Indian T20 League 2024: Kolkata vs Lucknow, Match 28 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Kolkata (KOL) will face Lucknow (LKN) in the 28th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Sunday (April 14) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Both teams have won three matches so far and are coming with a loss in their previous match.

Kolkata lost their last game against Chennai by seven wicket as Chennai chased down the target of 138 runs in 17.4 overs. On the other hand, Lucknow lost their last outing against Delhi after the latter chased down 168 runs in 18.1 overs with six wickets in hand. 

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KOL vs LUC Head-to-Head Record: 

Kolkata and Lucknow have played three matches so far in the Indian T20 League, with Lucknow winning all three. The last time both teams squared off against each other at the Eden Gardens, Lucknow chased down 176 on the last delivery of their innings.

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KOL vs LKN, Match 28: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

KOL vs LUC Probable Playing XIs

Kolkata:

Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy 

Lucknow:

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Arshad Khan 

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Eden Gardens Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at the Eden Gardens has been 193 runs. It is a high-scoring ground and might produce a similar game. The teams batting first have won six out of the previous 10 matches here. The team winning the toss might look to bat considering this is a day game. 

KOL vs LUC Key Player Battles

Andre Russell vs Lucknow 

Russell has scored 57 runs and taken two wickets so far in three matches against Lucknow. He has a batting average of 32 against Marcus Stoinis. Russell has scored 32 runs off 24 deliveries against Naveen-ul-Haq. 

Rinku Singh vs Lucknow’s bowlers 

The left-handed batter has scored 113 runs in three matches against Lucknow at a strike rate of 194.82. He has a batting strike rate of 206 against Naveen. Rinku has scored 24 runs off just eight deliveries against Yash Thakur. 

Nicholas Pooran vs Kolkata’s bowlers 

Pooran has scored 162 runs in eight matches against Kolkata at a strike rate of 151.40. He has a batting average of 34 against Andre Russell. 

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KL Rahul vs Kolkata’s bowlers 

Rahul has scored 451 runs in 13 innings against Kolkata at an average of 41 and a strike rate of 137.92. He has a batting average of 43 against Varun Chakaravarthy.