Kolkata Knight Riders have played seven matches in IPL 2024 and are currently placed second on the points table, while Punjab Kings have played eight matches and are currently placed ninth on the points table. The pitch at Eden Gardens, Kolkata will allow good stroke play and the batsmen will find the surface easy to bat on. The surface will not provide much help to the bowlers and taking wickets will not be easy. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 177 runs.
The team batting first has won 50% of its matches on this ground, so the toss does not make much difference here. The team winning the toss can decide to bat or bowl depending on the field conditions today.
The temperature will be around 30.35 degrees Celsius and the humidity is expected to be around 72%. Winds of 7.57 m/s are expected.
Speed or spin?
67% of the total wickets on this ground have been taken by fast bowlers. So choosing a fast bowler for your fantasy team should be a good idea. Based on the available data, we estimate that the pitch will continue to favor the fast bowlers.
KKR vs PBKS, Head to Head
In the 32 matches played between these 2 teams, the bowlers of both the teams have earned the highest fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
KKR vs PBKS Fantasy XI Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-captain Picks
andre dwayne russell
Andre Russell is an all-rounder with an average of 64 match fantasy points in the last 10 matches, a fantasy rating of 10 and can be a good safe pick for your Fantasy XI team. This player is a right handed batsman. In the last three matches, Russell has scored 40 runs at an average of 40 per match. He is also a useful bowler, bowling right-arm fast and in recent matches he has taken four wickets at an average of 14.5 per match.
Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is a batsman with an average of 42 match fantasy points in the last 10 matches, fantasy rating of 8.7 and can be a good choice for your Fantasy XI team. This player is a top-order opening batsman, who bats left-handed. In the last five matches, Dhawan has scored 152 runs at an average of 30.4 per match.
Samuel Matthew Curran
Sam Curran is an all-rounder with an average of 69 match fantasy points in the last 10 matches, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and can be a good safe pick for your Fantasy XI team. He is a top-order left-handed opening batsman. In the recent five matches, he has scored 32 runs at an average of 13 per match. Curran is also a useful bowler who bowls left-arm medium pace and has taken five wickets at an average of 16.8 per match in recent matches.
Sunil Philip Narine
Sunil Narine is an all-rounder with an average of 79 match fantasy points in the last 10 matches, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a punt player for your fantasy team. This player is a top order opening left handed batsman. In the five matches played recently, Narine has scored 119 runs at an average of 59.5 per match. He also bowls well, bowling off breaks and in recent matches he has taken five wickets at an average of 16.2 per match.
Ashutosh Rambabu Sharma
Ashutosh Sharma is a batsman with an average of 47 match fantasy points in the last 10 matches, fantasy rating of 8.4 and he is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a batsman, who bats with his right hand. In the recent five matches, Ashutosh has scored 159 runs at an average of 39.8 per match.
KKR vs PBKS Squad Information
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team: Manish Pandey, Mitchell Starc, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dushmantha Chameera, KS Bharat, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Phil Salt, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Varun Chakraborty, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harshit Rana, Allah Ghazanfar, Saqib Hussain and Suyyash Sharma.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Team: Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Riley Rossouw, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Singh, Harshal Patel, Tanay Thiagarajan, Jonny Bairstow, Sikandar Raza, Shashank Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Atharva Tayde, Ashutosh Sharma, Vidwath Kawerappa, Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Shivam Singh, Vishwanath Singh and Prince Chaudhary.
KKR vs PBKS Fantasy XI Team Today
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt and Prabhsimran Singh
Batsmen: Ashutosh Sharma and Shreyas Iyer
Allrounders: Andre Russell, Sam Curran and Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar and Arshdeep Singh
Captain: Arshdeep Singh
Vice-captain: Andre Russell
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