Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, 68th Match, IPL 2023: Head-to-Head and other key stats

Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns with the Punjab Kings in the 68th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Eden Gardens. Nitish Rana has led the team from the front and came up with match-winning contributions at crucial junctures. The spinners have been brilliant for KKR, the to of Narine, Varuna and Suyash have done exceedingly well. KKR management has been changing their openers constantly which has been a major problem. Venkatesh Iyer has blown hot and cold through the season, he scored a century and followed it up a couple of failures. Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have done well in patches and they could well continue with the same pair at the top of the order in this fixture as well. Rinku Singh has looked in great touch and will look to continue with the form. It’s a must-win game for KKR to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs.

Lucknow Super Giants started the season off brilliantly but lost their way in the middle phase of the tournament. Unfortunately, their skipper KL Rahul has been injured and will miss the remainder of the season. Krunal Pandya will lead the team in Rahul’s absence. Ravi Bishnoi has been in great form and the rest of the bowlers have also chipped in. Avesh Khan has done well for LSG in patches, Marcus Stoinis and Nicolas Pooran have been at their destructive best so far this season and are the main reason behind the team’s success. Together these two have taken LSG to a few unlikely victories and peaked at the right time. They are coming into this game on the back of an excellent win and will look to book their spot in the playoffs after this mouth-watering fixture at the Eden Gardens.

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Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 2

Kolkata Knight Riders – 0

Lucknow Super Giants – 2

Form Guide

Kolkata Knight Riders: W L W L L

Lucknow Super Giants: L W L W L

Pitch

The pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has traditionally been well-balanced, offering something for both the batters and the bowlers. The ball might do a little bit for the fast bowlers in the initial stages of the match as well, but it will get easier to bat as the match progresses. The batters need to get their eye in before going for the aggressive shots, they can take advantage of the short boundaries at this venue. The captain winning the toss would be inclined to bowl first at this venue and chase the score down in the second innings with some dew expected.

Match Details:

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, 68th Match

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Date & Time: 19th May, at 7:30 PM IST

FACTS

STATS – T20I