KKR Playing 11: KKR vs LSG IPL 2022 Player Availability & Team News

KKR Playing 11: Kolkata Knight Riders are still seeking a playoff spot and a win in their final league game can still keep their hopes alive. Their final league game will be up against Lucknow Super Giants at the DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday evening.

KKR vs LSG, Match 66 of IPL 2022 Team News

Kolkata Knight Riders will face the K.L.Rahul’s army at Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. KKR army needs to win this match against the giants on the 18th of May in order to stay alive in the tournament. They are currently at 12 points on the table with a run rate of +0.160. A win here will be exponential for KKR, on the other hand, a loss will shut their Playoff doors.

KKR vs LSG Head to Head

Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants have had one meeting in the past. The match ended with a one-sided win for LSG by 75 runs.

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KKR has suddenly found the winning momentum. Kolkata Knight Riders have found the winning momentum right at the flag end of the league stage. They have now registered two wins on the bounce and need to win their final league game to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs. Lucknow Super Giants will be a tough opponent and KKR would need to up the ante in their final league game.

Ajikya Rahane ruled out of IPL 2022. Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of IPL 2022. He suffered a grade 3 hamstring injury in the last game and now has been ruled out of the competition.

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KKR Playing 11

The team combination used against SRH was a perfect one. However, Ajinkya Rahane is not available for the rest of the tournament and he won’t be taking part in this match. Either Sam Billings or Sunil Narine could open with Venkatesh Iyer. Abhijeet Tomar or Pratham Singh could come in as a replacement for Rahane in the eleven.

Here’s KKR Playing 11

Sam Billings
Sunil Narine
Pratham Singh/Abhijeet Tomar
Shreyas Iyer
Nitish Rana
Venkatesh Iyer
Rinku Singh
Andre Russell
Tim Southee
Umesh Yadav
Varun Chakravarthy

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