KKR vs LSG Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 68 of IPL 2023

Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants have faced each other twice in IPL. LSG have won both these matches and will be looking to make it three in a row.

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Updated - 20 May 2023, 19:24 IST

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)in the 68th game of the IPL 2023 on Saturday (May 21) at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. KKR have won six out of 13 games and are in seventh place in the points table. LSG have won seven out of 13 matches and are third in the points tally.

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In the last game against Chennai Super Kings, KKR chased down the target of 145 runs in 18.3 overs. CSK made 144 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs with the help of a knock of 48 runs off 34 deliveries from Shivam Dube. For KKR, both Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh scored half-centuries and helped the team cross the line with six wickets in hand.

LSG won their previous game against Mumbai Indians by five runs. LSG made 177 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs with the help of a brilliant knock of 89 runs off 47 deliveries from Marcus Stoinis. MI managed to post a total of 172 runs for the loss of five wickets despite a decent outing from Ishan Kishan.

KKR and LSG have faced each other twice in IPL. LSG have won both these matches and will be looking to make it three in a row.

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Match Information

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 68

Indian Premier League, 20 May 2023, Sat, 7:30 PM IST ,Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Weather Report

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Haze

27.0°C

54% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Kolkata Knight Riders

W
L
W
W
L

Lucknow Super Giants

W
W
L
NR
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Rinku Singh

KKR - bat

474 Runs

14 Matches

2

Nitish Rana

KKR - all

413 Runs

14 Matches

3

408 Runs

15 Matches

4

404 Runs

14 Matches

5

Kyle Mayers

LSG - all

379 Runs

13 Matches

358 Runs

15 Matches

1

Mark Wood

LSG - bowl

220.00

4 Matches

2

David Wiese

KKR - all

190.91

3 Matches

172.95

15 Matches

164.86

7 Matches

5

Shardul Thakur

KKR - bowl

161.43

11 Matches

6

Jason Roy

KKR - bat

151.60

8 Matches

20 Wkts

14 Matches

2

Ravi Bishnoi

LSG - bowl

16 Wkts

15 Matches

3

Yash Thakur

LSG - bat

13 Wkts

9 Matches

4

Naveen-ul-Haq

LSG - bowl

11 Wkts

8 Matches

5

Sunil Narine

KKR - all

11 Wkts

14 Matches

6

Mark Wood

LSG - bowl

11 Wkts

4 Matches

7.38

7 Matches

2

Krunal Pandya

LSG - all

7.45

15 Matches

3

Ravi Bishnoi

LSG - bowl

7.74

15 Matches

4

Naveen-ul-Haq

LSG - bowl

7.82

8 Matches

5

Amit Mishra

LSG - bowl

7.84

7 Matches

6

Sunil Narine

KKR - all

7.98

14 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), N Rana (C), RK Singh, AD Russell, Shardul Thakur, SP Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, VR Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, H Rana, JJ Roy

Bench : Mandeep Singh, Tim Southee, UT Yadav, AS Roy, Narayan Jagadeesan, D Wiese, Suyash Sharma, S Iyer, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, LH Ferguson, K Khejroliya, , Johnson Charles

Lucknow Super Giants

Nicholas Pooran, MP Stoinis, KH Pandya (C), Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, PN Mankad, A Badoni, Q de Kock, Karan Sharma, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan

Bench : Kyle Mayers, KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Mark Wood, YS Thakur, Avesh Khan, Jaydev Unadkat, DR Sams, A Mishra, Romario Shepherd, M Vohra, Swapnil Singh, Mayank Yadav, Yudhvir Singh, AN Guleria, Karun Nair

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Eden Gardens promises an exciting contest with a favorable setting for the batters. A high-scoring encounter is on the cards, and the team that displays composure, adapts well to the conditions, and capitalizes on the key moments of the match will likely come out on top. Winning the toss and electing to bat first could be advantageous at this venue. Over the past three years, the pacers have accounted for 65% of the wickets, with the spinners claiming the remaining 35% of dismissals at this venue.

