- Match: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Date- 20th May 2023
- Match Format- T20 (IPL 2023)
- Venue- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Time- 7:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- 31 Degrees Celsius, Overcast
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the KKR vs LSG Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. Kolkata Knight Riders will be crossing swords with Lucknow Super Giants in this IPL 2023 game.
Kolkata Knight Riders have to wish for a miracle if they are to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2023. They need to beat LSG by 104 runs or 70 balls to spare to jump above Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in terms of their Net Run Rate (NRR).
They need to then hope that RCB and Mumbai Indians (MI) don’t win their remaining games. Keeping all this aside, KKR should focus on a win and hope for the best.
Lucknow Super Giants need a win to seal their place in the playoffs. They are coming on the back of a 5-run win against Mumbai Indians (MI) in their previous game.
Top Batters KKR vs LSG (IPL 2023)
- Rinku Singh (KKR)- 407 runs at a strike-rate of 143.31
- Nitish Rana (KKR)- 405 runs at a strike-rate of 143.11
- Marcus Stoinis (LSG)- 368 runs at a strike-rate of 151.44
Top Bowlers KKR vs LSG (IPL 2023)
- Varun Chakravarthy (KKR)- 19 wickets
- Ravi Bishnoi (LSG)- 14 wickets
- Mark Wood (LSG)- 11 wickets
- Suyash Sharma (KKR)- 10 wickets
KKR vs LSG Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If KKR bats first
- First Innings score prediction- KKR is expected to score 160-170
- Result prediction- LSG will win the match by 6 wickets
Scenario 2- If LSG bats first
- First Innings score prediction- CSK is expected to score 180-190
- Result prediction- LSG will win by 20-30 runs
KKR vs LSG Today Match Prediction, IPL 2023, Who Will Win the Match?
Lucknow Super Giants
With the kind of squad depth which LSG have, they will be firm favourites to win this KKR vs LSG game. Quinton De Kock, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran all are in exceptional form and they would be raring to go out there and fire on all cylinders.
LSG are placed at a better position than KKR in the points table, purely because of their consistent performances in IPL 2023.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There is no injury news for this game. Quinton De Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Varun Chakravarthy and Rinku Singh will be key players to watch out for.
KKR vs LSG Probable Playing 11
KKR Playing XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana
LSG Playing XI
Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh
Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, N Jagadeesan, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Mandeep Singh, Johnson Charles, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aarya Desai
Lucknow Super Giants
Quinton de Kock(w), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan, Kyle Mayers, Yash Thakur, Krishnappa Gowtham, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Amit Mishra, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Romario Shepherd, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karan Sharma
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