What are the chances?

Quick notes:

Head to Head record: Total Played – 22 KKR – 14 KXIP – 8

It’s the first time the two teams will be meeting at Indore however Knight Riders have been better at playing away from home against Kings XI with 7:5 record.

Kolkata has won 3 of the last 5 matches against Punjab but lost against them in this season – WWWLL

KKR last 5 matches – LWWLL

KXIP last 5 matches - WLLWL

Chances of win:

Kolkata Knight Riders have higher chance of winning.

Toss:

The wicket was two paced which meant both bowlers as well as batters had something for themselves in the last match. 175 was a par score at a small ground and some dew coming in later part of the game. The team winning the toss might want to bowl first.

Kings XI Punjab

Team news:

Chris Gayle spent a lot of time in nets on the eve of the match which is rare to see, the team is unlikely to change even though they lost their last game against MI.

Key players:

Kl Rahul has been unbeaten in last 2 games, he will surely play an important role to finish games for his team, and he is averaging 58.88 this season with a strike rate of 156.48. Chris Gayle has a tremendous record against KKR; he has scored 594 runs against them in 14 innings with a strike rate of 153.49 and is averaging 54..