194

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Quinton de Kock LSG | WK

He has played three games for LSG this season and has scored a total of 115 runs at an average of 38.33 and a strike rate of 153.33. In his last outing against KKR last season, de Kock scored 140 runs off 70 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award.

7.5
C

Jason Roy KKR | BAT

He has made two half-centuries in his seven outings this season. Roy has made 240 runs in seven games at an average of 34.28 and a strike rate of 150.

8.5
C

Andre Russell KKR | ALL

He has delivered a decent performance with bat and ball. Russell has made 220 runs in 13 innings at an average of 22 and a strike rate of 149.65. With the ball, Russell has picked up seven wickets at an average of 22.85.

8

Rinku Singh KKR | BAT

He made his third half-century in the previous game. Rinku has made a total of 407 runs in 13 innings at an average of 50.87 and a strike rate of 143.3.

8.5

Marcus Stoinis LSG | BAT

He made an unbeaten 89 runs off 47 deliveries in the last game, his highest score in IPL. Stoinis is the leading run-scorer for LSG and has made 368 runs at an average of 33.45 and a strike rate of 151.44.

9

Nitish Rana KKR | ALL

He has made two half-centuries in his last five outings for KKR. Rana has made 405 runs in 13 games at an average of 33.75 and a strike rate of 143.1.

8

Varun Chakravarthy KKR | BOWL

He is the leading wicket-taker for KKR this season and has taken 19 wickets in 13 games at an average of 20.57, an economy of 8.03, and a strike rate of 15.36.

8.5

Venkatesh Iyer KKR | ALL

He made a half-century in his second-last outing. He has scored 380 runs in 13 innings at an average of 29.23 and a strike rate of 145.03.

8

Ravi Bishnoi LSG | BOWL

He is the leading wicket-taker for LSG and has taken 14 wickets in 12 innings at an average of 24.14, an economy of 7.95, and a strike rate of 18.21.

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9

Swapnil Singh

LSG | ALL

He has played two matches for LSG so far and is yet to clinch a wicket.

7.5

Harshit Rana

KKR | BOWL

He has failed to pick a wicket in his last two outings and can be avoided for this game.

Last Updated On - May 20 2023 7:24 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

7 : 4

LSG

Credits Left
9.5/100

Head To Head
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

Quinton de Kock
C

9

Nitish Rana
VC

9

Rinku Singh

8

Venkatesh Iyer

8.5

Jason Roy

7.5

Andre Russell

8.5

Marcus Stoinis

8.5

Varun Chakravarthy

8

Ravi Bishnoi

8

Naveen-ul-Haq

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

7 : 4

LSG

Credits Left
9/100

Grand League
Nicholas Pooran

8.5

Quinton de Kock

9

Nitish Rana

9

Rinku Singh

8

Jason Roy
C

7.5

Shardul Thakur

8.5

Sunil Narine

8.5

Marcus Stoinis

8.5

Varun Chakravarthy
VC

8

Naveen-ul-Haq

8

Mohsin Khan

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

7 : 4

LSG

Credits Left
13/100

Mega League
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

Quinton de Kock
C

9

Rinku Singh

8

Venkatesh Iyer

8.5

Jason Roy

7.5

Prerak Mankad

5.5

Andre Russell

8.5

Marcus Stoinis
VC

8.5

Varun Chakravarthy

8

Vaibhav Arora

8

Ravi Bishnoi

8

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Players
11/11

Team 1

KKR

7 : 4

LSG

Credits Left
13/100

CricTracker Special
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

Quinton de Kock
C

9

Rinku Singh

8

Venkatesh Iyer

8.5

Jason Roy

7.5

Prerak Mankad

5.5

Andre Russell

8.5

Marcus Stoinis
VC

8.5

Varun Chakravarthy

8

Vaibhav Arora

8

Ravi Bishnoi

8

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