Indian Premier League Match-21 Prediction
Match: PBKS vs KKR Fantasy Team Prediction
Time: 26 April, 07:30 PM (IST)
Series:: Indian Premier League 2021
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Head to Head Stats
Matches Played 27
PBKS Won 18
KKR Won 09
No Result/Tie 00KKR Won 09
Recent Form:
PBKS : W, L, L, L, W✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
W, L, L, L, W
✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
KKR : L, L, L , L, W ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
KKR :
L, L, L , L, W
❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Info:
- Punjab have registered two wins this season against Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. In both games, captain KL Rahul led from the front and produced the highest individual score for Punjab. In the race for the Orange Cap, only Shikhar Dhawan has more runs than the Punjab skipper. With the ball, Mohammad Shami and Arshdeep Singh both have 6 wickets to their name.
- KKR’s only win of this IPL season was mainly due to a 56-ball 80 from Nitish Rana, however, he has only made 106 further runs across four innings. Elsewhere in the side, half-centuries have come from Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell and Pat Cummins. With the ball, Russell remains the leading wicket taker but 5 of his 7 wickets came in one game.
- Punjab Kings have persisted with Chris Gayle at the expense of Dawid Malan who is still yet to get a game in the IPL. For KKR, we haven’t seen an appearance from Kiwis Lockie Ferguson and Tim Seifert or Aussie Ben Cutting.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
TV Channels:
The match can be watched live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA.
Toss Predictions:
Winning the toss and choosing to field has been the popular choice so far in the 2021 IPL. We expect this to continue in this game although a new ground may provoke a change in some skippers’ minds.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
Mainly clear, the game will begin with temperatures not far off the earlier high of 43 degrees but will end closer to 30.
🏟️ Pitch:
After the low and sticky pitch in Chennai and pacy surface in Mumbai, we wait to see what the Ahmedabad pitch offers. In the India v England T20I series, totals grew from match to match with India posting 224 in the final game.
Team NEWS:
PBKS Team News:
It would take a brave coach or captain to make changes to a side after beating the champions from the last two IPLs by 9 wickets. We expect coach Kumble and captain Rahul to keep the same XI for this game.
KKR Team News:
Four defeats in a row in IPL 2021 leaves Eoin Morgan under pressure as skipper and unsure of his best team. The temptation must be to unleash Lockie Ferguson but the surface in Ahmedabad may be more conducive to a return for Shakib Al-Hasan.
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Punjab
KL Rahul (c) (wk)
Mayank Agarwal
Chris Gayle
Deepak Hooda
Nicholas Pooran
Sharhukh Khan
Moises Henriques
Fabian Allen
Mohammed Shami
Ravi Bishnoi
Arshdeep Singh
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Kolkata
Nitish Rana
Shubman Gill
Rahul Tripathi
Eoin Morgan (c)
Dinesh Karthik
Sunil Narine
Andre Russell
Pat Cummins
Shivam Mavi
Prasidh Krishna
Varun Chakravarthy
Pre-Toss Small League Team:
S Naraine / R Tripathi
ℹ️ 2 Pre-Toss Grand League Team Addedat the bottom of this post
Did you know?
🔥 Chris Gayle has the second-best average and the second-best strike rate among the top five run-getters against KKR, all of whom have scored 700 or more. Gayle's 54 sixes is also the most by a player against KKR.
🔥 Shubman Gill has three half-centuries in five innings against Punjab, having scored 209 runs at an average of 104.50.
🔥 In IPL 2020, Gill had one of the lowest SR among regular openers (123.44) but was dismissed only four times in 14 innings. This season he has started aggressively in a couple of innings, but has already been dismissed thrice inside the PP in five innings.
🔥 Sunil Narine has bagged 28 wickets against Punjab - the second most against the side after Umesh Yadav's 29 wickets. Narine's 28 wickets have come at an average of 18.18 while he has an economy of 6.97 against Punjab.
