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Kolkata Knight Riders will face the Lucknow Super Giants in match 66 of IPL 2022 on Tuesday at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.
This will be the second match between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders in this edition of IPL 2022.
In their previous encounter, LSG defeated KKR by a huge margin of 75 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders have registered 6 wins from their 13 games and are currently placed at the 6th position on the points table whereas, Lucknow Super Giants have won 8 out of their 13 matches and are placed at the third position on the points table of IPL 2022.
Performance in the previous match:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders convincingly defeated Gujarat Titans by 54 runs in their last game.
KKR posted 177-6 on the scoreboard.
Andre Russell smashed another blistering knock of 49 runs from just 28 balls including 3 fours and 4 sixes.
Umran Malik picked 3 wickets for his side.
Later, Sunrisers Hyderabad only managed to reach 123-8 from their 20 overs.
Abhishek Sharma was the top scorer for SRH with 43 runs.
Andre Russell picked up 3 wickets while Tim Southee claimed 2 wickets for KKR.
Lucknow Super Giants:
Lucknow Super Giants suffered a 24-run defeat against Rajasthan Royals in their previous game.
Batting first, Rajasthan scored 178-6 from their 20 overs.
The youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 41 runs while Devdutt Padikkal smashed 39 runs for his side.
Ravi Bishnoi grabbed two wickets for LSG in that game.
In reply, Lucknow Super Giants lost some early wickets and they were 3 down within the powerplay.
Deepak Hooda scored 59 runs from 39 balls but it wasn’t enough to get his side over the line.
LSG was restricted to only 154 runs as Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, and Obed McCoy grabbed 2 wickets each for RR in that match.
Match Details
Teams: LSG vs KKR
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Date: 18th May, Wednesday
Time: 7:00 pm IST
Average 1st innings score
The average 1st innings total at this venue is 165
Head to head record
Here is the head-to-head record between these two sides in the history of IPL.
Total Matches Played: 1
KKR won: 0
LSG won: 1
Tie/no results: 0
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy assists both the batting and bowling sides.
The batsman can score quick runs early on while the spinners will play an important part in the middle-overs.
The dew will also play a big role in the second innings and both captains will like to chase the target on this pitch.
LSG Probable Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul ©, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan
KKR Probable Playing 11
Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer ©, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (WK), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarty
Jeetbig Star bowler of the match
Avesh Khan has picked up 17 wickets from 11 games this season and he is currently among the top 10 wicket-takers of this season.
He picked up 3 wickets when the last time these two sides met and he is once again expected to shine against KKR.
Jeetbig Star batsman of the match
KL Rahul is the second leading run-scorer of the season with 469 runs from 13 games.
He has already scored 2 hundred this season and he will be the star batsman in this match.
Jeetbig star Wicketkeeper of the match
Quinton de Kock is very sharp behind the stumps and he has scored 362 runs from 13 games this season.
The left-handed batsman has smashed 3 half-centuries and he will star wicketkeeper in this match.
Jeetbig star all-rounder of the match
Andre Russell has been excellent with both bat and bowl for Kolkata this season.
In 11 games, Russell has scored 330 runs and also picked up 17 wickets for his side and without any doubt, Russell will be the star all-rounder of match 66.
Who will win?
Lucknow Super Giants have lost their last couple of games while Kolkata Knight Riders registered back-to-back wins in their last two games so, the momentum is with KKR.
The confidence of Lucknow might have shattered a bit after two straight losses and they desperately need a win before going into the all-important Playoffs.
Kolkata will be keen to register their 3rd consecutive win and end this season on a high.
Our prediction for match 66 is that Lucknow Super Giants will beat Kolkata Knight Riders.
