Based on my assessment and recent form of both the teams, I strongly feel that the Kings XI Punjab look like clear favourites to win today’s match. He had Axar Patel to thank for the win.
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Live Score KKR 2/0 after 1 Over: Watchful start for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kings XI Punjab: Murali Vijay (captain), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Singh, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, KC Cariappa, Sandeep Sharma, Anureet Singh, Armaan Jaffer, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Rishi Dhawan, Mitchell Johnson, Nikhil Naik, Pradeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, Shradul Thakur, Manan Vohra.
Kolkata: Desperate for more wins, Kings XI Punjab take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Robin Uthappa (w), Gautam Gambhir (c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav, Brad Hogg, Morne Morkel. Stay tuned as we bring you the live updates. Currently, KKR are at number 3 in the table and have a great chance of going into the playoffs, whereas KXIP having won their last game have very minimalism hope of even finishing in the top half of the table, are currently placed seventh in the table.
The underdog will be keen to collect another win and may pose some serious challenges for KKR, which is playing its fourth match in seven days.
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Kolkata replaced batsman Chris Lynn with Shakib Al Hasan and chinaman bowler Brad Hogg came in place of Sunil Narine.
