Find out who won the thrilling Knight Riders vs Kings IPL 2024, 42nd Match on April 26, 2024. Get match highlights, key performances, and the final result. Match Details – Knight Riders vs Kings: KKR vs PBKS Preview: KKR has emerged as a dominant force in IPL 2024, showcasing its prowess in seven matches with an […]
September 12, 2024
Find out who won the thrilling Knight Riders vs Kings IPL 2024, 42nd Match on April 26, 2024. Get match highlights, key performances, and the final result.
KKR has emerged as a dominant force in IPL 2024, showcasing its prowess in seven matches with an impressive record of five victories and only two defeats. Currently occupying the second spot on the points table, they stand comfortably. With just three wins needed in their remaining seven games, KKR is poised to secure a berth in the playoffs. Their standout feature this season has been their unwavering positive mindset and aggressive gameplay, which has left opposing teams struggling to keep up.
In stark contrast, Punjab Kings have faced a dismal season. Apart from Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, the rest of the team’s batting lineup has failed to deliver, resulting in disappointing performances. PBKS finds themselves in a precarious position, needing to triumph in all their remaining matches to stand a chance at playoff qualification. However, their prospects appear bleak, given their current form.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkirsh Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana.
Punjab Kings: Sam Curran (c), Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sikandar Raza, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.
Captain: Sunil Narine
Vice-Captain: Sam Curran
Philip Salt, Shreyas Iyer, A Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Kagiso Rabada, Harshit Rana, Mitchell Starc, Harshal Patel, Varun Chakravarthy.
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Winning the toss at Eden Gardens is significant, as teams frequently opt to chase on this ground. The venue’s compact size makes defending challenging, prompting teams to prefer chasing targets.
The pitch at Eden Gardens is customarily favorable to batsmen, as evidenced by the last game, in which over 420 runs were amassed. With the propensity for runs to flow freely, containing the scoring becomes a formidable challenge, setting the stage for potentially high-scoring encounters. Given the batting-friendly conditions at this venue, a target of 200 runs should be considered par.
The weather forecast indicates high temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius, accompanied by a humidity level of 41 percent. Additionally, there will be a notable wind speed of 29 km/h during the match.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Nitish Rana, Jason Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sakib Hussain, Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
Punjab Kings Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Chris Woakes, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Prince Choudhary, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan.
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On Friday, Jonny Bairstow starred as Punjab Kings registered a world record against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. The opener anchored the PBKS innings with an unbeaten 108 off 48 as the side made history with the highest-ever successful chase in T20s. Chasing a mammoth target of 262, PBKS reached home in 18.4 overs. Earlier, KKR had scored an imposing 261 for six after being invited to bat first. KKR rode on a 138-run partnership between openers Phil Salt (75 off 37 balls) and Sunil Narine (71 off 32 balls). However, the night belonged to PBKS, who dominated the game in the second innings and eventually sealed an 8-wicket win.
