In a battle between teams placed third and second respectively, Lucknow Super Giants will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the 54th match of the Indian Premier League. Get our latest expert LSG vs KKR match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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Lucknow vs Kolkata Match Information
- Venue: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
- Date: Sunday, May 5
- Time: 7.30 pm local (2 pm GMT, 10 am EDT)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
These two sides are quite closely matched with the hosts Lucknow having won five of their 10 games and Kolkata on six victories, putting them in the top four of the IPL 2024 points table at the moment.
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Both these sides are coming off victories over Mumbai Indians, a team that has been struggling to make a mark of any kind this season.
That win propelled them into the top four and combined with CSK’s defeat in their previous game to Punjab, it has left them with a good chance to make the playoffs.
Lucknow continue to struggle with Mayank Yadav’s fitness concerns but they look like they have enough bowling options within their set-up even without his presence. It all depends on how KL Rahul uses them for the kind of surface on offer.
Over the six matches the Super Giants have played at home, they have won four. This will be their final game in Lucknow and that makes it doubly important for them to get winning.
Kolkata, on the other hand, will be happy with the way they bowled against Mumbai Indians.
If there’s any chink in their armour, it’s their bowling and that’s something they looked to have sorted out in that game. What helped was the nature of the pitch but it must be quickly added here that while defending totals, dew played its part and yet, their spinners finished with joint figures of 4/44 from their eight overs.
On a bigger ground in Lucknow, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy will be the bowlers to watch.
What would be interesting to note is that if Kolkata win this they would be all but through to the playoffs.
LSG vs KKR Head to Head Stats
- Overall LSG vs KKR Head-to-head: There have been four previous meetings between these two teams and Lucknow leads 3-1 overall.
- This will be their first meeting at the Ekana Stadium.
- They had also met earlier this season and Kolkata had won that encounter, chasing down 162 in a mere 15.4 overs.
Possible Playing XIs/XIIs
Lucknow Super Giants
de Kock, Rahul, Padikkal, Stoinis, Pooran, Badoni, Krunal, Hooda, Bishnoi, Mohsin, Yash, Naveen.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Salt, Narine, V Iyer, S Iyer, Rinku, Russell, Angkrish, Ramandeep, Harshit, Arora, Starc, Varun.
LSG vs KKR Predictions with Latest Odds*
- Prediction 1: Kolkata to win: 8/11 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Prediction 2: Team of Top Batter – KKR: 10/11
LSG vs KKR Toss Prediction
LSG to win the toss: 10/11
LSG vs KKR Score Prediction
First Innings Score Over 185: 5/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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