Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Prediction: Equal chances for both sides

The India Premier League season is set for the fifth match day, and all actions are expected to kick off on Tuesday. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants will be the first fixture. It will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Who will win this game of cricket?

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders are a strong favorite and the reason is not far-fetched. They were the winners of the IPL last season following a victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. The top players that season were Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy. They recorded 488 runs and 21 Scalps respectively. Other players who will be instrumental to their performance in this much-needed win are Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and captain Ajinkya Rahane.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted line up

Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.

Lucknow Super Giants' recent form

Rishabh Pant will be the recruit in the Lucknow Super Giant squad and will be the captain for his new side. They have lost KL Rahul to the opponent, Capitals. The team will further have to deal with players such as Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, and Mohsin Khan who will be missing in this first match. Their form in recent times has not been encouraging at all although it could easily be attributed to their injured squad.

Lucknow Super Giants predicted XI

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep.

Expert Betting Tips

So far, both sides have recorded 2 wins and 2 losses. Varun Chakravarthy will be a key player for the KKR side. In previous matches, he contributed three wickets for 22 runs in his four overs. The venue, Eden Gardens, is favorable for batters, and they need to take things seriously.

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Our Second Prediction Is Varun Chakravarthy Over 20.5 Points - 1.83 Odds For Bcgame

Our Third Prediction Is Kolkata Knight Riders To Win The Toss - 1.90 Odds For Dafabet