IPL 2019, Match 52: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Predicted XI, Weather Forecast, Match Prediction

May 3, 2019 at 2:37 PM

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IPL 2019, Match 52: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Predicted XI, Weather Forecast, Match Prediction

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with hosts Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) for match no. 52 of the Vivo IPL 2019 on May 3rd at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Both the teams have won five out of the 12 games, so far. They still stand a chance to enter the playoffs if either of them managed a foothold in the remainder of the group stage fixtures.

However, it will be a do or die game for KXIP. While the last win of KKR has seen them pumped up with confidence to take Ravichandran Ashwin’s team down and push themselves up on the ladder. KXIP lost their previous match to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH.

Chris Gayle, Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2019
Photo by Faheem Hussain /SPORTZPICS for BCCI

Date and Venue:

The match will be played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali, on 3rd May 2019 (Friday) from 8:00 PM IST.

Head to Head:

Both the teams have faced off each other on 24 occasions in the past. Where KKR had put down KXIP in 16 games, whereas, KXIP was able to clinch just eight games.

Predicted XIs:

Kings XI Punjab:

Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Ravichandran Ashwin(C), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Shubhman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Dinesh Karthik (C), WK), Andre Russell, Harry Gurney, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier.

Pitch Conditions:

Based on the outskirts of Chandigarh, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium has one of the liveliest pitch in India. The pitch has traditionally supported pacers, but in the past few years, it had become one of the favourite spot for batsmen to set high scores in IPL.

Of late, spinners had an affair to deceive batters on the 22-yard surface.

Till now, there have been six matches on this ground, and the teams piled up the score of more than 160 in all of the matches. Out of these six matches, three were won by the hosting team.

Given the run-making-machines, both the teams will be laced with, the score here is most likely to go near 200. Given the bounce the pitch produces, the bowlers will get their luck to try against the opponents and deliver as per the expectations.

Weather Forecast:

Weather conditions in Mohali are going to be a bit patchy with the possibilities of little rain shower occurrences in two days. It will be cloudy throughout this week with 15-17% humidity in the air. However, both the teams will be able to play the full 40-over match.

Match Prediction:

KKR is comprised of a strong-looking batting order. Andre Russell has been the major performer, whereas Sunil Narine is one of the pinch-hitters who could prove beneficial at times. It is their bowling performance that might help with their results.

However, the Punjab-based team has strong batters and bowlers to support their team’s cause. Their batsmen have been heavyweights during this season. But they lack good support from their middle-order batsmen. KXIP has lost their last match to the likes of SRH’s dreadful Warner, and the impending match might boost them enough to grab their last chance as well.

And they will be using it to the full extent, making their comeback in the game. It’s expected to be a close game with hosts prevailing in the end. The team winning the toss could opt to field first.

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