Indian T20 League 2024: Kolkata vs Punjab, Match 42 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Kolkata (KOL) will take on Punjab (PUN) in the 42nd match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Friday (April 26) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kolkata have won five out of seven matches, while Punjab have been victorious in two out of eight games.

Kolkata defeated Punjab in their last game by a mere margin of one run. Punjab suffered a loss in their previous game against Gujarat as Gujarat chased down the target of 143 runs in 19.1 overs. 

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KOL vs PUN Head-to-Head Record: 

Kolkata and Punjab have faced each other in 32 matches so far in the Indian T20 League. Punjab have won 11 out of these 32 matches, while Kolkata have won 21 games. Kolkata have won three out of the last five matches against Punjab. 

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Kolkata vs Punjab, Match 42: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

KOL vs PUN Probable Playing XIs

Kolkata:

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

Punjab:

Sam Curran (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh 

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Eden Gardens Pitch Report 

The average first innings total in the last 10 T20 matches at the Eden Gardens has been 196 runs. The pacers are likely to find a lot of help from the surface. The team winning the toss might look to bowl. 

KOL vs PUN Key Player Battles

Sam Curran vs Kolkata 

Curran has scored 119 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 150.6 and has picked four wickets. He has scored 39 runs at a strike rate of 169.6 against Sunil Narine. He has dismissed Philip Salt thrice in 15 deliveries. 

Liam Livingstone vs Kolkata’s bowlers 

Livingstone has scored 40 runs against Kolkata at a strike rate of 129 in three innings. He has made 24 runs off nine deliveries against Andre Russell. 

Andre Russell vs Punjab 

Russell has made 408 runs in 12 innings against Punjab at an average of 40.8 and a strike rate of 200. He has picked 15 wickets as well at an average of 21.4. He has the batting strike rate of 245 against Curran. 

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Sunil Narine vs Punjab 

Narine has scored 180 runs at a strike rate of 171.4 against Punjab in the Indian T20 League so far. With the ball, Narine has taken 33 wickets at an average of 19.9. His only five-wicket haul in the Indian T20 League has come against Punjab.