep Singh, Anureet Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Mandeep Singh, Shivam Sharma and Shradul Thakur.
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