Player H2H Battle:
KL Rahul Against Sunil Narine40 balls 77 runs 02 out
Chris Gayle Against Sunil Narine123 balls 130 runs 01 out
Chris Gayle against Ben Cutting20 balls 25 runs 03 out
KL Rahul against V Chakravarthy19 balls 18 runs 01 out
N Pooran against Sunil Narine40 balls 50 runs 02 out
M Agarwal against A Russell13 balls 13 runs 01 out
Chris Gayle against A Russell54 balls 77 runs 03 out
A Russell against M Shami27 balls 77 runs 01 out
R Tripathi against M Shami15 balls 15 runs 02 out
S Gill against M Shami27 balls 30 runs 01 out
Dinesh Karthik against M Shami29 balls 48 runs 02 out
S Gill against Ravi Bishnoi22 balls 32 runs 00 out
Eoin Morgan against Ravi Bishnoi08 balls 02 runs 03 out
Dawid Malan against A Russell13 balls 18 runs 01 out
KL Rahul Against Sunil Narine
40 balls 77 runs 02 out
Chris Gayle Against Sunil Narine
123 balls 130 runs 01 out
Chris Gayle against Ben Cutting
20 balls 25 runs 03 out
KL Rahul against V Chakravarthy
19 balls 18 runs 01 out
N Pooran against Sunil Narine
40 balls 50 runs 02 out
M Agarwal against A Russell
13 balls 13 runs 01 out
Chris Gayle against A Russell
54 balls 77 runs 03 out
A Russell against M Shami
27 balls 77 runs 01 out
R Tripathi against M Shami
15 balls 15 runs 02 out
S Gill against M Shami
27 balls 30 runs 01 out
Dinesh Karthik against M Shami
29 balls 48 runs 02 out
S Gill against Ravi Bishnoi
22 balls 32 runs 00 out
Eoin Morgan against Ravi Bishnoi
08 balls 02 runs 03 out
Dawid Malan against A Russell
13 balls 18 runs 01 out
PBKS Key Players:
KL Rahul: The captain continues to deliver at the top of the order. Put simply, with scores of 91, 5, 61, 4 and 60*, if KKR don’t get him early then they will regret it.
Ravi Bishnoi:
The young leg-spinner took 12 wickets in his debut IPL season last year but was left out of Punjab’s first four games. However, he showed his worth with the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in his first game of this year’s tournament.
Mohammed Shami:
The pace bowler took the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma in their win over Mumbai Indians and he is slowly finding his feet in this year’s tournament. His economy rate of 5.25 from 4 overs was also impressive.
KL Rahul:
The captain continues to deliver at the top of the order. Put simply, with scores of 91, 5, 61, 4 and 60*, if KKR don’t get him early then they will regret it.
Ravi Bishnoi:
The young leg-spinner took 12 wickets in his debut IPL season last year but was left out of Punjab’s first four games. However, he showed his worth with the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in his first game of this year’s tournament.
The young leg-spinner took 12 wickets in his debut IPL season last year but was left out of Punjab’s first four games. However, he showed his worth with the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in his first game of this year’s tournament.
Mohammed Shami:
The pace bowler took the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma in their win over Mumbai Indians and he is slowly finding his feet in this year’s tournament. His economy rate of 5.25 from 4 overs was also impressive.
The pace bowler took the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma in their win over Mumbai Indians and he is slowly finding his feet in this year’s tournament. His economy rate of 5.25 from 4 overs was also impressive.
KKR Key Players:
Nitish Rana: KKR’s leading run scorer in this year’s competition has passed 50 on two occasions this season already. However, he needs some team-mates to back him up or else his contributions will matter little.
Eoin Morgan:
The England white-ball captain has registered only 45 runs at an average of 9.00 in the tournament so far. A far cry from 2020 when he hit 418 at 41.80. His return to form can’t come soon enough.
Pat Cummins: Similar to the 2020 season, Cummins has delivered more with the bat than the ball up to now. His wickets are currently costing 45.5 and he is capable of so much more.
Nitish Rana:
KKR’s leading run scorer in this year’s competition has passed 50 on two occasions this season already. However, he needs some team-mates to back him up or else his contributions will matter little.
Eoin Morgan:
The England white-ball captain has registered only 45 runs at an average of 9.00 in the tournament so far. A far cry from 2020 when he hit 418 at 41.80. His return to form can’t come soon enough.
The England white-ball captain has registered only 45 runs at an average of 9.00 in the tournament so far. A far cry from 2020 when he hit 418 at 41.80. His return to form can’t come soon enough.
Pat Cummins:
Similar to the 2020 season, Cummins has delivered more with the bat than the ball up to now. His wickets are currently costing 45.5 and he is capable of so much more.
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Team Forms:
PBKS Team Form:
Their two wins in the 2021 IPL are separated by three defeats so they will be looking to back up their win against Mumbai in this game. KL Rahul, as ever, is crucial.
KKR Team Form:
The IPL is a horrible competition to endure a bad run of form, as every game comes thick and fast. Four losses in four successive games doesn’t look good in any light.
SQUAD:
Punjab Kings:
KL Rahul (c/wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen , Saurabh Kumar.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vaibhav Arora.
Pre-Toss Small League Team1:
Pre-Toss Small League Team2:
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