It’s excessive time Kolkata Knight Riders shook off its batting woes so as to get its Indian Premier League campaign again on observe. More than avenging its defeat, defending champion KKR, combating simply three wins in eight matches, will probably be eager to arrest the slide and carry its morale when it meets Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens right here on Saturday.
KKR has misplaced two video games on the trot, together with the final one towards Gujarat Titans at the Eden, primarily due to the batters’ poor present.
The host will hope that other than captain Ajinkya Rahane (271 runs) and teen Angkrish Raghuvanshi (197), different batters, together with Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh, additionally shine on a flat observe.
KKR could consider changing a misfiring Andre Russell with fellow Caribbean Rovman Powell. But hanging the proper stability will take precedence over different components.
The KKR bowlers, together with pacers Harshit Rana (11 wickets) and Vaibhav Arora (9) and spinners Varun Chakaravarthy (10) and Sunil Narine (7), have executed an honest job.
After its defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, PBKS, led by former KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer, will probably be eager to bounce again and report its sixth victory. Its batting, comprising Shreyas (263), rookie Priyansh Arya (254), Prabhsimran Singh (209) and Nehal Wadhera (189), has served the aspect effectively.
Despite its restricted sources, the PBKS bowling assault consisting of Arshdeep Singh (11), Yuzvendra Chahal (9) and Marco Jansen (8) has helped the workforce report essential victories.
Published – April 25, 2025 06:44 pm IST
